OK, here’s a diorama accessory for aircraft or armor, or any other idea you can come up in 1/144 scale. How about N Gauge railroading?

The product is a set of 6 metal barriers with legs and connectors, so you could make a hexagonal pen, or put 6 of them against a wall with a 2X2 setup and the wall is the 4th side.

There was a time when I wished we had those barriers for the static display aircraft at my Guard unit’s air show. In spite of the “NO SMOKING” signs prominently displayed around the aircraft, there was one guy who lit one up. Right under the wing of an F-14. Next to the fuel tank. Well, it was a shady spot. I called him on the “no smoking” rule, and he was going to put his cigarette out in the nicely provided butt can. Except this can was actually for overflowed fuel from the wing tank, and if I hadn’t physically restrained him, he would have burned himself and the aircraft. And possibly me too.

Anyway, the barriers require almost no assembly. They are cut out from the fret, the legs are bent 90 degrees to allow the barriers to stand, and the ring on the connector is bent 90 degrees to allow the hook and ring to connect.

I found a wonderful tool to use with these objects. Bead pliers are used by jewelry makers to hold small objects. The pliers have a nicely set up tip to hold small things, and they made the bending a lot easier.

There is some adjustment required to get the legs perpendicular to the main part of the fence, and either the ring or the legs need to be adjusted to get the hook to mate with the ring.

After the adjustments are complete, it’s up to your imagination where and how you’re going to use them.

Evaluation

Recommended. These things can be used for anything from crowd control to livestock pens. Or perhaps an aircraft up on jacks with the wheels off needs a safety barrier?