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Any recommendations about what size to use of acrylic rod for a flight stand

What's wrong with the standard flying base? What is your end goal? etc. Give us more information.

Aeronautica scale?

I use a secret weapon widget and 1/2" acrylic rod combo for mine.

(I don't use the cruciform widget from the kit or the GW stand).

GW flying stem is fine if the resin Valkyrie has a crucifix socket; if not then I recommend getting the flyer kit at dragonforge.com

It’s Forgeworld so no crucifix socket. Thanks for the help all

Here is how I converted mine to fit the GW Flying Stands. (I have a spare frame or the brass rods I used before and can get you the diameter of the holes that supported the resin models before I did this if you want?)



These were made from sprue glued together with plastic cement. While they look a little rough, they would be on the underside of the aircraft.

Here they are fitted in place underneath the two Valkyries before painting. Those little white areas are where I added thin plastic card to make perfect fits with the plastic flying stand tops. They were secured to the aircraft with 5 minute epoxy for added strength and a braced against the bottom of the side door slides.




Then some paint to match them to the bottom of the fuselage and they work perfectly. I found the rod method led to tipping as it is not a solid base.

Hope that helps,

CB