AMT Showcase

[Bucky]

I have several of these showcases. They are handy for keeping my builds safe, and dust free.

Here is my method of madness when mounting a model on the base of the showcase:

This is the showcase I used for this one.

It has a black base, clear cover, and four coated wires.

I located "Lo-Velle" on the base.

I turned the base over, and selected the holes I needed to drill out.

This shows the holes, after drilling.

I didn't want to use a plain black base, so I grabbed the above item from the local auto parts emporium.

I made a template to use for a pattern.

I cut the pattern, and added double-sided tape.

The mirror is stuck to the base, with the holes drilled through, and the protective film peeled off.

Here are two of the wires in place, on the rear axle. The front wheels will have similar wires.

 

"Lo-Velle" is attached securely to the base. The mirror shows the undercarriage detail.

The cover keeps the model relatively dust  and damage free.

AND......they are stackable!!!!

 

[Snake45]

Tell us more about that cut-to-fit mirror stuff. Seems like it might have all kinds of model applications. 

[Bucky]

This material is for replacing broken automotive mirrors. It can be trimmed to the shape of the mirror, and put in place with the double-sided tape. It looks to be a mylar coated plastic sheet. I cut it with metal shears. It's a fairly tough plastic. One sheet can do two of these showcases. I have used This product on several cases. 

[espo]

11 hours ago, Bucky said:

This material is for replacing broken automotive mirrors. It can be trimmed to the shape of the mirror, and put in place with the double-sided tape. It looks to be a mylar coated plastic sheet. I cut it with metal shears. It's a fairly tough plastic. One sheet can do two of these showcases. I have used This product on several cases. 

Thank you for the heads up on this product. I had never seen this product before.  As Snake45 pointed out there are many ways that this could be used.

[Snake45]

43 minutes ago, espo said:

Thank you for the heads up on this product. I had never seen this product before.  As Snake45 pointed out there are many ways that this could be used.

Yes, thanks. I'm gonna look for this next time I'm in an auto parts place. 

[Bucky]

Anything to help a fellow modeler!!

[Casey]

Just a heads up regarding a future product release, if anyone here likes the AMT display cases...

[Mark]

Watch that coated wire; sometimes the coating reacts with paint and plastic.  The wires holding the bodies in the old Polar Lights prepainted kits would sometimes leave marks wherever they came into contact with the body, often around windshield pillars or other high visibility places...

[espo]

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