I may be moving at some point in the future. Any suggestions on how to safely pack up my models so they don’t arrive as a pile of plastic parts? I don’t have an issue with my cars, i just roll them in some bubble wrap individually and stack them in boxes since there are no small bits to break off on…

A couple of things worked ok for me a few years back. One was to cut squares of foam to fit inside a box. Cut an opening in the center of the foam, large enough to clear the landing gear and any stores, but small enough to rest the nose, tail and wing tips on the foam. Cut a mating piece of foam …

[image] Bomber14: no small bits to break off on the outside Your cars have no side mirrors or antenna? I guess it depends on the era of car as many of my kits have side mirrors and a few have spoilers which would snap off if I rolled mine up. I find the small plastic cases designed for storin…

For planes I bought a bunch of that cotton candy like pillow stuffing from Hobby lobby or Michael’s, I laid a bed of it in a cardboard box,I placed the plane on top of it so its off its gear,then gently added more stuffing on top of the plane until it fills the box and effectly traps the plane betwe…

I just packed up a 1/48 model to mail to my son and I used the same method md72 mentioned. Basically carved out a space for the model to sit in the foam and used corresponding pieces to lock it in. I won’t know if it survived intact until next week, fingers crossed. You might not need that level of …

It turns out that this topic is relevant every six months. [image] Model transportation Scale Modeling Q&A Since I will be entering in my first model contest this upcoming weekend, I need some advice on how to bring the model. I will be going by car, so just holding the mo…

this is a good idea mark and i probably will do something like it. i guess foam may be a little cheaper than the tubs. the boxes my wife can get at work. I may combine it with tojo’s method. i like the idea of wrapping them in a baggie too. Joe

most of my cars are stock cars that have nothing on the outside to break off although i do have a few street cars. the mirrors may snap off, yes, but the antennas i don’t glue into the drilled hole just for the reason of transporting. I have about 20 aircraft mostly 1/48 fighters and about 50 cars, …

I like this also, may work for larger builds as well as in conjunction with md’s method, thanks.

what i do when going to a contest, and i am fortunate since they are within a 30 min drive, was to cut slots in two narrow pieces of Styrofoam for the wing tips to slide into so the planes hang suspended by their wings and there is no pressure on gear and antenna. since the contests included cars to…

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions so far. i can start packing ahead of time now. Joe

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