"Shipping painted stuff in winter?" Topic

What is the general thought about shipping painted figures and scenery in winter time? In Canada? Will this have an adverese affect or damage it? I usually ship stuff either Greyhound Courier or Canada Post. Of course, I could always wait to have it shipped out in spring.

-B6

I've never thought about it – it's never seemed to be an issue. When I lived in Toronto I always sent stuff via regular mail, no problems.

I once dropped a primed Black Tree horse off my deck into deep snow. Found it in March.

It depends on what they are, how they are painted/varnished etc e.g. one way to un-superglue something is to stick it in the freezer.

Living in Northern Finland I make sure I buy all of my mailorder paints etc in April-September as sitting in the post box at minus 20 is a sure way to kill many of them.

Bigger airmail deliveries that have to be collected from the post office and so don't see the cold can be any time of year, but I don't use the service that comes by bus in the winter as they can see sub-zero temperatures.

I have had stuff disassemble en route during winter. I have had paints (liquid) ruined during winter shipments.

The worst one was a plaster scenery piece that was shipped during winter. Showed up in a million pieces…can't be certain if it was really bad handling or if the plaster was still damp and shattered when it froze.

Normally though, it isn't a problem for most things. Make sure everything is fully dry though.

Thanks guys. Yeah the figures with superglued apendages is what concerns me. Heck ALL my figures are glued to washers, so that may be a bigger concern than I thought. :/

-B6

Yeah the figures with superglued apendages is what concerns me. Heck ALL my figures are glued to washers, so that may be a bigger concern than I thought.

It is more of an annoyance than anything else. If you make sure to pack them so there isn't a break of a miniature…but simply coming unglued…the recipient can fix it easily enough.

Not if it's the base. All mine are glued directly to a washer and built up with spackle before adding dirt. If those come unglued it'll be a hell of a repair job.

-B6