Hangar-Rash?

Don't let this happen to you..



The above model-airplane.. (a Guillow's Fokker DR-1 rubber-job..) was stored where I thought it would be reasonably safe. Our new kitten got to it though.  

This thread is a side-note to another on storage-solutions.. but I feel that this deserves more attention for a method to keep the actual model-airplane out of harms way when being stored.

I always have an assortment of bungee-cords around my shop. When the supply gets low.. they're one of those "staple-things" that I promptly re-stock. (I'll get to the point shortly..)



The small jar-containers in the front of the drawer contain x20 small bungee-cords/hooks for around $4.. at my local "Job-Lot" store. These  bungee's are about 12" long.. and have a much smaller-dia. elastic-cord.. and smaller hooks.

Downstairs in our house... is the only climate-controlled space for me to hangar my models. The unfinished-portion of our "basement/cellar" is where my workshop is.. and is also home to two cat-litter boxes.. the clothes-washer/dryer, the oil-burner/oil-tank.. and a lot of other stuff..  but there's open-framework above; in the form of bays in-between the floor-joists that's being utilized for storage. I need to optimize these bays. There's a lot of available space for storing sheet-goods, rolled-plans etc.

But.. for many of my small airplanes.. I hang them from a 3" Copper drain-pipe that connects the kitchen drain to the main stand-pipe; using the mini-bungees hooked-around their landing-gear. (excuse the dust.. )




The pipe runs near a wall.. so in my case, it's minimally-intrusive. There are currently 14 models hanging from that pipe alone.

I have also utilized the joists as anchor-points for bungee-hooks.




It's really helped to keep my models safe from being accidentally crushed by something falling on them. If they do get bumped.. they swing-away.. which minimizes shock.