"SF Cargo Pallets For 15mm?" Topic

What forklift platforms do you guys use, when stacking and loading containers into the cargo bay?

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Perhaps inverted 20-25mm square plastic bases? Something else? Suggestions?

Or do you prefer old school wooden pallets?

Thanks,

Dan

Never thought of that – always had crates, boxes, barrels, etc., for holds/warehouses.

What scale?

Does Hirst make them in the larger sizes??

In 15 mm this might b convertible…

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I have thought of just making some out of plastic sheeting.

Basicly cutting out squares then strips to length of the squares then just glue three strips in place

GZG stores pallets
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Minifig 12mm/modern/equipment/assorted pallets

and HO is pretty close
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I already have loads of individual canisters, barrels, crates and boxes that I am going to use, but I thought it would be a little more realistic if each grouping was glued to its own pallet/skid:

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Plus, it would make it easier to place on the table and move around if they were already glued onto a pallet, right?

Dan

Do you guys think these mini Scrabble tiles might work?

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It says they are half inch by half inch.

Dan

I picked up a copy of that edition of Scrabble at the SPCA thrift a few days ago, so you can judge for yourself:

Apologies for the crappy picture, I just used what was on hand, and I still haven't figured out how to trick my phone into taking decent macro shots.

Here are some other ideas:

Math manipulative tiles:
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Legos:

Flip this one upside down and the raised dots would become the legs of the pallet:

You could also take a flat tile and cut a couple lengths of the trapezoidal sprue that most GW models come on in order to make the standoffs under the tile.

Or you could take some diamond tread plate from Plastruct or Evergreen and some granny-grating cross-stitch fabric from Michaels. Cut them into same-sized squares and then glue one atop the other.

I like that granny cloth idea will have to give that a try.

Of course, being a bear of very little brain, it took a while to occur to me that I could just make you some! What do you think of these? They're 20mm square, but I could make them smaller, if you'd prefer.

Wow!!!!

And I think 20mm would work just fine, if you ask me.

Dan

Cool! Here they are on Shapeways, in groups of 10. The price is higher than I'd anticipated, so I'll have to see if I can remove some excess material and bring it down a bit.

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Forklifts are SO last millennium; EVERYONE uses port-a-lev, now…

Doug

Yes. But would you lift the cargo singly or still by the pallet?

Dan

Anti-grav pallets?

Those look pretty good! :D

Javelin98,

Agreed. Thinner would be great!

Dan

Okay, I thinned them down as much as I could get away with, stacked them more tightly together, and reduced each set from 10 to 8. They still cost more than I'd like, but the prices are at least more reasonable now.

Anti-grav pallets?

Star Trek used the equivalent of suction lifters; just slap 'em on the side, use the handle to push/pull where you want.

Begs the question: are they anti-momentum, as well? ;->=

Sorry if I seem a bit silly, but even in Aliens, the forklifts had two legs, and depended on gripper holds on the sides.

In the not-too-distant future, what will seem hopelessly archaic?

Doug

Nice work Javelin!

I'm cheep I use 1/2 inch woodsies from the local craft store and 1/2 inch tiles from Evergreens scribed tile/sidewalk sheets.

On the latter I might glue a couple of rails of 1/8th inch T angle from the Plastruc spinner.

Guys,

Here are some of the cargo elements I plan to put on pallets:

They are a mixture of beads and Lego bits.

More pictures here, towards the bottom of that folder:

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Comments welcome.

Thanks,

Dan

Dan, those are great! Consider that idea stolen!

Added one more to the folder – from a different angle:

Dan

Just for pedantic pleasure, and this IS a geek forum, the cruciform pieces are K'nex. I'm planning on using short ones for small freighters in tabletop starships, but using them as container tubes is brill!

Doug

Yes! They are the yellow Mini K'nex pieces.

Dan

The fun part was making the stacked items look uneven, in a random sort of way.

Dan

Crap Now i want to go to the lego store….

Bricklink.com is your friend!

Never thought about it, but yes, palletizing is pretty much necessary if you are going to deal with any sort of bulk cargo. Even into the near future.

If you have ever worked in a warehouse, pallets are Your Friend.

Plus, pallet jack chariot racing is fun.

Being stuck to my chair these days, I've continued gluing Legos to make more warehouse goods …

Here are more crates:

And here are some additional containers:

In addition, I went ahead and tried making a couple of desks with Lego bits:

What do you think?

Thanks,

Dan
PS. I apologize for the dog hair in a couple of those photos. With three furry kids around me, it's hard to keep hair-free.

HO Cargo Pallets work fine for lower-middle tech levels.

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I painted mine in "imitation wood" plastic, but any futuristic colour, such as bright blue, would do the trick.

Regards,
Keith F.