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<\/a><\/p>\nAt the National Model Aviation Museum, we\u2019ve utilized our ceiling as a storage space, hanging models in custom made bridles.\u00a0 Heavier, larger models find homes on shelves.\u00a0 Museum staff have handling procedures in place that guide how the models are hung and removed from their hooks to prevent handling damage, and acid-free tissue wrapping keeps light and dust at bay.<\/p>\n
During Preservation Week 2013<\/a>, I offered a series of tips on what to consider when storing your model airplanes.\u00a0 One of the tips<\/a> was to wrap the model in acid-free tissue, or clean, unbleached muslin to protect against light, dust and moisture.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to do this.<\/strong><\/p>\n First<\/strong>, gather your supplies and prep them in a place with lots of room to work.\u00a0 I use acid-free tissue<\/a>, inert double-sided tape<\/a>, strips of plastic sheet<\/a> and a good pair of scissors.\u00a0 You might use clean, unbleached muslin<\/a>, cotton twine<\/a> and a good pair of scissors.<\/p>\n Second<\/strong>, cut the wrapping material and wrap it around the largest section of the fuselage.\u00a0 Making sure to make cut-outs for cockpits and other irregular pieces.<\/p>\n Make sure the wrapping is tight and covers each section of the fuselage equally.<\/p>\n I use strips of plastic sheeting closed with double-sided tape to hold the wrapping material in place.\u00a0 Tied cotton twine would work just as well.<\/p>\n Third<\/strong>, cover the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, and any other uncovered pieces of the fuselage.\u00a0 Wrapping these areas can often be tricky because of the smaller size and unusual shape.\u00a0 Folding the covering material to fit the shape helps, as does some patience and lots of straps holding the material in place.<\/p>\n Use smaller pieces to cover surfaces not reached by the bigger pieces of tissue.<\/p>\n Next<\/strong>, cover the wing sections the same way you covered the fuselage.\u00a0 It is important to wrap each section evenly and equally so there is no mismatched fading.<\/p>\n Once you’ve covered every part of the model, it is ready to place it storage.<\/p>\n Wing Racks mounted on walls a convenient, space-friendly method of storing models.\u00a0 Make sure the supports are close enough together to support the piece, and are wide enough to protect against pressure damage.<\/p>\n Have questions?\u00a0 Get in touch with Maria by leaving a reply, replying on Facebook, or emailing her at mariav@modelaircraft.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Picture credit:\u00a0\u00a0 National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, donated by the Cradle of Aviation Museum, 2000.87.01.<\/p>\n Models airplanes are graceful in the air, but often can be clunky, bulky, and hard to handle on the ground.\u00a0 These characteristics make finding a method of storing a large number of them rather difficult, especially when preservation needs \u2013 like protecting against light, dust, pests, and bad handling come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,92],"tags":[94,50,93],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-museum","category-preservation-week","tag-artifact-care","tag-museum-2","tag-preservation-week-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1918,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/1918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Sponsored by the ALA\u2019s Association for Library Collections and Technical Services and partner organizations, Preservation Week will inspire actions to preserve personal, family and community collections of all kinds, as well as library, museum and archive collections. It will raise awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions can play in providing ongoing preservation information. More information can be found at: www.ala.org\/preservationweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"