Here's a nice and fancy idea that just sprung to mind.
Materials:
- small square plastic lid. It must have a well defined lip thicker than the weapons since you'll be using this as a mold. Also, it should be about the size of a soda cracker or slightly larger.
- Mighty-putty or Bond-aid.
- Window screen.
- plastic drywall spatula (one of those small ones)
- some kind of lubricant so the Mighty-putty or Bond-aid won't stick to the guns or the plastic lid.
- Silly putty or sticky-tack or that hobby glue that dries into a snot-like material.
Step 1 - Coat the plastic lid and guns with the lubricant. Also coat the screen.
Step 2 - Mix the Mighty-putty and fill the plastic lid.
Step 3 - Press the guns into the putty.
Step 4 - Press the screen over the putty and guns.
Step 5 - Use the spatula to scrape off the excess putty through the screen. Remove the screen and scrape off the excess putty from around the lid.
Step 6 - Wait a short while and remove the guns. Remove from plastic lid when solid enough and allow to harden and cure. Also clean off the lubricant from the guns.
Step 7 - Sand edges of the tile and test guns for fitting. They most likely will be loose, but that's what you want.
Step 8 - Place a small unobtrusive amount of the stick-tack. Test fit the gun. You want enough so that the gun won't fall out if held upside down and shaking the tile, but not so much that it is difficult to remove the gun.
Step 9 - Repeat process with different guns.
Step 10 - You should now have a series of tiles with custom fit slots for various weapons, and a textured border around them. Fasten them to whatever diorama surface you want by whatever means you see fit.
Bonus Step 11 - For those who want to be extra fancy, fasten each tile to a rotating surface and make the back side look like a plain wall.
Keep in mind this just came to my mind just now, and I have no idea if that screen thing would work. The idea is pretty cool though.
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Originally Posted by Retread
Paperclips would work I'd think. Shouldn't be too hard to bend them to shape.
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If you go for this idea, I'd suggest cutting the paper clips in half so you end up with three "U" shapes. Bend the arms of the U and then stick them through from the front with the curved end pointing upwards. You may need two of these shapes per gun, but in the end they'll look much more like professional hooks than just nails stuck into the wall. Also, once they're through, you might need to bend the arms of the U upwards through the back to account for the weight.
Another option would be to get yourself a piece of particle board and one of those wire stapleguns with the rounded staples. Fire them in so that the curved loop sticks out a lot, then bend them upwards with pliers. Should be plenty secure.
