a big mini idea... display

Hi Sun,

Well having had a think about the display idea and combining this with the logistics of shipping something to you (a one piece stand would be easy to design, but bulky) I've come up with an idea.

The pictures below are a prototype print of part of the design, in that it is the shelf that you would display the models on, the ultimate display stand would support 10 of these 'shelfs' (I should add this one is not full length as it was for test printing - the imagined ones will hold several more mini's).  The shelf includes grooves for the wheels as well as a raised rail that fits into the chassis of the mini's thus stopping them being simply lifted off - instead they have to be slid off the ends and I may come up with a way of securing that as well yet, still thinking about it.

Anyway here's the idea;

Shelf with 4 mini's on it...


Same held upside down showing the raised rail in effect


Shelf on its own showing the configuration




The bottom of the shelf where you can see the sockets that the upright supports will fit in once all the parts are printed


Here's a screen dump from the CAD package of the complete set of components (although there will be 10 needed of the shelf shown in the foreground)


Let me know what you think