Moving/Protecting Models from Heat?

[hooknladderno1]

Hi Guys,

I will be moving to Central Florida soon. My biggest challenge will be protecting my models(built and the "stash") and paints, glues, etc. from the high Florida heat. We will be in temporary housing for at least 6 months, so most likely the above items will be in a storage unit. I know that I am not the first to do this, so "How have you guys handled this in the past? I have plastic shoe boxes with lids for my "In Progress" projects, and copy paper boxes custom cut down with dividers/wheel stops for the individual completed models. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[crazyjim]

What high Florida heat? I ran into a person a couple years ago who had a thousand + kits stored in one of storage unit places. Never a problem with warping or melting.

[Fat Brian]

Depending on your budget you could rent a small climate controlled storage unit for your model stuff. Uhaul has built places all over my area offering 8x10 up to about 10x20 indoor storage units, I believe that the smaller units go for about $70 or so a month which may be cheap insurance that nothing will get ruined depending on your collection. One thing about storing models outside in the south is humidity, I have had to store outside and as long as the building isn't in the direct blazing sun all day and has a decent amount of ventilation I have not seen any warpage even with temps up into the 90's but the decals suffered. If you do end up storing outdoors I would collect all of the decals from the kits and put them in a container and bring them with you inside. It also helps if your outbuilding is white, it keeps the inside temps down substantially.

Edited June 15, 2012 by Fat Brian

[JamesW]

Actually, when I moved back from PA I had an 8x10 unit at Uhaul and it was only about $40 a month. It wasn't kept very well heated in the winter, but during the summer they said it stayed right between 70-75.

[Rob Hall]

I use climated-controlled storage units for my stash.