Must move my 1/18 & 1/24 collection... need help!

You didn't keep the original boxes?

Roll them in bath towels. Or bubble wrap. But you will break bits anyways. Buy some super glue from PeterS.

 

I've kept all my Exoto boxes for exactly that reason... Many of the Mattel boxes were sh*tcanned, though, and fortunately none broke. My Kyosho 308 lost a mirror, and my BB512i lost a front tire (glued it back on, though).

It's not the packaging or wrapping that will break them, it's the jarring of the stacked boxes as your moving van goes down the road. If you hand-carry the box(es) or transport it in your car, your models should be fine...

Best of luck!

 

Carry them individually

 

Simple idea...get yourself enough of the plastic shoebox size containers from Wal-Mart/K-Mart/Target. Put a few packing peanuts in the bottom, put the car in, fill it the rest of the way with packing peanuts the tape the lid on. That is how I transport mine when I take them to shows and such and I have never had any breakage. Even with 100+ miles of driving to and from.

The boxes run about a buck a piece and can be used over and over and over again.

 

I have more transport mileage! My AutoArt Miura SV did a Montreal-Shangai-Montreal! Bubble wrapped (granted there are no mirrors sticking out) and in a towel ... car was just fine.

 

If you have any cheapies just pack those and carry the good ones. You know if you try to pack all of them, something is bound to break.

 

i bought those clear plastic bins from walmart and used newpaper when I moved for mine.

 

I wrapped each in bubble wrap for my move to SC...haven't unwrapped yet...will let you know if bubble wrap works.

 

I had to move some of my models from Montreal to Jerusalem. I wrapped them in t-shirts, then put them (two or three together) in shoe boxes. Unfortunately in flight with the suitcase they were in tossed around, some of the parts broke off :-(
I lost a windshield wiper off my Kyosho 365 Daytona. On a HW 550 Barchetta, a wheel was easily reattached, and the role hoops snapped off. I could put the hoops back on easy enough with some superglue, but frankly, I think it looks better without.
Not sure what I'll do differently to bring the rest over, though.

 

Bubble wrap. The bigger the bubbles, the better. Wrap them loosely, not tightly. Recently moved a dozen from my office to my house and had no breakage. They'll be fine if you're careful.