Wingnut Wings Felixstowe wings

[mike in calif]

With the size of some of the 1/32 kits coming out, the 1/32 tables are going to have to get a bit bigger. OK, maybe a lot bigger.

[PrzemoL]

My display cabinet has shelves of 73 by 45 cms dimension. No way to fit the Felixstowe there. And it is almost full.
However, I have "discovered" an unused space just over my modelling desk. I plan to order a wooden shelf of 87 by 58 cms to be fixed to two walls (a corner) on three metal cantilever supports.
I may dare to take my Felix to modelling contests, provided I complete it to a standard satisfying me. So to make a transport possible I will order also a wooden base of the same dimension as the shelf itself. This base is going to have a 1cm wide wooden rim. Inside this rim a transparent plexi cover in the form of a box without a base will fit - outer dimensions 85 by 56 by 22. This one I am going to order, too. With the 4mm thick walls and roof this will leave the interior space of 84.2 by 55.2 by 21.6 cms, just enough to fit the late Felixstowe. Thus, no dust danger! I should have these items ready this month and will gladly show a photo or two, when it is assembled. It should also provide me with a nice space to store the subassemblies safely during the long build.
As zavod, I have never taken the option of removable wings seriously. I like my models displayed, in their full glory (or misery). And to spend a couple of months on  such a great kit to store it out of sight or to have the wings removed, is not acceptable for me. Taking it to a modelling show in a car should not be a problem with the box I have planned, luckily I have a car bigger than Fiat 500 

[Dol]

269 $, i'll never take risks to detach the wings nor to carry it 

[Umlaufmotor]

Hmm,............................ maybe I should get a Fiat 500 - and convert these to a rolling case for my Felixstowe, Gotha and all the following bigger wingnuts 

[Kai]

Mine will probably end up as a gift. I've given a couple away already & people seem to like them. They are great conversation pieces & look cool, especially the German single seaters. The Felixstowe is the first British subject to offer an equally commanding & interesting paint job.

[Des]

Bertl, you would be battling to get just one Wingnuts Felixstowe into a Fiat 500 let alone the Gotha and any other large Wingnut kits 

Des.

[zavod44]

I might put the Felix in the Fiat 500 and then tow the Fiat to the shows behind my truck.....

[mike in calif]

A familiar sight?.....

[uncletony]

haters gonna hate...

[zavod44]

Granted it is a Nissan Mini truck so it's not a big F-150 or anything.....I love the Fiat 500, I used to drive 50 miles one way to work,  that would have been a legit option for me.  Now I take the train....