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Hi All, Just looking for opinions on the instructions in issues 5 and 6 about creating your own display stand for the SOS.
Anyone doing this or are you waiting for an offer like the Victory at the end of the build to purchase a stand?
Being a newbie to these builds, I was wondering what more experienced builders were planning. Any gotchas with creating the stand... Thanks
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Hi, The instructions are for a pedestal stand and if that is what you want then you need to make the fittings to the Keel now! Personally I don't like pedestal stands I think they look odd particularly on a big model. Maybe if you were building a yacht will a very elegant keel which you didn't want to obscure. Other people prefer them. I much prefer the cradle type which is not fixed to the ship. I am informed we will be offered a stand like the Victory one, which I think looks quite good. I am also expecting to get a build cradle with the magazines, this could be converted to a display stand by staining, veneering etc. That's what I did with my last build and I got a Brass plaque with the date of finishing, my name and the ships name engraved online for just a few pounds. I have also made my own cradle stand for a previous build too.
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A display stand similar to that having just gone on sale for the Victory will more than likely be made available to purchase towards the end of the series.
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thanks for the info court orchard and MrT.  I thought a big warship might look odd up on stilts, the cradle type stand sounds worth waiting for.
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I, on the other hand, am opting for the pedestal variety as I am planning on building my own display case and have no wish to open it up just to reposition the model just because we decided to display it on a different cabinet and it happened to shift while moving it around. I understand the argument about it looking odd on pedestals which is why I have a variety on order so I can see what looks best before I make the final mounts... Andy Current Builds: - HMS Sovereign of the Seas Planning on Building: - Scratch built HMS Victory full detail interior (I know what's inside even if you can't see it ) Completed Builds: -
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