I recently received the JPG 1/2256 Victory class Star Destroyer. It prompted me to pull out my two Revell Republic Venator class Star destroyers, my Anigrand Imperial Star destroyer and Mon Calamari MC80. Looking at all these huge ships, plus the 1/350 Nebulon B frigate, various iterations of the Enterprise and so on, I understand why I haven't finished them. They are too big for my shelves or cases! Putting them on the 'traditional' base and sitting broadside on a shelf requires so much real estate! The place I lived in when I got the Anigrand Star Destroyer didn't have a space problem. I had a finished basement the size of the main floor all to myself. That didn't include all the added storage space. My actual house now is just under 2000 square feet and the living room/ dinning area are open floor plan with few walls and even more limits for display cabinets. Small stuff like 1/72 armor and aircraft are running out of space, but that's an easy fix. Big stuff is not.
That's why I come to you, my fellow modelers. I have an inclining of how I can display these beasts, but resolving this concept into reality is elusive. I'm thinking of using a mounting arm from a wall mount into the model. Whether that mounts into the model from beneath or behind is where i get lost. The model will need interlaced support to prevent warping and support failure. I've seen many posts where modelers build internal frames for kits like the Enterprise refit, but my soldering skills are lacking for something that complex. Added to my anxiety of mounting is the question of lighting. How can I make these mounts and have room for powering any lights I stick in?
Hopefully this meandering mess that is my thought process makes some kind of sense and someone has some suggestions. (Other than selling the models). Thanks for indulging me.
That's why I come to you, my fellow modelers. I have an inclining of how I can display these beasts, but resolving this concept into reality is elusive. I'm thinking of using a mounting arm from a wall mount into the model. Whether that mounts into the model from beneath or behind is where i get lost. The model will need interlaced support to prevent warping and support failure. I've seen many posts where modelers build internal frames for kits like the Enterprise refit, but my soldering skills are lacking for something that complex. Added to my anxiety of mounting is the question of lighting. How can I make these mounts and have room for powering any lights I stick in?
Hopefully this meandering mess that is my thought process makes some kind of sense and someone has some suggestions. (Other than selling the models). Thanks for indulging me.
