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  • Guest

    #1

    Aircraft support frame.

    Does anyone know of such a device. Im looking for a frame or support that will hold aircraft once they have been assembled or almost assembled, that will hold / support your model while adding the final items or for decaling etc.


    I would imagine it to support the aircraft from the wings and rear of the fuselarge if all this makes any kind of sense.


    Looked on Google but cannot find anything as such, surely there must be some type of device for this.


    Cheers
  • Gern
    SMF Supporters
    • May 2009
    • 9213

    #2
    Lots of folks - including some of the guys on here - use an empty plastic box with some bits of foam wrapped around the top edges. If you add some weight to the box, that should help stop it sliding around whenever you touch it. You could use elastic bands or sticky tape to hold the model to the box (cover the sticky side of the tape with some paper where it touches the model if you want to protect the paint from the tape).

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    • yak face
      Moderator
      • Jun 2009
      • 13836
      • Tony
      • Sheffield

      #3
      Do you know anyone whos got any Lego alan? You could knock up a frame from bricks , put some sponge ( make up sponges would be perfect) on the top ones to protect the model . The advantage of using lego is that you can disassemble it and make it bigger/smaller/ different shape etc to suit whatever youre working on at the time

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      • Guest

        #4
        Originally posted by yak face

        Do you know anyone whos got any Lego alan? You could knock up a frame from bricks , put some sponge ( make up sponges would be perfect) on the top ones to protect the model . The advantafe of using lego is that you can disassemble it and make it bigger/smaller/ different shape etc to suit whatever youre working on at the time
        Theres a thought!

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        • Guest

          #5
          Perhaps this? comes with adjustable clipshttp://www.micromark.com/Tamiya-Spra...FcFbhgodVOgJPw

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          • Guest

            #6
            Originally posted by Murphy's law

            Perhaps this? comes with adjustable clipshttp://www.micromark.com/Tamiya-Spra...FcFbhgodVOgJPw
            Getting closer, but not quite.


            Im thinking there could be a gap in the market here!

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            • Guest

              #7
              Originally posted by Awins

              Getting closer, but not quite.


              Im thinking there could be a gap in the market here!
              I got ya.. so something that would clamp with little intrusion of clamps and allow for pivoting and such? 

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              • Guest

                #8
                Originally posted by Murphy's law

                I got ya.. so something that would clamp with little intrusion of clamps and allow for pivoting and such? 
                Now your on my wavelength Stefan

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Awins

                  Now your on my wavelength Stefan
                  I'll keep a lookout, I need one myself, can't tell you how many pilot tubes and aileron counterweights i've broken off in final stages

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                  • BBdave
                    • Aug 2014
                    • 825

                    #10
                    Funny you bring this up I saw this the other day and wandered where I could get one from but no idea what to search





                    Dave
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                    • Gern
                      SMF Supporters
                      • May 2009
                      • 9213

                      #11
                      Does this help:


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                      • Ian M
                        Administrator
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 18266
                        • Ian
                        • Falster, Denmark

                        #12
                        That Dave is a wing alignment jig. Give me a while and I'll find the seller....


                        I'm in the pipe insulation on an ice cream box camp. Makes it much easier to flip it over if needed.
                        Group builds

                        Bismarck

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                        • stona
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Jul 2008
                          • 9889

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Ian M

                          That Dave is a wing alignment jig.
                          It looks harder to build than the model.


                          Cheers


                          Steve

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                          • Guest

                            #14
                            Something like this might do the trick Alan








                            HTH Patrick

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                            • Guest

                              #15
                              Originally posted by dubster72
                              Now thats exactly what im after. I wonder if John at Scale Model Shop could get hold of these.


                              Cant think why its not a basic assembly tool and available in many different styles.


                              Any chance of stocking these please John


                              Thank you to all for your replies regards Alan

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