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Hi guys,

I neglected to post our display at the 2024 Model Car Spectacular here in Western Australia so it's time I made amends.

I came up with this concept at least fifteen years ago but we hadn't done it for about ten years or more and one of our members suggested we revive the idea.  It was displayed at our own show this year as well as the Western Australian Scale Model Expo so you will see slight variations in some of the photos.

It works like this.  The host club prepares a 2240 by 1220 mm board of MDF or chipboard - in the US you would call it a 4 x 8 board. We have an aluminium angle attached around the perimeter to keep everything neat and contained. The club also prepares a set of walkways to go along and across the display, these are painted in a uniform grey, concrete like colour.

About fifty 300mm x 150 mm bases are produced, also from 12 mm mdf.  These are distributed amongst club members and show entrants well in advance of the event.  

The idea is that the participants then prepare a hot rod show display on their base.  Nothing is allowed to protrude beyond the edges nor be glued down or wrapped over the edges - precision is vital here if the finished result is going to look convincing. Everything EXCEPT the vehicle is to be glued to the base to avoid it falling onto anyone's model and causing damage.

The great advantage of presenting  a hot rod show is that pretty much every type of vehicle ever made on the planet has appeared in a  hot rod show at some stage - diversity rules!  So while hot rods, customs, muscle cars and drag cars will usually form the backbone of the show, race cars of every type, motorcycles, classics and antiques, restorations and even showroom stock brand new cars will be in attendance .  Plus you have your vendors in the form of speed shops, car dealers, hot rod shops, tyre stores, T shirts stores, collectibles and the like. Heck, you can even do a model show!

This concept lets a show have a real centrepiece to attract its patrons and give them something to remember.  The show will be different every time it is displayed.  Imagine being able to have one pre-prepared display to carry with you to NNLs, literally all over the world, and instantly become an active participant in the modular hot rod show!

The 300 by 150 mm base ( 12 inch by 6 inch) will hold pretty much any 1/24 or 25th scale model, right up to prime movers!  I think our show had the equivalent of 44 bases on it but you can end up with 50 or more models on there depending on how you utilise them.  I produced a larger board as a centrepiece, still using the standard proportions of six bases in a 3x 2 arrangement so that I could produce a one piece dedicated show rod display.

It is good insurance for the club to prepare a few generic bases in case some people drop out or can't make it - gaps are not acceptable!

The best thing is, after the show the club only has to find storage for a flat board and a few walkways that can be safely stored in someones garage or shed until next time. The modeller goes home with a neat display base that will look good displayed in his cabinet until next time.' Win , win!

I'll let the photos do the talking from here but I have a dream that one day this will be a common feature of model shows all over the world - just be sure to call them Ausmodules displays!

Cheers

Alan

 

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There is a lot going on there... and the more I look, the more there is!  Neat idea and well executed.  Thank you for posting.

 

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14 hours ago, alan barton said:

Al, it was built by a local guy, a resin copy of a 3D print.  It came out very nice but not ready for market just yet.

Cheers

Alan

thanks, Alan

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