[DADoser]

A little clarification on the P-38 stand:

The model is supposed to snap into BOTH the front "claws" and the back of the same piece, correct? (I know mhackl posted on the other discussion to snap the back in first because the front claws have more give.)

I'm afraid that I'm going to break my model snapping it into the stand - I'm not getting much "give" in that piece that came with my model.

Are any of you other guys having this issue?

My temp. solution has been to simply let the fron clawsa hold the model, but rotate that piece/model 180 degrees on the stand (so the stand is backwards w/ the plane facing forward). I have it displayed on a shelf that is slightly higher than eye level - the plane, displayed this way, has a slight downward angle...than, imo, anyway looks pretty cool. I'm not even sure I want to risk any breakage by trying to forcr the model into the stand.

I also noticed on the pics on triactus (spelling???) site that his model did not seem to be "snapped" into the back part of the stand piece.

Do you think the model is secure - displayed normally w/o the plane being snapped into that back part?

Thanks in advance for any replies/perspective.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by DADoser

A little clarification on the P-38 stand:

The model is supposed to snap into BOTH the front "claws" and the back of the same piece, correct? (I know mhackl posted on the other discussion to snap the back in first because the front claws have more give.)

I'm afraid that I'm going to break my model snapping it into the stand - I'm not getting much "give" in that piece that came with my model.

Are any of you other guys having this issue?

My temp. solution has been to simply let the fron clawsa hold the model, but rotate that piece/model 180 degrees on the stand (so the stand is backwards w/ the plane facing forward). I have it displayed on a shelf that is slightly higher than eye level - the plane, displayed this way, has a slight downward angle...than, imo, anyway looks pretty cool. I'm not even sure I want to risk any breakage by trying to forcr the model into the stand.

I also noticed on the pics on triactus (spelling???) site that his model did not seem to be "snapped" into the back part of the stand piece.

Do you think the model is secure - displayed normally w/o the plane being snapped into that back part?

Thanks in advance for any replies/perspective.

DADoser,
If you do what i did you will be ok.
I put mine in the front wing slot first then pushed it back...That is hard rubber on the stand...A trick i used was a hairdryer i warmed it up for a min or two to get it to flex a little more and it snaped right in.
Then you put it on the stand and that's it.
I tried to do it the way Mark said and i was thinking i might break something this way....
JP

[admin]

I here you, I called MHackl about this when I received mine and he walked me through it. He's right apply the back and then the front.

This is one situation where you really have to use some force. Just make sure that your not pressing on anything plastic.

Hair dryer...not a bad idea.

[DADoser]

Thanks. Especially the hair dyer idea. That one should have occured to me - used to use a hair dryer to soften up hard rubber action figure heads (for swaps to different bodies) - same principle.

However...now you all have added a new question for me.

Since the (silver) model will be held very tightly by black, hard rubber parts - any chance (over time) that the model wil get permanent dark "stains" on it from the stand (prongs in front and back piece)?

(It seems to me that several years back in the 1/6 scale action figure market there was an issue for figures when certain plastics/finishes and rubber were touching for long periods of time. Seems like the conclusion was that it was a chemical reaction between materials over time.)

Any chemists on the board????

[wmosner]

What a great tip about the hair dryer. I thought that it could not possibly be as hard to get the plane in the stand as everyone stated. Boy, was I mistaken. I could not even get it close to going into the stand until I used the hair dryer. Starman should get an extra stripe for this tip.

Just noticed that he is now an officer, so cancel that stripe.

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by wmosner

What a great tip about the hair dryer. I thought that it could not possibly be as hard to get the plane in the stand as everyone stated. Boy, was I mistaken. I could not even get it close to going into the stand until I used the hair dryer. Starman should get an extra stripe for this tip.

Just noticed that he is now an officer, so cancel that stripe.

"...and a gentleman" .