[MOC] Display Stand for Small MOCs

[Phoxtane]

Rather than try to make good photos for my latest spaceship while having it sit on the floor of the backdrop, I decided to up the presentation a notch and provide a display stand for it to sit on.

The height and angle of the arm can be adjusted by twisting the gear at the bottom of the mini-LA. At the top just about any sort of adapter plate or clamp can be built and attached in order to give a good connection to the model in question. The design is inspired somewhat by the Action Bases that Bandai sells alongside their popular Gunpla model kits.

I didn't go for anything as elaborate as this design, which allows the arm and support to be repositioned on the base at will, as I didn't include a nameplate in the design and as such the orientation of the base doesn't matter.

Best of all, I've made a digital model in .lxf form for anybody who'd like to build it for their own models! The model can be found on this page under the name "Display Stand Small Models".

(If this doesn't fit in this section, moderators, feel free to move it; it's here because I built it go alongside my new spaceship but if it's better suited elsewhere that's okay too.)

[paul_delahaye]

I'm interested in your white Linear actuator. Is it painted or a rare part you've acquired?

Paul

[Umbra-Manis]

Cool! This is great!

[Phoxtane]

I'm interested in your white Linear actuator. Is it painted or a rare part you've acquired?

Paul

It's the same color as the other ones. I had to tweak the brightness on these images a bit and it probably threw the color balance out the window.

[anothergol]

Ah, so that's how an actuator works, turning rotation into unidirectional motion? And it's then locked in place?

If I had known.. a few days ago I built this. It locks in place using a simple gear.

[PaddyBricksplitter]

This is a treat idea.

[Phoxtane]

Ah, so that's how an actuator works, turning rotation into unidirectional motion? And it's then locked in place?

Think of it like a worm gear.

[dr_spock]

Neat idea. I use the same setup to adjust my GBC ball launcher's angle. Do note the small LA has an internal clutch mechanism. It can slip if you put too much weight on it. (> 900g)