Model Storage Ideas
05-10-2006, 01:52 AM
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RE: Model Storage Ideas
what i do in my shop is not fancy looking but it works. i screwed 4 eyebolts 1 foot apart into the wall above head high. i did the same thing on the oppsite wall directly across, then i tied 5/16 nylon rope to the first eyebolt and like laceing a shoe i went from one side to the other . i pulled it as tight as i could and tied it to the last eyebolt. this is cheap and can hold alot of wings and fusalages. eyebolts must go into wood to hold not sheetrock. everything for less than ten bucks at wal-mart.
05-14-2006, 11:07 PM
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RE: Model Storage Ideas
I have an arrangement somewhat like Cobra1's in garage. I had a 12 lb Tiger Moth that I wanted to keep assembled. I used (3) 1 1/4 inch PVC pipes with (2) "L's". Used long wood screws into the joists on top piece, then "L'ed" down to horizontal piece. I have two of these, side by side. Used foam insulation tubes over the bottom ones. The plane slides in and out. So far it hasn't fallen on my wife's new Miata. (I'm sure she'd understand). It worked so well, I did one for my Uproar 60 - although it's just over 7 lbs.
The only change I'd make is to add the foam insulation on the vertical pieces to prevent possible damage to the planes' leading edges.
The only change I'd make is to add the foam insulation on the vertical pieces to prevent possible damage to the planes' leading edges.
05-19-2006, 03:47 AM
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RE: Model Storage Ideas
This is what I do. There are 11 sets of wings hanging there.
Edwin
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i'll take a pic or two.....i've got all my "flyers" hanging from the ceiling...wings on (i don't take more than two or three planes to the field anyway.....usually)
i've got a shelf that holds all my "works in progress"
You might consider killing two birds with one stone. thoes birds would be storage and transportation
05-21-2006, 10:22 PM
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ORIGINAL: vasek
Jerry don't worry, you're doing just fine UNLESS it snows & you have to get the car into the garage....
(just a Canuck joke)
Jerry don't worry, you're doing just fine UNLESS it snows & you have to get the car into the garage....
(just a Canuck joke)
05-22-2006, 12:12 AM
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As your fleet gets larger my experience is that wings off storage will draw less attention from the female
05-22-2006, 08:34 AM
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the female draws attention from me.......all i have to do is look in her closet at all the outfits with tags still hanging on them.......LOL
05-24-2006, 02:08 AM
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been there done that........got the tax deductible reciept for that little trip........LOL
as long as she's happy i'm great........
everyone that's ever been married knows "if she ain't happy, you ain't happy"
as long as she's happy i'm great........
everyone that's ever been married knows "if she ain't happy, you ain't happy"
07-13-2006, 05:30 PM
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RE: Model Storage Ideas
I find the living and family room the best place to store planes!
07-13-2006, 06:29 PM
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i be in the walking the steps to the hangman's noose for something like that.....LOL
I find the living and family room the best place to store planes!
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07-14-2006, 09:59 AM
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i just finished my "hobby room " now if i am going to ever be able to enjoy it it looks like i got to remodel the the rest of the house and fill full of furniture had to have a formal dining room--------- never used!!!!!had to have a living room -------never used !!!! lots of wasted space if you ask me i could probably put 20-30 planes in that living room -------- see how she would like that = (SLEEPING WITH MY TRANSMITTER) [:@] maybe this will pass (that monthly thing ya know)
-------- see how she would like that = (SLEEPING WITH MY TRANSMITTER) [:@] maybe this will pass (that monthly thing ya know)
07-14-2006, 11:16 AM
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RE: Model Storage Ideas
As far as the garage when it freezes outside, I have an electric heater that hangs from the ceiling with a thermostat. It keeps the aircraft hanger about 45 degrees for a few $ a month. I convinced my wife this was the thing to do so the dog would have a place to go when it is so cold outside.
