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Offline Jeremy Palmer  
#1 Posted : 28 October 2010 21:57:45(UTC)
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Jeremy Palmer

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Hi Everyone,

Every now and again storage questions and comments come up. I just came across this quite
interesting link:

http://www.grandcentralg...ke-city-engine-boxes.cfm

Jeremy.
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Offline Ranjit  
#2 Posted : 29 October 2010 06:49:32(UTC)
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Very useful, Jeremy. These storage boxes will come handy especially in a hot and humid place like Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where extra care is necessary to take care of rusting and other temperature/humidity related problems. Thank you for sharing.

Cheers,
Ranjit
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Offline ozzman  
#3 Posted : 29 October 2010 07:59:25(UTC)
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Those storage boxes look like a good idea, but I'd be concerned about the foam lining. In a post on a Yahoo forum a member related how he'd stored his valuable locos and rolling stock in foam, only to find when he took them out after a while (I don't know how long a "while" was) that the paintwork was badly defaced.

My own experience was this - about six months ago I bought a few "job lots" (Marklin Z scale of course) from a German eBay seller. His listings included accurate descriptions and photos of damage that had been done while in foam storage, so I thought I knew exactly what I was getting. The reality was, in some cases, worse. One side of one Br 216 was in a quite pathetic state. The driving rods on one side of the Br 24 were corroded, as were the metal weights inside the coaches and wagons.

The damage to paintwork wasn't confined to acrylic paint on plastic body shells. The Br 24 and a Br 260 had their baked enamel paintwork damaged too.

The good news is that the surface gunk comes of fairly easily after soaking in denatured alcohol. The Ozzman Locomotive and Rolling Stock Overhaul Corporation will soon be busy weathering and sealing!
Gary
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Offline Jeremy Palmer  
#4 Posted : 30 October 2010 00:28:14(UTC)
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Jeremy Palmer

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Location: St. Michael, Barbados
Hi Gary,

Your note ref. foam is duly noted, thank you. Oddly enough, without knowing why, I was thinking of
a cotton liner between loc. and foam. This is now confirmed.

Jeremy.

ps. Hi Ranjit, hope all well.
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