Helos and planes.

Panzerleader71 · Post by **Panzerleader71** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:55 am

Thinking about ordering some aviation assets for some of my forces, and I was wondering do the helicopter and plane models come with the stands included or do they need to be purchased separately?

Mark57 · Post by **Mark57** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:50 am

No stands included. I haven't decided how to mount my aircraft.

Panzerleader71 · Post by **Panzerleader71** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:32 am

Thanks. I figured that was the case. Oh, well an extra tenner for the stands then.

ferret701 · Post by **ferret701** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:14 pm

I use 18 or 20 gauge floral wire cut to various lengths mounted into circular wooden discs. I drill matching holes in the bottom of the aircraft. All supplies are from Michael's craft store, and can be had for about $10 total.

Panzerleader71 · Post by **Panzerleader71** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:08 pm

The holes for the stands are not already in place on the model?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:03 am

ferret701 wrote:I use 18 or 20 gauge floral wire cut to various lengths mounted into circular wooden discs. I drill matching holes in the bottom of the aircraft. All supplies are from Michael's craft store, and can be had for about $10 total.

I use much the same approach, except that my bases are disposable hand-drill sanding discs that I buy for $.25 at the auto-parts store.

(Pardon the rough look of the Lavotchkins -- they are 30 year old scratch-builds.)

Here is an example. I paint and flock the bases to fit better onto my battleboards. The advantages of the sanding pads are that they have some depth to the mounting point for the wire, yet are light and wide, with a rough/non-skid bottom, so you get a firm stance on the table.

They can hold up a pretty substantial plane with pretty good stability.

I suppose if I needed I could cut away much of the pad, leaving behind a cruciform base. Haven't found the need yet.