Answers.Body: <p>This may sound odd, have you considered using an upside-down fish tank? I've actually seen this used in the past after the former occupant died. It was only a smaller model on a baseplate, but the width of the glass for the tank managed to fit inbetween the studs on the baseplate and worked quite well. Granted, stacking them could produce an issue, and you might want to try plastic tanks instead of glass ones but depending on the size they might start quite cheap.</p>
  
  <p>Something like this (but upside-down, and not containing fish):
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fmbcD.png" alt="enter image description here">
  <sup>Image from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelguy/4208026780/in/pool-lego/" rel="noreferrer">http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelguy/4208026780/in/pool-lego/</a></sup></p>
  
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Answers.Text: I love that, can't believe I've never seen something like it before.
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Answers.Text: @Chopper3 - Something similar came up in this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/568/are-lego-elements-safe-to-use-in-an-aquarium-with-fish
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Answers.Text: You can pick up used ones a lot cheaper on Craigslist than you would pay for custom made display cases. While not suitable for every model, they do provide a dust free enviroment when placed on a flat surface.
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Answers.Text: Isn't that, like, overkill-level heavy?
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Answers.Body: <p>Whatever you do, keep in consideration light will discolor your bricks put in display. I had a little A-Wing model standing on a computer for a couple year and surfaces exposed to sun light discolored.  The exposure doesn't need to be direct.</p>
  
  <p>see this <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/921/will-my-legos-discolor-in-indirect-sunlight">article</a> about the topic</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I think some fishtanks may be UV-protected or have treated glass...which might be a added bonus of the fishtank idea. Not massively effective, but better than nothing.
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Body: <p>My wife and I recently started to re-enjoy Lego and had a lot of fun building the Grand Emporium and a few other pieces but now they're collecting dust and we're lucky enough to have a few spare rooms about the place to keep them in.</p>
  
  <p>What sort of thing do you guys use to cover your built models?</p>
  
  <p>I've found one company that's local that'll make custom clear-plastic covers (well five-sided boxes really) but they're a little expensive, just thought I'd ask the experts!</p>
  
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Title: How do you store your built models for long-term display?
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ThreadText: # How do you store your built models for long-term display?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-05)
  
  My wife and I recently started to re-enjoy Lego and had a lot of fun building the Grand Emporium and a few other pieces but now they're collecting dust and we're lucky enough to have a few spare rooms about the place to keep them in.
  
  What sort of thing do you guys use to cover your built models?
  
  I've found one company that's local that'll make custom clear-plastic covers (well five-sided boxes really) but they're a little expensive, just thought I'd ask the experts!
  
  **Tags:** storage
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-01-06. Score: 14
  
  This may sound odd, have you considered using an upside-down fish tank? I've actually seen this used in the past after the former occupant died. It was only a smaller model on a baseplate, but the width of the glass for the tank managed to fit inbetween the studs on the baseplate and worked quite well. Granted, stacking them could produce an issue, and you might want to try plastic tanks instead of glass ones but depending on the size they might start quite cheap.
  
  Something like this (but upside-down, and not containing fish):
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/fmbcD.png)
  Image from <http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelguy/4208026780/in/pool-lego/>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I love that, can't believe I've never seen something like it before.  
  > **username_2**: @Chopper3 - Something similar came up in this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/568/are-lego-elements-safe-to-use-in-an-aquarium-with-fish  
  > **username_3**: You can pick up used ones a lot cheaper on Craigslist than you would pay for custom made display cases. While not suitable for every model, they do provide a dust free enviroment when placed on a flat surface.  
  > **username_4**: Isn't that, like, overkill-level heavy?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2012-01-09. Score: 3
  
  Whatever you do, keep in consideration light will discolor your bricks put in display. I had a little A-Wing model standing on a computer for a couple year and surfaces exposed to sun light discolored. The exposure doesn't need to be direct.
  
  see this [article](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/921/will-my-legos-discolor-in-indirect-sunlight) about the topic
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think some fishtanks may be UV-protected or have treated glass...which might be a added bonus of the fishtank idea. Not massively effective, but better than nothing.  
  
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