Displaying realistic replica weapons

BenSV650

Hi all,

I have just moved into a new flat that has a room that I'm going to use as my office/prop display room but my question is how do you all go about displaying your realistic replica weapons or do you not have them on display at all?

I'm not sure whether to have my Walther CP99 with Factory Q Branch silencer on display with the rest of my props or not.

Any suggestions and pics of your displays would be most welcome -{

texas007

something like this

texas007

or like this

BenSV650

Both look awesome! Hadn't thought of actually framing it before.

Thunderpussy

Yes, looking good. {[]

texas007

those are glass case with lid that can be easily open to remove the piece for fun play

pwalsh9012

Or like this...

Thunderpussy

Congratulations, really nice display. -{

texas007

pwalsh9012 wrote:

Or like this...

wow - all screen used?
you need a custom case and not the ikea man - that thing is so shaky

pwalsh9012

texas007 wrote:

pwalsh9012 wrote:

Or like this...

wow - all screen used?
you need a custom case and not the ikea man - that thing is so shaky

Yep.
I have 4 of these cases sitting on concrete floor so quite stable really.

texas007

I got some of those and every time I open the door it just shook so much.

I prefer custom build cases



will do one for my golden gun soon - I like the floating concept that EON did -{

pwalsh9012

Your right on that one Texas007, they tend to have a wobble when you open the doors. I should get myself a more commercial type display but space is a premium unfortunately. Your cases look the dogs danglies though. Cool props you have.

texas007

Thank you -{

minigeff

If space on the walls is at a premium and the wobbly ikea case is full, you could go for a desktop display like the humble stand I made for myself.

ACACIA_AVENUE

minigeff wrote:

If space on the walls is at a premium and the wobbly ikea case is full, you could go for a desktop display like the humble stand I made for myself.

I am also the proud owner of MG dual weapon display stand, and if I may say very well made and a great attention to detail -{

ics

very nice displays boys..... -{

minigeff

Cheers AA!

Nice tumbler Kan, make sure the 'security guards' don't touch it!

Higgins

texas007 wrote:

I've always wondered how the LEGO Batmobile would look like when finished

BOFFER

Is that a stealth edition DB5 Kan ?

Gadget Meister

Seriously jealous of:

A: The quality of your display items
B: The quality of your cabinets
C: And probably the most important of all, that you have the room for all this, your wife must be VERY understanding

Still, if anyone can then Kan can {[]

texas007

Well, the LEGO Tumbler is actually smaller and I got that too

Higgins wrote:

I've always wondered how the LEGO Batmobile would look like when finished

texas007

I am sure its there somewhere - adaptive camouflage on )

BOFFER wrote:

Is that a stealth edition DB5 Kan ?

texas007

the wife will be a constant battle I am afraid
no she does not understand - I guess she just tolerate
I used to have stuffs all over and she was more upset - now I move them into one location - out of her way

Gadget Meister wrote:

Seriously jealous of:

A: The quality of your display items
B: The quality of your cabinets
C: And probably the most important of all, that you have the room for all this, your wife must be VERY understanding

Still, if anyone can then Kan can {[]

BOFFER

Wheres the ARES ?

texas007

BOFFER wrote:

Wheres the ARES ?

In storage - like most of my items - my little museum is still a work in progress and is far from completion

texas007

Yes - they are always supervised
My boy is not even allow in there - yet )

minigeff wrote:

Cheers AA!

Nice tumbler Kan, make sure the 'security guards' don't touch it!

megamicrofish

I have quite a few to display. This is some of them

BenSV650

Some fantastic and inventive displays!

Has anyone ever had any trouble with guests coming over and being a bit funny them being on display?

Gadget Meister

Depends whether they want to be invited back

minigeff

Had absolutely no issues with mine.

You common sense though;

- Keep all items up high, out of reach from interested fiddly fingers
- Display all weapons unloaded
- If displaying deactivated weapons, I believe the deact cert should be displayed alongside
- Do not display weapons in clear view from outside your property. You know that AK is an airsoft, does the chap who caught a spy at it as he walked past your kitchen window know?
- For the sake of the weapon, I'd display stuff 'unstressed' ie, empty of gas or blank rounds, hammers forward, no slides locked back etc so no stress or pressures are left in the weapon.
- Never, ever, EVER point your weapons, or allow anyone else to point them at other people.
- Getting drunk? Leave the weapons in the cabinet.

Remember, as a shooter or collector of weapons, you're an ambassador for the shooting fraternity. The more reports and stories of police being called out unnecessarily is another reason to further restrict an already heavily legislated interest.

always shaken

Good advice from our mate MG ,As he says ,keep all displays out of sight ,ie from the road ect,
you never know who tells who ,say if you have the gas man in to read your meter ,and he cops an eye full ,he tells a mate who tells a mate ,who tells a mate ,next thing is your house is getting turned over ,not very nice We (the police ) had more problems with de acts and replicas and air guns ,than thank god, the real stuff .But an amazing display non the less ,im very jealous