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04/06/2026 10:32 am
A few days ago in a post now far, far away, I remember someone mentioning placing foam of some sort under the larger, heavier models, to avoid flattening of the tires, over time. Memory suggests Mister Jackman had imput in this regard, as well as others. I am about to set up the 1/18 Anson Bentley and the recently acquired 1/18 Delage D8-120 in separate displays and I want to make certain I protect them adequately. I assume a dimension 'amidship' is where the weight should land, and the space under my Anson Bentley is about 11.5 x 8 x 2,5 cms and my question would be what density has been proven effective? I would imagine too soft is as useless as too hard, in this case, so I would love to hear from others about how they successfully prevented tire flattening with larger models.
04/06/2026 10:42 am
Lol, the Hell with the foam cuz where I sit this morning I’m captivated by how beautifully elegant each of your models look.
Steve
04/06/2026 1:03 pm
It was me who mentioned that I have my white metal models (Brooklins and others) sitting on foam to try and stop the tyres flattening. But those models are kept in drawers so you are looking down on them from above. If a model is to be displayed on a shelf at eye level it might look pretty odd sitting on a visible bed of foam. I would have thought the best solution would be to find a piece of the packaging material that so many products come in - hard foam, blown polystyrene, rubber or whatever, or even a small offcut of wood - of a suitable size and firmness to make the model sit just a fraction clear of the shelf. and trim it to a width so it supports the middle of the model but isn't too visible or obtrusive. Depending on the amount and location of any underbody detailing on the model, it should be possible to support it with just a couple of small pieces of foam, rubber or whatever under the axles at front and rear, where they would be pretty much hidden by the wheels (given the size of the wheels and tyres on the models shown it should be easy enough to hide bits of supporting material behind them).
Or maybe you could just pump the tyres up a bit harder.
This post was modified 1 week ago by Graeme Ogg
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
04/06/2026 1:40 pm
In agreement with Graeme's reply. If, in the case of your Delage, you aren't unscrewing it from it's plinth, there is nothing that need be done, support is already there. Anything else, follow this simple logic - support the car from beneath with blocks that you can cut to size. Locate so that the wheels are just barely off the ground and not noticeable.
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04/06/2026 1:51 pm
Perhaps leaving it on its original base and finding an acrylic cover slightly larger thereby leaving well-enough alone is the best way to display the Delage, although I do inflate the tires on our 1:1 classics when they are not being used, so Graeme's counsel to inflate might be the best option. I will employ the use of something under the axles for the Bentley, as it arrived in styro.
Thank you for clearing this up for me, gentlemen, and when I sort out the solution I will take pics.