Hello everyone,
it's Andy, again. The “Bembel Miniature Cup” is in sight and so that your projects arrive safely, I will show you today my concept for new inserts/trays in my transport box.
Before our recent trip to the
Monte San Savino Show
I thought a lot about how to transport my miniatures to Italy by plane.
Security checks, hand luggage, and a wooden box with metal parts kept me
awake. I needed a solution that could be presented during an security
inspection without much effort and, ideally, required no tools for assembly
and disassembly.
Just using Bluetac/Pattafix was too unstable for me and gluing it would
have risked leaving residue. That's why I decided on fixing the miniatures
(or better: their bases/plinths) to the carrier trays with screws. In order
not to have to carry a screwdriver with me, I decided on a combination of
screw-in sleeves,
M4 set screws and
knurled nuts (links
as example). This means that the bases/plinths can be easily attached
without tools.
Since time was running short before the trip, I simply used a wooden board
and drilled holes (as you can see in the picture below). However, for going
to the Bembel Miniature Cup, I will upgrade that to a
wooden pegboard
(hole diameter 5mm, spacing 15mm). One screw per base/plinth is sufficient
for 28mm projects and busts. Multiple screws are only necessary for larger
or heavier projects.
A note on drilling
The fact that I had to drill holes into the plinths of finished projects
for the trip to Monte made me a little uneasy. To avoid dust on the
miniatures, I drilled very carefully and vacuumed while drilling, which
worked very well.
For future projects, in preparation for screw-in sleeves, I will make sure
to drill a hole in the base in advance if there is any chance that the
miniature is to be transported.
Conclusion
The security check at the airport was a breeze with very nice officials,
the miniatures survived the journey perfectly and fixing and releasing
them was very easy - all in all, the effort was worth it.
Thanks for reading and your interest. Feel invited to comment in the
section below.
Andy
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Nice idea!
Thx for this little tutorial :)
Happy you like it :D