OK, so one of our local history buffs has been working on a 1/48th scale model of a full city (Corsicana TX) block as it was at the turn of the century. It took him 3 years! He asked if he could display it in our shop window & we were THRILLED for all the free publicity it will bring.
Now the downside... it's worth 100,000 dollars due to all of the pieces, cars, trollies, trains, people, he has searched high & low for & all of the pieces he either built or hired out built.
I can not have little kids messing w/ the pieces & they all seem to think it's a big *dolly house* just for them!
I also have 2 shop cats that had to be put in the un-air-conditioned garage/play room untill we find a way to protect the model. I just know they would jump up & lay on it :shock: .
The model is awesome but WAY bigger than I expected. It is 7ft long x 4 ft 4 inches deep by a foot tall built on a solid pieces of ply-wood. He brought a table that is 8x4 but as you can see, it hangs off in the back by 4 inches so could build up & off the tabel, but just on 3 sides since it would have to hang off the back by about 4 inches..
You really need to be able to walk all the way around it too see it from all angels too.
How are we going to make an inexpensive case for this? WE have talked about lattice, screen doors (for thaty shabby sheak look) plexi glass, real glass & even chicken wire...
Any ideas?
Now the downside... it's worth 100,000 dollars due to all of the pieces, cars, trollies, trains, people, he has searched high & low for & all of the pieces he either built or hired out built.
I can not have little kids messing w/ the pieces & they all seem to think it's a big *dolly house* just for them!
I also have 2 shop cats that had to be put in the un-air-conditioned garage/play room untill we find a way to protect the model. I just know they would jump up & lay on it :shock: .
The model is awesome but WAY bigger than I expected. It is 7ft long x 4 ft 4 inches deep by a foot tall built on a solid pieces of ply-wood. He brought a table that is 8x4 but as you can see, it hangs off in the back by 4 inches so could build up & off the tabel, but just on 3 sides since it would have to hang off the back by about 4 inches..
You really need to be able to walk all the way around it too see it from all angels too.
How are we going to make an inexpensive case for this? WE have talked about lattice, screen doors (for thaty shabby sheak look) plexi glass, real glass & even chicken wire...
Any ideas?