What is the best way to hang Star wars legos (models)from my ceiling?

Answer 1

take thumb tacks and fishing line tht should do the trick

Answer 2

There really isn't a best way. LEGO bricks can't be adequately glued together except by using a noxious solvent glue, and using that will create a permanent bond. Anything less will make it more likely that you will eventually pull parts loose and cause the bulk of the model to come crashing down.

If you really want to do it, though, this is the best non-damaging (to the LEGO bricks, at least) solution that I can think of. Get hooks like you'd use for potted plants, sized according to the weight of the model you're planning to hang (for the Millennium Falcon, or any other similarly huge model, I'd really advise the use of more than one large hook, but something like the Droid Tri-Fighter could be hung with a small hook). Next, get fishing line, and make sure it's a thick gauge, so it won't snap very easily. You'll need to tie a bunch of individual loops (this will be a slow and tedious process, since you'll need to size the loops so they'll share the load evenly), and the way you'll need to use them is to cradle the model with them, but make sure the loop is located somewhere that will prevent the loop from being able to slide, that it's not right next to the edge where a light bump will make the model pop out of the loop, and that you aren't putting the loops around parts that will detach easily (no hooking it around guns). The best places to put the loops would be large crevasses in the model's structure. For instance, on an X-Wing model, I'd probably loop under both of the lower wings and try to find some way to secure a third loop about halfway between the cockpit and the nose cone (three loops will be the easiest to work with, since they will automatically split the load). For the second version of the Falcon, I'd probably go with two hooks (one to starboard and the other to port), and three loops from each hook, trying to keep the two of the loops from each trio centered in the cracks between the body panels on the upper and lower hull surfaces, and with the third loops hooked around the mandibles on the bow. Now, for the $300 Star Destroyer, which has lots of TECHNIC internals, you could actually get away with threading fishing line through some of the unused holes in the TECHNIC bricks (try to support it from the lower portions of the structure, not the top, so the weight is supported by the fishing line instead of hanging below it), and get a much more secure suspension (they did something like this in their Toy Fair showroom about 3-4 years ago). Thread the lines up through the center seam, and probably run four lines to two hooks (one off the bow and the other off the stern), with one line from each hook going to the fore and aft portions of the model, and it should also settle nicely into all of the lines.

But the main point is to remember to cradle the weight of everything as much as possible. If you think about it, it's much easier to sit in a swing than to maintain an unsupported grip on a chin-up bar. It's going to work the same way for LEGO bricks. Yes, they have some really good clutch power, but not enough to keep the weight of a heavy model suspended from parts that are attached to the top of the model. You'll just cause those parts to release their grip and send the model crashing to the floor, your dresser, or your bed (possibly while you're sleeping).

Answer 3

The best way to hang the Lego model ships would probably to take super glue and stick it on with one of the pieces that have a loop for putting strings for Lego. If you want the Lego to be able to be destroyed and rebuilt, I would suggest wrapping string around one end, and hanging with two wires from that end, and do the same with another end. There is no good way for hanging them, so use your imagination and physics skill.

Answer 4

Get some fishing wire and hang them in dramatic angles.

Answer 5

Glue them together with craft glue, tie fishing line around them, and tack them up with the line with clear thumbtacks