11-16-2009, 01:30 PM
Quote:Do the screw posts punch through the back of the frame? It feels like they will and I'll have to do some drilling, so it goes...In my limited experience some are long enough to go through and some aren't. The vaulted screwplates sometimes will not engage the screwpost's threads though.
The Order posts generally are, but my T1 BM & CSM posts are not and in which case I just made the drilled hole quite tight and I display the original screwplate with the medals.Quote:But! since I want to hang this set on a wall - preferably in my living room, I'm probably going to need those round "stick-on" black rubber "bumpers" to keep the frame safely enough away from the wall, yet still hang sturdy.Yep. I only need them on the bottom two corners as I utilize the the oldschool picture hanging method: wire between two screweyes in the back upper frame.
Quote:That brings me to the next problem. I like the idea of small strips of paper with identification (above/below) the award, but I can't use just plain white paper because it would take away from the near-parade style color background. I'm thinking a dull gold color with either blue or black text. I have a friend who is a licensed interior designer and knows what all those fancy colors are and would probably help here - but I'm liking the idea of identifying them more and more. I think people would appreciate the display more if they knew what they were looking at.I did a quick video of some of my display's backgrounds and posted it here:
YouTube - display background, militaria
The results aren't that great but it may help.
Definitely I like labels for each item. It makes the display more complete I feel.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
