Hanging Airfix Planes From Ceiling

Here s a pic of my do 17 hanging from the ceiling using the technique i described earlier.

Hanging airfix planes from ceiling.

So the question is what type o hanging thread the airfix tribute forum. Use a drill with a 5 8 inch drill bit to make a hole in your ceiling. The plane is hanging in the loops of nylon by the wings and by the tail. Aircraft can be posed if you adjust the loop length.

Remember to switch out for a smaller drill bit if you hit a stud so you can install the screw in swag hook. Hanging rc airplanes from a ceiling in garage duration. You ll need to tie fishing line around 3 points on the plane e g nose tail and or wings and secure them to hook s on the ceiling. I screw a mug hook into the ceiling and then use thin cotton thread usually white tied in a loop and hooked around the fuselage front to rear or use the wings depending on.

Doug joseph 2 775 views. Valiant with vulcan and the vampire t 11 in the. As i child my dad wouldn t let me but now i can lol. If i want to change the position of the plane all i need to do is relocate the thumbtacks.

Vulcan a tricky hang this one as the rear fuselage is short and the tail limits banking options. Get it as soon as fri sep 25. Attach hooks to the ceiling where you plan to hang your models. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon.

Using more than 1 hook will keep the plane from moving much due to drafts in the room. Don t hang the hook too close to a wall so the plant rests against the wall and won t hang freely. A slipknot should make it easy to adjust the lengths and allow you to take the plane down easily for dusting. Some of my examples are below.

I hang my models from the ceiling as they look better in flight and creates more space on my shelves for other models. Hi all i have now run out of storage space to display planes wheels down and am wanting to hang them from the ceiling. Large 8 5 hang retro airplane aircraft model home decor ornament toy home office desktop decoration retro world war i german wings model ww1 aircraft model blue 4 5 out of 5 stars 104. Airfix special aircraft on the roof of my bedroom last video before christmas.