Hey all, I was just curious what the best way to attach a plane to a dio base was? I thought of CA glue and disgusing it with wheel chocks to not make it look obvious.

I know in armor I've always wired everything to the base plus added glue which is easy to hide behind all those road wheels.

Thanks, Hellbent

You could use CA but it can sometimes eat away at plastic parts so you might want to test it first. I've used Gorilla Glue on the rare occasion I use a diorama and it works well. The wheel chocks is a good idea for hidding it though.

When I was into aircraft building, I use to drill a hole in the flattened bottom of each tire, CA a pin into each tire, then drill a corresponding hole into the wooden base. The pins held the plane firmly to the base.

Thanks guys, sorry about the late reply went on vacation. I think I'll try the gorilla glue to get me out of my current mess...

The pins sound like an excellent idea and I'll do that in the future!

Thanks, Hellbent

Exactly what I've done on the few ocasions I've had to.Works a treat.
Steve

That is what I do.

Hi there

I use pins too but, depending on a combination of factors - i.e. whether you intend to move the display around a lot, and the weight of the model vs. the strength of its undercarriage - it can sometimes be a lot safer not to attach the model to the base. (I used to take a heavy resin model fixed to a base around model shops in London as a sales sample and, no matter how carefully I carried it, it was always ripping the undercarriage off.)

All the best

Rowan