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Re: How to transport Lego
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.storage
Date: 
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:49:22 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Paulo Caparica Junior writes:
> > I had to take some models from my home to the office, some pieces fall off,
> > and it was not a very positive experience.
> 
> That's quite normal: what's your concern as long as this doesn't happen
> directly over a gap in canalization....

Ok, now I will have nightmares about Lego pieces going down the sewer system...

> 
> > So my question is:
> > How to transport Lego?
> 
> I myself try to put them into boxes (without filling material).

I thought about using some filling but maybe it can be worse because the
small pieces will get mixed with it.

> Nearly
> everytime some small parts fall off - but are lying at the bottom of your box.

So better the box don't have small holes.

> Later they have to be attached when you want to display your model again. For
> shows it might be helpful to take off some smaller parts (that always fall off)
> and put them in some small polybags. Same with people and vehicles standing in
> front of station buildings etc....
> 
> Some Models are even not to be transported at all: you have to decide: spend
> lots of time in rebuilding the stuff or leave it at home. For e.g. these
> fir-trees break down everytime you take them in your hands:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=14265

These are really nice.

> But I really like them, so I take them with me to any show like here:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=17271
> 
> 
> > Assembled models, I mean.
> > I guess that people that show stuff at train shows must have something to say.
> 
> All I can say is: keep cool when a model gets damaged: it's the main advantage
> of Lego® system bricks (and their biggest disadvantage also): they can be
> "damaged" and restored later without any loss (exept from time).

Yes I know that 8^)

> Harder than transport damages are models that crash to the floor by someone
> elses fault like this formerly engine did:
> 
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/fgltc/4te018.jpg

That's why store display models are allways glued..

> But that's life: No risc no fun! ;-)
> 
> Leg Godt!
> 
> Ben

Thanks all for the answers.

Paulo



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