"Red Over Blue: Guide, Packing Miniatures for Shipment" Topic
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| Red Over Blue | 22 Dec 2014 7:24 a.m. PST |
Hello all, link I have uploaded a short guide on how to pack miniatures for shipment via post. I hope this comes in handy for those wishing to sell and ship figures via eBay or any other service. Enjoy! |
| cloudcaptain | 22 Dec 2014 9:01 a.m. PST |
More people need to follow these guidelines. The phone company insists on bringing me phone books. I have found that the pages make good individual wrappers for figs (in lieu of the thin foam you use in your example). I put those by group into ziplocks sealed with duct tape. Works like a charm. You have to be very careful about the weight of figs in a single bag though. |
| Red Over Blue | 22 Dec 2014 9:05 a.m. PST |
Phone book pages sound like they could also be used to fill space, as I do with the large air packing bags. Great idea! |
 Sgt Slag  | 22 Dec 2014 9:44 a.m. PST |
I prefer wax paper around the painted figure. The wax may rub off a bit, but it is not abrasive, and it will do no harm (foams, and paper, are actually a little abrasive, around 1,200+ Grit; auto mechanics used US dollar bills to clean points in ignition systems because of its abrasiveness -- actually, US dollar bills are made of cotton fiber, not wood pulp, but you get the idea). If you wrap 2+ layers around the figure, gently, it will be well protected, paint and all. After that, a foam wrap would be a great idea. Cheers! |
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