"Questions for 1/300 and 1/600 scale air gamers" Topic

How do you do your flight atands for 1/600 scale planes?

Those of you who use magnets on your flight stands for 1/300 – what do you put on the models to "mount" them to magnets during games?

Thanks in advance.

"Those of you who use magnets on your flight stands for 1/300 – what do you put on the models to "mount" them to magnets during games?"

Other magnets. The only issue is that I have to make sure that every magnet on every airplane and every stand in my collection is oriented to the same polarity, so they're all compatible.

At one point I took floral wise, heated the end and embedded it in the plastic models (Japanese 1/700 mostly). Then I attached that to a washer and magnetic base. Kind of fiddly but very durable.

Of late I've made little clear plastic trays with sides that I can stick up to four models in. The models can be removed as needed and only represent flights, whereas the other was individual models. The plastic tray was attached to a thin dowel and that slide in a holder made from a washer and slightly larger pipe. I could switch off as needed, including using it for larger models.

I have only ever used them as surface to air strikes in naval games.

I game 1/600. Have magnets on the flight stands and glued to the bottom of the aircraft. Sometimes magnets come loose but I have found this to be the most convenient attachment method.

A friend swears by a spherical magnet on the flight stand and a wire brad glued into the airplane. I dont care for this since every time I move the plane you have to readjust the attitude of the aircraft. It does however allow you to show the plane banking, diving, and climbing. Each to his own.

Al

I use flex magnet sheets from Litko. Using a hole punch you will get a disk that will fit on the bottom of the plane. This is strong enough to stick to a stand that has a neodynium magnet on it. Note this method works for 1/600 fighters.

For 1/600 bombers I would glue a magnet to the aircraft.

I use 1/600 for WWII onwards, 1/300 for WWI. In both cases, I use a rare earth magnet on the aircraft, and then homemade bases of a 1" wooden disk from a craft store (a bit bigger for bombers) and staples (usually a cluster of 4-8 still stuck together) as the 'pole'. The staples then provide the attachment point for the magnet.

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Chris

These previous threads on the subject might be helpful too. Robert

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My 1/600 Miniature Aircraft Wargaming Yahoo Group.
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cheap stand with a bit of brass rod in the top….

SI

"How do you do your flight atands…?"

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As to mounting: ring magnet in belly of model + ball bearing on top of stand.

Magnets on the a/c and stands.

The pin method works, but magnets are easier, and quicker, and you don't have to drill into the minis, some of which are made of surprisingly tough metal.

I put a ball on the end of a copper wire and attach the copper wire to the plane.

William