Never let it be said that I don't put my equipment on the line to test new things. I wrote in this post about how I'd used Command Strips to mount my peg boards to the wall in an effort to avoid putting holes in the plaster board. It worked well for a few weeks and then this:
Bugger.
Everything else was fine but the Gryphon caught the worst of it. The top board which was carrying the most load had come away from the wall and went down with an almighty crash.
Repairs:
I tested the Command Strips and hoped they would be enough. They were not. That means I needed to go to rawlplugs and screws. Your specifics will vary based on your walls but this is internal plasterboard wall so a rawlplug and screw is more than enough.
Yellow rawlplugs and a No 4 screw into each spot fixes it in place and then it's possible to remount the boards securely. I've secured both blaster boards using this method now. The Command Strips holding the LARP weapon displays to the wall on the other side of the hall are holding fine. I suspect that's because they're much lighter than blasters.
Now to work out what to do with the Gryphon...
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