Herewith the results of my MOC transportation experiment from last weekend:
Step 1. Obtain a large box (intended for transporting large TV) and bubble
wrap products from professional movers.
Step 2. Insert MOCs.
Step 3. Air-freight the box (externally pre-printed "TV", "This way up",
"Fragile")
Step 4. Open the box.
Step 5. Remove the MOCs.
(...) Ouch, that must be painful! Do you have any pictures of that MOC before the disaster? Nathan Lord Of The LEGO (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
(...) The good news is, when you put it back together, you might have some pieces left over! ( I did last year - see (URL) ) Cheers Richie (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:HFGv8s.16x1@lugnet.com... (...) weekend: FYI, this is what you get if you try the same thing with personal luggage from Milan to Zwolle via Amsterdam... (URL) #24 (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
(...) After having read this report (URL) never ever again really trusted any shipping company... (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
Kerry Raymond wrote in message ... (...) I have successfully and semi-successfully air-shipped built models across Canada and to the US. I have never had things completely collapse in the way shown in the pictures! The tricks I used were 1) wrap the (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
(...) It's hard to tell for sure of course, but looking at those MOCs I'm not too surprised they took a lot of damage. I have successefully transported MOCs in my checked baggage but they have all really been very strong MOCs. My wharf section for (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
