Hanging Model Airplane From Ceiling

A few planes particularly tailless deltas are harder to hang as there may be little fuselage to work with.

Hanging model airplane from ceiling.

It makes it easy to take down the models for dusting or showing off. Tie it into a loop using a reef knot or a double reef knot and apply selotape to the knot. A clear craft line threaded into a basic eyehook will suspend the airplane. Use the finest fishing line you can find that will support the weight of the model.

You ll need to tie fishing line around 3 points on the plane e g nose tail and or wings and secure them to hook s on the ceiling. Get it as soon as fri sep 11. A slipknot should make it easy to adjust the lengths and allow you to take the plane down easily for dusting. For small kits a single loop twisted into a figure 8 is fine.

Get it as soon as fri sep 25. Using more than 1 hook will keep the plane from moving much due to drafts in the room. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. When i want to hang a model i grab a pair of the loops i ve tied and hang them over a cuphook in the ceiling then loop one around the tail and the other around the nose.

Large 8 5 hang retro airplane aircraft model home decor ornament toy home office desktop decoration retro world war i german wings model ww1 aircraft model blue 4 5 out of 5 stars 104. For example if your model will hang 20 inches from the ceiling cut 52 inches of line 20 20 12 52. Large kits will need 2 separate loops fixed some distance apart. Some models come with mounting holes but you can still hang airplanes that don t have mounting holes.

Measure and cut two pieces double the length of the distance you want your model to hang from the ceiling plus about 12 inches for adjustments.