Hanging Airfix Planes From Ceiling

Using more than 1 hook will keep the plane from moving much due to drafts in the room.

Hanging airfix planes from ceiling. Airfix special aircraft on the roof of my bedroom last video before christmas. Hanging rc airplanes from a ceiling in garage duration. The plane is hanging in the loops of nylon by the wings and by the tail. Attach hooks to the ceiling where you plan to hang your models.

Aircraft can be posed if you adjust the loop length. Use a drill with a 5 8 inch drill bit to make a hole in your ceiling. Get it as soon as fri sep 25. 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. Hi all i have now run out of storage space to display planes wheels down and am wanting to hang them from the ceiling. A few planes particularly tailless deltas are harder to hang as there may be little fuselage to work with.

5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. Here s a pic of my do 17 hanging from the ceiling using the technique i described earlier. 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. So the question is what type o hanging thread the airfix tribute forum.

Remember to switch out for a smaller drill bit if you hit a stud so you can install the screw in swag hook. Vulcan a tricky hang this one as the rear fuselage is short and the tail limits banking options. If i want to change the position of the plane all i need to do is relocate the thumbtacks. 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.

Some of my examples are below. A slipknot should make it easy to adjust the lengths and allow you to take the plane down easily for dusting. I hang my models from the ceiling as they look better in flight and creates more space on my shelves for other models. Don t hang the hook too close to a wall so the plant rests against the wall and won t hang freely.