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Old 07-14-2006 | 09:51 AM
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Default RE: Storing 2m Pattern Models

Hello Malcom

I don't have any pictures right now but what I did in my trailer, where my airplanes live, I just used plywood as a shelf. At I'm in the process of making the other side of the trailer carry two more planes. I intend to attach chains and a few hinges mounted to the wall. The "shelf" can be folded up out of the way when not in use or let down and the chains hold the shelf level and the fuse sits on the gear. I suppose that you could just use a wide strip of ply wood just under the gear and tail wheels but it would be plane specific. The long shelf allows me to carry many different sized airplanes around, it also allows me to place the transmitter and charger and all that stuff with the airplane. I used 12" long strips of velcro screwed down in the middle to wrap around the bottom of the geat leg to secure. This system holds my airplanes secure over some pretty rough roads without anything coming loose so far. I also made a wood adapter to mount on the wall like a U to hold the wings via the wing tube that sit right behind the fuse. If you need some pictures I'll try to take some tonight when I get home and figure out how to load them here. In my trailer I didn't use the chains but a piece of metal plumbers pipe screwed into the ceiling and floor so one side is fixed and the other will be movable to make walking inside the trailer easy.