I am in
the midst of an actual display storage crisis. I have completely run out of
space in any of the various display cases that I currently own. So: what to do?
The
answer has been complicated by the recent heater replacement, the dishwasher
replacement, and the need to replace a section of our perimeter fence, which
came down in a windstorm. Those are all priority items at present,
though I may have found a solution that I can use once the financial barriers
are taken care of.
See the
photo below.
This is
a 4’ wide, 7’ high, and 1.5’ deep display case sold by a local store supply
shop. Of course, being a modeler, I can’t help but plan some mods to the stock
version. It only comes with 5 x short shelves (8 or 10 inch if past experience
is any guide. I really only need 4 or 5 inches between shelves since all of my
models are 1:72. And I would like to use 16 inch wide shelves to maximize the
amount of storage space in the unit. Both of those are aftermarket mods (I’ve
already checked into custom glass shelves) but will really make this into a
striking addition to the basement display area. MSRP is $494. They are currently
out of stock, but I do have to rebuild my reserve due to those other capital
items I mentioned earlier.
In the
meantime, my current storage shelves are going to start looking like one of
those air museums with stuff squeezed in all over the place that clearly need a
bigger building. I’ve already had to delay a few larger projects (postwar Lanc,
A400M, C-160 Transall) until the storage crisis has eased a bit.
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