1/72 Flight Stands

[RCastro]

Have these ever been considered? I tried making my own and the result was disastrous.

[Oberst Hajj]

Not as a standard product as I don't think many people are playing in that scale. I could do them as custom orders for you though. I think you would want to step up from 1/8 to 1/4 in thickness. This would better handle the extra leverage placed on the bases by larger planes. It would also add more weight down low. What would you use for the "pegs"?

[RCastro]

Plastruct acrylic rods. They come in a variety of thicknesses and are pretty inexpensive. No need for individual pegs; they're cheap enough to make one-piece stands for different altitudes.

[Tonx]

If these stands would be of any use to 1/72 scale gaming I have fifteen of them. They are looking for a good home. PM me if these could be useful.

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[Oberst Hajj]

Plastruct acrylic rods. They come in a variety of thicknesses and are pretty inexpensive. No need for individual pegs; they're cheap enough to make one-piece stands for different altitudes.

I figured you would use acrylic rods, that's what I'd use. What thickness rods do you think you will use? Also, would you want a straight 1/144 to 1/72 upscale on the bases? That might be a little too large. How much did you upscale your maneuver cards?

[RCastro]

I have 1/8" and 1/4" rods. I think 1/8 is too flimsy and 1/4 too beefy, so perhaps 3/16?

I did a 200% on the cards, doubling the dimensions to 88 x 136 mm. The wingspan of a 1/72 SPAD is about 110 mm, so the base-to-model ratio seems right.

[skyking20]

Did you ever run a game using these? Love to see pictures.