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I have some limited space and can not have all the models that I build out at the same time, so I know that I need to pack them up and store them some place. I have questions about that thou.
1. Does anyone pack them up and if so, how do you package them so that they don't get damaged.
2. Where do you store them, closets, store room, attic, etc?
3. Does heat and cold play a factor?
4. Thought about hanging them all in the garage ceiling but don't know how the heat would effect them. Texas has some pretty hot summers.
Any suggestions would be helpful in what I might need to do with them.
Although I have never stored any of my built models (I've never built enough of them to worry about it! ), I would definitely recommend that you not store them in an attic in the South, especially Texas. I have seen what ambient heat will do to a kit in a car, so I could imagine what it would do in an attic. I wouldn't store kits in any area where it gets above 100 degrees F.
Devil Dawg
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Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!
Ah, the ongoing dilemma of the scale model builder- what do you do with them after you build them. For flying models it is easy- you go out and crash them. But it is a real problem with non-flying models. They WILL take over your home after awhile! It is driving me to smaller and smaller scale so that I CAN display them all. Many modelers my age (mid-seventies) go to larger scales, as we find vision and manual dexterity tends to decline, but they all discover that problem- where to put them!
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Don Stauffer Ah, the ongoing dilemma of the scale model builder- what do you do with them after you build them.
Ah, the ongoing dilemma of the scale model builder- what do you do with them after you build them.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
I think part of the storage question is what kind of models are they?
For ships, I would recommend getting large plastic storage bins, put in several side by side with thick pieces of high density foam between and below the hulls (you can probably get scrap HDF at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore, etc.). I do not recommend putting anything above deck-level as it will cause havoc with the rigging. Also, put some in front of the bow and behind the stern.
For airplanes, I recommend plastic bins again (if they're all the same size/brand they stack well). I would use a base of foam again and use packing peanuts on top. If the gear is down, you might want to build small cardboard tubes to protect the gear.
For cars and armor, I would suggest shoeboxes with packing peanuts.
Inevitably, some parts are going to break off. But at least they can't get away and they should be quick and easy to reglue.
Groot
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Not knowing what type of models and what kind of place you live in makes it hard to say, but if I were in your shoes, I'd go buy some cheap shelf brackets and shelves and install a bunch of shelves up out of the way somewhere. Put all your models on 'em close together and cover in plastic wrap or newspaper to keep the dust off. I'm not a big fan of storing models in containers in closets because inevitably you're going to need in there from time to time for something else. Those containers will get jostled and we all know what happens then. Just my .02.
"Some say the alien didn't die in the crash. It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."
The problem with eBay is shipping completed models. I have twice had shipped models trashed and will not mail a model again. I remember reading of an experiment by a high schooler for a science fair. She mailed a box with three recording accelerometers. Everyone was amazed at the high g-readings. Considering what the boxes looked like on the stuff I mailed with package services, I can believe it! Only stuff I sell now is stuff where buyer will drive to my house!
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