How to pack a model?

[John Pol]

Hi all hope someone knows the best way to ship a built model with no damage. Any help would be great.

John

[JamesW]

Bubble wrap and LOTS of peanuts.

[John Pol]

do you wrap the model in the bubble wrap?

John

[JamesW]

Iwould wrap it in tissue paper THEN bubble wrap. Put it in a box of equivilent size, then dead center of a larger box surrounded by peanuts.

[Jantrix]

Iwould wrap it in tissue paper THEN bubble wrap. Put it in a box of equivilent size, then dead center of a larger box surrounded by peanuts.

Great advice, but be aware. If you are going to ship this all bets are off. Murphy's Law laughs at this situation.

[sports850]

Do you guy's have the aerosol cans of expanding foam up there ? I received a model that had been wrapped in tissue , then thin foam and put in a bag . Then the expanding foam was sprayed into a box and the model sat in it , then a bit of glad wrap (plastic kitchen film) over the top and more expanding foam over that . When it got here I just cut the box apart , lifted the top half of the foam off and took the model out , it worked brilliantly and I thought worth the extra effort as it was a very fragile and detailed model .