What do your contest displays look like?

[Pete J.]

Dang'it Steve, I thought that was you sneekin' up on me. Can't hear the clankin' cause the dad burn batteries in the hearin aids jus died!

Any way, back to the subject. Here is a photo of my display at Nat's. I kept is simple and it was there because a lot of work was done on the underside of the vehicle and I really didn't want to have anyone picking the beast up. I have used this format before and try to keep the footprint only slightly larger than the actual model. Sit the model on a clear piece of glass and an angled mirror so the viewer doesn't have to bend down to far(a nod to those of us with bad backs) to view the undercarrage.

[Foxer]

Don't we have age limits or something.....Just how old IS that guy? Looks like he may need glasses or a back brace so he can see the models!!!!

He was the guy that checked the last choice in Bluesman Mark's recent poll.

[codie27]

Okay Skip,

here you go. I will admit that this is over the top and the most elaborate set up I have ever used. However, it was an over the top build with 1500+ hours, so I felt it deserved it. If you look at the first photo carefully, you will see a screen below it. I made a 5 minute DVD showcasing some of the raw parts being made in brass, aluminum and stainless. I showed before and after pics and where the parts where on the model. I made a stand, that held the DVD player and on top, held the mirror and the glass to showcase what you were looking at on the model.

Most of the time, my stuff is on a mirror, that is sitting on a turntable that is on the table. Very basic setup. A mirror shows that all 4 wheels are either touching or not, and shows the underside. Since the truck model would have been too close to the mirror to see the underside, I borrowed Dirk Joseph's idea and used a piece of glass, elevated with craft store barrels, so that there was a distance between the mirror and the bottom of the truck. I also had a photo book next to it to show some other stuff.

And can you believe, that with a video, pics in a notebook and the model on a mirror, with a note that said "Please do not touch", some jerk, and I know who and do not use that term lightly, decided he needed to touch it to judge it? That's the kind of excrement that IPMS has. No thank you please. If you can't figure it out with a video, pics and a mirror, then I think you better find something else to do with your time, because you certainly know NOTHING about model building.

He said that he doesn't trust mirrors, and I reminded him that he looks in one every morning.

David

Whoa, this is awesome,I love the detailing. This is just beyond words!! Great work.

[Chas SCR]

Here is the one I did for my first ever started model. I was doing the replica of the real car for GSL in 07 and it just seem fitting is all. It had working lights on the display also.

Edited September 16, 2010 by Chas SCR

[crazyjim]

I'd like to see more pics of that '56, Chas, if you have them.

[Chas SCR]

I have them on CD and also still have the folder. I could upload them maybe this weekend I can.