Ball joint mounting?

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:07 am

So I've seen a number of builds that utilize a ball-jointed mounting system...

Something like THIS
http://www.makmodeler.com/wp-content/up ... 100173.jpg
or THIS
http://www.makmodeler.com/wp-content/up ... 090068.jpg
or THIS
http://www.makmodeler.com/wp-content/up ... 070812.jpg
or THIS
http://www.makmodeler.com/wp-content/up ... 080067.jpg

Any suggestions as to where to start??

Bellerophon · Post by **Bellerophon** » Mon May 28, 2012 1:20 pm

You DO have a bunch of R2 AMT repops, don't you? It's the prize in the box.

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Mon May 28, 2012 3:59 pm

no I need something a little more heavy duty for my star destroyer

JadedMonk · Post by **JadedMonk** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:31 pm

Often see them marketed as CCTV mounts. Panavise makes them too.

Ah, 'ere we go.

http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-Micro-Ro ... 52&sr=1-73

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:35 pm

Oh awesome. That's the ticket. Thanks dude. I've got a PM out to Moff Eaton himself with the same questions...

Glorfindel · Post by **Glorfindel** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:41 pm

nicholassagan wrote:Oh awesome. That's the ticket. Thanks dude. I've got a PM out to Moff Eaton himself with the same questions...

Moff Eaton? Sounds evil if you ask me. I'd bring some Jedi for back up here.

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:02 pm

Panavise ball mounts. Sturdiest ball mount I know of.

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:04 pm

Yup. Panavise is it. I'll be getting a nice one for my ISD now.

Thanks guys!

Glorfindel · Post by **Glorfindel** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:42 am

Kylwell wrote:Panavise ball mounts. Sturdiest ball mount I know of.

True....I keep one on my desk for holding large parts that I'm working on for various reasons. Panavise should even be overkill for an Ani SD. All the better.
JM that is a great mount for models....nice job.
Hey Nick if you can show a pic with it mounted on that for all to see. It'll help everyone out on mounting large projects. Should look cool.

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:07 am

You got it.

http://nicholassagan.files.wordpress.co ... g_6789.jpg

This is the 6" version on my AMT Star Destroyer. It's study as heck. I wish I could have found a more streamlined/slim one at the same length though.

Glorfindel · Post by **Glorfindel** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:22 pm

Will you be attaching the base of the Panavise to wooden base? And thanks for posting the pic. You can see the thumb screws that you can open up and tilt the model for even more display effect. Great little device....very handy.

nicholassagan · Post by **nicholassagan** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:40 pm

Yes, I'll be screwing it to the base. In fact, it's screwed in right now but I'd like to finish up the model before finishing the base. Eventually there will be a hole cut out for a 9V...I'm even thinking about adding a few Death Star panels or something. But that wouldn't be consistant with the ship...

Anyway. This mounts are really awesome. It seems there are plenty of variations, too.