rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) Hi All, I think that there's should have somebody like me concern about how to display your 1/72 Hasegawa Valkyrie when they're finished one by one after the days ... Be honest, I'm not really like the one released from Hasegawa as it's looks too big and boring. So I start to think about make something by myself to instead of that heavy gear. Here is my result with simple step by step how to build to share for all buddy if you're interested in. Maybe it is not a very prefect finished stuff but just show you the concept of my idea. Edited July 30, 2004 by rarityraider Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) 1. Material: # Tamiya 8 mm pipe, # Ball joint, # 1.5 mm Bronze rod, # Plastic plate. (Not shown) Tool: # Hand Drill with 1.5 mm drill # Glue Edited July 28, 2004 by rarityraider Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) 2. Measure and cut the clear pipe to the height as you want to display your plane. Suggested to cut within 15 cm long. ( A thicker or heavier base is need if you want to use full length of the pipe and must fix to the base by screw NOT glue ) Edited July 28, 2004 by rarityraider Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 3. Drill a 1.5 mm hole to the "Ball" part. Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) 4. To bend the bronze rod with two right angles "Z" like the picture. Edited July 28, 2004 by rarityraider Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 5. Drill a 1.5 mm hole on the bottom of the plane, near the head part at highlighted red circle area. Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 6. Join all the separated parts together, ball joint "Cup" to the pipe, glue the pipe to the base you've prepare ( this time I use a thin plate to be, remember to glue and stay overnight to let it fix well ) Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 7. Put the completed stand to the plane together, please see highlighted red circle area. Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 8. You can easy to adjust any angle to your preferred flying pose. Quote
rarityraider Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 9. Two sample photos of my free flying planes. Quote
Toonz Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 good idea and cost saving as well but i think a square base will make the whole presentation look neater and provide a better balance in the entire weight. Quote
Graham Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 That's a great idea for a stand, but personally, I think I'd be too scared to go drilling holes in my Hasegawas, especially after I paid so much to have them painted . Graham Quote
goldenboy_forever Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 dude thats so cool!!! now only if we can make a cheap rotating base From Rich Quote
Akula Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 I'll have to give that one a shot... great idea! Quote
Terrance Wong Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 It might be me, but the positioning of the hole looks a bit dangerous. What if the ball joint suddenly crapped out on you? Your Valk will point straight up and start to stall Quote
Stamen0083 Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 It might be me, but the positioning of the hole looks a bit dangerous. What if the ball joint suddenly crapped out on you? Your Valk will point straight up and start to stall These machines are flying in space. Stall is meaningless. Quote
whytwolf Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 That is a very cool idea. I'm usually more into static 'on tarmac' displays attached to picture frames etc, but I may just have to try that one with my next Valk--or maybe even the CF-18 I'm working on Cheers. Sean Quote
rarityraider Posted July 30, 2004 Author Posted July 30, 2004 (edited) Just to remind if somebody want to make this stuff The "Ball joint" parts must to use medium to large size in order to have enough friction between the "Cup" & "Ball" after carried your VF plane. That could prevent the problem of stall. The hole of "Ball" needs to drill as deep as you need to hold the bzonze rod. The "Base" could use whatever you want: metal, wooden or plastic... (Made sensed size and shape) Only you must fix it well of the upper part. One more suggested additional function can be tried: Add another thinner pipe that can fit into the 8 mm pipe inner space to be a height adjustable display stand. Enjoy, Edited July 30, 2004 by rarityraider Quote
robokochan Posted August 1, 2004 Posted August 1, 2004 Very interesting. And a very good idea! Rob mN Quote
wyaxyz Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 dude thats so cool!!! now only if we can make a cheap rotating base From Rich Cheap rotating base you say.....how about this???? http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...ssPageName=WDVW Quote
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