Quick and Dirty Stands or Desperate Measures!!!

[hoady02]

Big game planned for today and the Litko stands ordered a few weeks ago had not materialised. Since we were using Armaments in Miniature models we needed to come up with a stop gap. So a quick trip to the hardware store and some cutting and drilling and screwing (control yourselves, I used a battery powered drill) and here is the end result...



All I used was some MDF board cut to normal stand size and long 9mm dowels cut to size and screwed to the stands. Blu-tack on top and then a magnetic ball bearing just perfect for the Armaments in Miniature models which have a screw in the base.

So, whilst looking decidedly ugly, they were very effective and the game went on! See my other post for how that turned out.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...375#post170375

But, and there has always got to be a "BUT". But after the game was finished the postie (postman) arrived with the Litko Stands. Murphy is alive and well it seems.

Cheers,

Geoff

[AlgyLacey]

. Murphy is alive and well it seems.


Geoff

As is Sod, who I bumped into yesterday.

Nice aircraft, as for the stands...Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

[Fritzthefox]

Damn...my stands are still MIA...

[CappyTom]

Well good improve. And it got your stands there faster.

[richard m schwab]

Geoff


They did the job! As always you cannot rush any postal delivery!!

Rich

[steel_ratt]

Nice! My first attempt at improvised stands were squares of 1/8" white plastic (left over from installing a blind) and lengths of 12 gauge insulated wire. I stripped a bit of insulation off one end of the wire which fit into a hole drilled into the plastic base.

I have since upgraded to squares of plexiglass with Litko flight stand pegs.

[Rat of Vengence]

Nice work. The game must go on!

Dave