YesterAirlines
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Anyone who has a decent sized collection is going to be in need of some stands to display their models. There isn't a massive range of options and often they are stupidly expensive however I can recommend the generic plastic stands. They can be sourced a variety of ways:
- They were provided free with every Aviation400 (first iteration), Witty Wings or Apollo model
- They are provided free with every current Aviation400 model
- They can be bought super cheap direct from China on Taobao
- Recently they seem to be on sale from JC Wings (see the JC Wings store here)
When purchased from China they are super cheap - only 6 RMB each.
You can get clear or black stands - I prefer the black ones myself. I must have around 200 of them now and use them mainly for widebodies - especially 747s. They are suitable for all models aside from Dragon Wings / Jet-X and NG 757s.
One thing you will notice is that the size of the peg can be quite variable. This isn't a big issue as the standhole size of 400 scale models is also quite variable. Aeroclassics DC-10s and A300s for example need a bigger peg.
I recently just got another 15 from China:
![Stands_01.JPG Stands_01.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/737-1268685275d899f24d5a13c49766d14d.jpg)
![Stands_02.JPG Stands_02.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/738-71e43aa6b601dc390ab4f1ad61a0727e.jpg)
![Stands_03.JPG Stands_03.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/739-59b60289d1a4042dfa7e0586ad8f7e0a.jpg)
![STANDS_01.JPG STANDS_01.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/740-bad63a0966c6e9d2425049872c9fc325.jpg)
They also come in two sizes. I usually go for the smaller size but do have a few of the larger size as well:
![TU-154s_15.JPG TU-154s_15.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/741-9b78d421b8ed042ceb99bacbff0e0795.jpg)
Almost all my cabinets have a back row of models on these stands as you can see here on the China Eastern shelf:
![DSC02160.JPG DSC02160.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/742-3036caa12a040bdff06fe1336c096d43.jpg)
- They were provided free with every Aviation400 (first iteration), Witty Wings or Apollo model
- They are provided free with every current Aviation400 model
- They can be bought super cheap direct from China on Taobao
- Recently they seem to be on sale from JC Wings (see the JC Wings store here)
When purchased from China they are super cheap - only 6 RMB each.
You can get clear or black stands - I prefer the black ones myself. I must have around 200 of them now and use them mainly for widebodies - especially 747s. They are suitable for all models aside from Dragon Wings / Jet-X and NG 757s.
One thing you will notice is that the size of the peg can be quite variable. This isn't a big issue as the standhole size of 400 scale models is also quite variable. Aeroclassics DC-10s and A300s for example need a bigger peg.
I recently just got another 15 from China:
![Stands_01.JPG Stands_01.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/737-1268685275d899f24d5a13c49766d14d.jpg)
![Stands_02.JPG Stands_02.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/738-71e43aa6b601dc390ab4f1ad61a0727e.jpg)
![Stands_03.JPG Stands_03.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/739-59b60289d1a4042dfa7e0586ad8f7e0a.jpg)
![STANDS_01.JPG STANDS_01.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/740-bad63a0966c6e9d2425049872c9fc325.jpg)
They also come in two sizes. I usually go for the smaller size but do have a few of the larger size as well:
![TU-154s_15.JPG TU-154s_15.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/741-9b78d421b8ed042ceb99bacbff0e0795.jpg)
Almost all my cabinets have a back row of models on these stands as you can see here on the China Eastern shelf:
![DSC02160.JPG DSC02160.JPG](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/0/742-3036caa12a040bdff06fe1336c096d43.jpg)