fox

When we moved in November, we moved all the small stuff by ourselves in several trips. When I was ready, we borrowed our neice's pick up and set it up to move the model stuff. Everything was packed in boxes separately with all the heavy stuff on the bed of the truck on top of 2 large quilts for padding. Everything else was packed with loads of quilts and blankets in between the boxes and tied down every couple of rows. The models and equipment were moved in 2 trips with only 1 minor accident. My fault. I packed an Su-37 too tightly and the wheels snapped off the landing gear. No problem. Drilled them out and mounted with a wire axle. Good as new.

Good luck to all in your moves.

Jim 

 

When we moved in November, we moved all the small stuff by ourselves in several trips. When I was ready, we borrowed our neice's pick up and set it up to move the model stuff. Everything was packed in boxes separately with all the heavy stuff on the bed of the truck on top of 2 large quilts for padding. Everything else was packed with loads of quilts and blankets in between the boxes and tied down every couple of rows. The models and equipment were moved in 2 trips with only 1 minor accident. My fault. I packed an Su-37 too tightly and the wheels snapped off the landing gear. No problem. Drilled them out and mounted with a wire axle. Good as new.

Good luck to all in your moves.

Jim 

tempestjohnny

 

 

Johnny Reb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sure know what you mean. It looks like me and wife will be moving soon too.

 

Sigh... how to pack all those fragile models? I think I remember seeing an article in FSM awhile back dealing with this very issue and it gave advice as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've packed all my built kits.  Here's what I did. I put each individual Kit in a ziploc bag.  Then layered packing peanuts in a box with the kits sandwiched between layers. If anything does fall off the kits it will be in the ziploc bag

 

So far,I put the armor models in plastic shoe boxes,one on the large ones,two on the smaller ones.I surround them with fiber fill,which is used to stuff pillows or stuffed animals from Hobby Lobby.then I packed 6 boxes in a cardboard box,also filled with fiber fill to stop the boxes from moving.My 1/350 ships,one or two to a box with their base glued to the bottom of a cardboard box.And I will be transporting the builds,not rhe mover.

Johnny Reb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sure know what you mean. It looks like me and wife will be moving soon too.

 

Sigh... how to pack all those fragile models? I think I remember seeing an article in FSM awhile back dealing with this very issue and it gave advice as well.

 

I've packed all my built kits.  Here's what I did. I put each individual Kit in a ziploc bag.  Then layered packing peanuts in a box with the kits sandwiched between layers. If anything does fall off the kits it will be in the ziploc bag

kensar

I live in Hendersonville.  Maybe when you are settled enough we can meet to swap modeling ideas.

There is a contest coming up on May 19 in Simpsonville SC if you're interested.

 

Dont think I will be down there that soon,but thanks for heads up,will want to know about local shows.

I live in Hendersonville.  Maybe when you are settled enough we can meet to swap modeling ideas.

There is a contest coming up on May 19 in Simpsonville SC if you're interested.

Tojo72

Well in preparing for the sale of my house and impending move,I decided to box up the stash and the work bench,tools,and supplies.

I dont know when I will see some bench time again,but I will still be around posting for sure.Keep you all up to date.

 

Sigh... how to pack all those fragile models? I think I remember seeing an article in FSM awhile back dealing with this very issue and it gave advice as well.

Pretty sure we're going from New England to the Carolinas.

Good luck to you sir and I hope that you are able to get the factory up and running again soon's as possible!

Good luck Tojo,

The ready bag is a good idea and that's what I've done in the past. Esential tools and a kit that's in the assembly stage along with a TV tray. You may never get to it during the wait but you have it incase you start to jones.

ManCityFan ;

 now you know why I retired to TEXAS     T.B.

Good luck tojo with your move 

Greg

Best of luck with the move, Tojo.

 

I'm with Greg, best of luck, Tojo.

goldhammer

Good luck on the move and sale.

Will be doing the same in the next 2-3 months.

 

Ditto

Best of luck with the move, Tojo.

Good luck with the move Tojo! Lots of work but I've found things in my stash I didn't know I even had this way.... 

If you have the time pop up and visit our show in Salem, Virginia on August 11.

http://www.rvipms.com/

It's under 'contest' but no details are up other than the date yet. 

Good luck on the move. And I can relate, breaking down my bench today and packing up my supplies! 

Tojo72

 

 

tempestjohnny

Good luck with the move. I'm right with you Have packed up all the stash and the built kits Will be moving from Connecticut to SW Florida

 

 

 

 

Nice,I have family on Sanibel,and friends in Ft Myers

 

tempestjohnny

Good luck with the move. I'm right with you Have packed up all the stash and the built kits Will be moving from Connecticut to SW Florida

 

Nice,I have family on Sanibel,and friends in Ft Myers

Good luck on your escape!

While I have my dream shop now- 12 x 20 basement room, I certainly put in enough years in dinky places.  I never stopped modeling when I went off to college, building in three different dorm rooms.  Then, in different apartments when I was in AF and back to grad school.  Then, another apartment before we bought our first house.

It is possible to build simple kits with a portable board that goes on a table or desk, with a small portable case to store tools and supplies.  I found in the most restricted areas that certain kinds of models took more easily to portable building than others.  Old ships and WW1 airplanes can be brush painted and still look fine.  This past winter my basement got too cold to work in for any long period, so I rigged up a building board I could use on dinette table, and worked on a paper model I had been wanting to try.

Only real disaster I had in dorm was when I was building a balsa model with a carved fuselage.  I had the waste basket half full of balsa chips and my roommate came in after drinking a bit too much.  He was smoking a cigar and flicked it into waste basket.  Fortunately, no smoke detectors in those days and we got the fire out with only a scorched basket as damage- but we did have to pay for the basket when we checked out that spring :-(

Hi, I sure can relate to the moves.

I created a small emergency kit. Just the bare essentials, knife, a few extra blades, a file, a little glue, no bigger than a shaving kit.  When everything just got too much for me, I would pick up a simple 1/72 kit or an old airfix figure and kept myself busy.  Just to get past that craving for modelling. Kept my sanity when the going got rough. Kept the kits in an old shoe box, finished them later on. Just kept me occupied.

All the best. 

Good luck on the trip and the move Tojo. We just moved in November. We're about 3 miles from the turnpike entrance at Morgantown. That makes us about 1/2 hour closer to the contests that we usually enter. Was hoping to see you at Mosquitocon. If not, Maraudercon in Virginia will be pretty close to you. Maybe we'll see you there. 

Enjoy your retirement.

Jim  

Life is frought with silly delays. We'll wait for your return!

Yup, as an upstate New Yorker, I can relate on the taxes.  My sister moved from Buffalo to North Carolina, and has never looked back.  She loves it there.  

Good luck on the move, and hope you can get a bench sorted out soon.

Good luck with your move Tojo, don't rush it but HURRY BACK MAN. After moving the company I work for in January/ early Feburary I refuse to move again. Hope it goes smooth and easy good sir.