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Howdy, My wife got me a Star Destroyer for Christmas and I am looking to put it together, but I figured I should have a proper place to store it once assembly is complete. My home office is full of Lego and I have some free wall space, so I was (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jason, that set is huge... and while it's true that part of it can hang over the edge, a two-foot deep shelf is probably required. And longer than three feet, too- you want to be able to turn the model to show off different angles. The model (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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You'll need a deep shelf! I wouldn't keep it together too long, otherwise the Technic beams will start to buckle from the weight. Google a search and you'll probably find some pictures of this from when the set was first released. Dave "Jason M (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Good point, (URL) here's my experience> with droopy star destroyer pieces. Although I'm thinking of rebuilding it, but I also don't have anywhere to put it. When it was together, it took quite a bit of an office desk, which you can see in (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Instead of a shelf, maybe try making a "wall rack" for it. You would probably need 2 to 4 arms for the rack. Put some kind of brackets on the wall, with "arms" sticking out from them that are shaped just right for the SD. Put some kind of foam (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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