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Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2005Looking for Boxes
Hello folks I am wanting to track down a range of nice boxes that will enable me to house my locos and carriages neatly. I imagine them to be made from heavier cardboard than Hornby/Bachmann supplies and if possible would have an embossed and coloured finish - prefer red, but will consider other colours. I feel certain someone out there must have faced the same issue, so any help and suggestions gratefully received. Preferred dimensions are: 75-110mm wide X 200, 250, 300, 350 mm long - depth 40 - 60 mm aprox. Thanks Steve - down-under >Hello folks > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >75-110mm wide X 200, 250, 300, 350 mm long - depth 40 - 60 mm aprox. I have rather a lot of stock for my garden railway, so what I decided to do was make some trays to hold everything. These trays are constructed out of 75 x 12 mm softwood for the sides, screwed to hardboard or thin plywood bases. The normal size of the trays is 500 x 350 mm, and they are divided internally into compartments with 30 mm strips of 2 mm polystyrene, which cross each other by means of halving joints where necessary. The compartments are 42 mm wide, and have bubble-wrap stuck in the right places to prevent damage to the stock. I can get 11 coaches into a tray, and 33 short-wheelbase wagons. Some trays are made slightly wider to accommodate long-wheelbase wagons or longer coaches without losing too much space. These trays are easy to make, the most time-consuming part being sorting out the internal dividers, which are cut from large sheets of transparent polystyrene sheeting from the do-it-yourself supermarket.  SignatureJane OO in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html excellent idea here - thanks! >>Hello folks >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > out the internal dividers, which are cut from large sheets of transparent > polystyrene sheeting from the do-it-yourself supermarket. > >>I am wanting to track down a range of nice boxes that will enable me to > >>house my locos and carriages neatly. I imagine them to be made from [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >>I feel certain someone out there must have faced the same issue, so any > >>help I keep N gauge stuff in some blue sponge U shaped thingies I got off ebay. The are really effective for storing and stacking without damaging the stock and are available for OO also - I am sure you could get them in just about any size you liked. just had a quick browse on ebay... take a look at "locoguard" http://tinyurl.com/3u63d >>Hello folks >> >>I am wanting to track down a range of nice boxes that will enable me to >>house my locos and carriages neatly. >>I feel certain someone out there must have faced the same issue, so any help >>and suggestions gratefully received. > >I have rather a lot of stock for my garden railway, so what I decided to >do was make some trays to hold everything. > The compartments are 42 mm wide, and have bubble-wrap stuck >in the right places to prevent damage to the stock. I I may be completely wrong but do you not have to take care that the bubble wrap is of a certain grade/quality. ISTR that some types can interact with other plastics causing marks if left in contact for a long time. G.Harman I imagine any product that could promote sweating would be a concern, especially against weathered items. My application isn't really for storage as such, rather I am wanting to have individually boxed Locos, and passenger carriages. But the other ideas/offerings have been gratefully received! Steve >>>Hello folks >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > G.Harman >> The compartments are 42 mm wide, and have bubble-wrap stuck >>in the right places to prevent damage to the stock. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >ISTR that some types can interact with other plastics causing marks if >left in contact for a long time. With luck the only part of the stock that comes into contact with the bubble wrap is the wheels and the couplings. >G.Harman SignatureJane OO in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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