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Re: Getting your MOC's to shows?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:55:15 GMT
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I have driven and flown with MOCs.
For driving, I just load them into boxes. I might put a bit of padding
around some items, but mostly they just get stacked up.
Note - my larger MOCs tend to break down into smaller modules - with the
exception of my coastal scene which is 5'x7.5', but that has only travelled
in town (well, a couple pieces have travelled to Seattle from Portland).
For flying, I take more care with bubble wrap, but not much. In fact, mostly
what I do is pack the smaller modules into individual bags to assure that if
parts do fall off, I know which module they came from. I usually fit a few
boxes into a suitcase, and sometimes a duffel. I've also transported some
stuff just in a box (one such box flew to BricksWest just before I moved to
Portland, I never even unsealed the box before moving, the moving guys were
a little skeptical about loading a box I had packed onto the truck, but I
pointed out that I had consigned that box to baggage handling, they were
going to handle it with kid gloves in comparison).
In general, I have found very little damage to my MOCs. But I did help
Thomas Avery deal with the damage to his crane once:
http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=8646
One note - most (all?) airlines have reduced maximum bag weight to 50 lbs.
70 lbs was so much handier. A decent sized suitcase that will hold boxes
that will hold a 48x48 grey baseplate seem to weigh about 15 lbs empty, so
with a 5 lb buffer for differences in scales and last minute additions to
the suitcase, the suitcase itself uses up 1/3 of your baggage capacity, as
compares to less than 1/4 of the capacity with the 70 lb limit. Weigh your
suitcases before you get to the airport...
Frank
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| I'm not sure where this should be posted, so I placed it in events, general, and storage. Stacy and I are planning to attend Brickworld and possibly BrickFair this year. We would like to exhibit at both, but this year will be our first time doing (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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