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Not too sure how big these ships are, but I am sure this case would be ok for some of them, this one was for sale brand new at £170.00 acrylic top curved edges welded ends on an oak veneered base. 
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 Wow! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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any chance of the dimensions? please. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Big problem with acrylic though is that is scratches soooo easily - even when running a duster over it, combine that with when you make it big enough to house the victory it isn't sturdy enough and will wobble all over the place.
Still better off with glass - thats why the cases I make are only made with glass now!
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Blue-Joe,I would like to disagree with you there,my brother in law has an 8'x4'x4' made from acrylic,which when full holds a hell of a lot of water & it doesn't distort one little bit,so a case is hardly likely to wobble unless it was made from really thin acrylic. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Dontshootme wrote:Blue-Joe,I would like to disagree with you there,my brother in law has an 8'x4'x4' made from acrylic,which when full holds a hell of a lot of water & it doesn't distort one little bit,so a case is hardly likely to wobble unless it was made from really thin acrylic. But how thick is the acrylic?? You make anything thick enough and it will take the wobble out of it. Make it thick to take the distortion and the cost would be as much as toughened glass if not more and the weight would be about the same if not more - I know as I did ALOT of research into it when putting the design for my cases together. Which would you rather have - Glass or plastic? I know which I would have everytime.
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The case I had made for my last Ship is Acrylic, this was recommended by the specialist manufacturer. The reasons given were weight and safety. I agree it will obviously scratch much more easily, but I have had no problem with it so far and I have cleaned it a number of times, taking no particular care whilst doing so.
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although it is true that acrylic will scratch much easier than glass, it is without doubt a much safer way to display anything large, the broad sides with narrower ends take out any potential to wobble, to avoid scratches I vacuum or feather dust off any particles before cleaning with warm soapy water, many scratches or scuffs can be buffed out with ordinary car T.cut or brasso type solution, acrylic is far lighter, my case was made in 3mm acrylic and was carried away bubble wrapped without any fuss by a single person, thicker acrylic would cost more but the case would still be fraction of the price and weight of a glass one of similar size, safer cheaper and easier to move around and also able to block over 90% of paint dulling UV light, acrylic has a lot going for it.
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steveemmo wrote:although it is true that acrylic will scratch much easier than glass, it is without doubt a much safer way to display anything large, the broad sides with narrower ends take out any potential to wobble, to avoid scratches I vacuum or feather dust off any particles before cleaning with warm soapy water, many scratches or scuffs can be buffed out with ordinary car T.cut or brasso type solution, acrylic is far lighter, my case was made in 3mm acrylic and was carried away bubble wrapped without any fuss by a single person, thicker acrylic would cost more but the case would still be fraction of the price and weight of a glass one of similar size, safer cheaper and easier to move around and also able to block over 90% of paint dulling UV light, acrylic has a lot going for it. Hi all, Really glad this topic has come up as it was something I had been pondering. As a person who has a very large fish collection(18 1/2 feet of tanks in my lounge)I can say acrylic is not such a bad idea. Fish tanks are also made of acrylic/glass and are obviously prone to algae growth and there are items on sale for SCRAPPING algae off, even off acrylic. All that would be needed to keep the outside clean would be a very soft cloth and a small amount of mild detergent in luke warm water and then dry with a micro fiber cloth. Regards Delboy271155 COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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