[Closed] Brooklin Boxes.

Agree Bob if posting models to collectors no frills secure styro-foam packing is the way to go.

Styrofoam has a terrible environmental impact. It simply does not degrade, millions of years.

I like Conquest boxes for simplicity and protection. Never had damage.

This is true...good point.

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Brooklin boxes

I've read all the arguments given here about the pros and cons of new v old style and I can see valid points with both.

Pros of new style: Should give more protection and allow model to arrive ready made rather than in "kit" form.

I have had several Brooklins arrive damaged over the years (3 out of 6 in the last few months alone; the crude way the foam squashes the model but still doesn't offer adequate protection. Also I have never glued in any of the separate parts, as up to now at least I haven't had much display space and have needed to keep most of my 306 models in their boxes. Unfortunately models are then displayed incomplete.

Cons of new style. Whether it turns out to be ?20 or not it is bound to be more expensive. Size for storage is also going to be an issue, though some other model makes come in larger boxes too, albeit of cheaper construction.

I have over 20 Conquest/WMCE/Madison models and have never had an issue with any of them in transit even following an 8000 mile round trip from Southern England where they're made to Route 66 and back to NW England where I am. Having said that, the models also come with separate parts to be added. It is almost a relief when a model doesn't have an aerial or mirrors/spotlights to add!

Incidentally, I'm not a fan of the plastic boxes the newer resin models come in either, due to the potential damage taking them out and returning them with the complicated screw/spring system used. Displaying such models in my deep cabinets is a non starter. Consequently, I have only a few selected ones, mainly woodies.

Finally, as a thought, I wonder if the added detail could be made (say with longer pins) so that they could be fitted without glue and just pulled out for safe storage?

Sorry for the length of the post.

On further research, you are correct. It's actually 500 years or so.

I must be the odd guy out but I''ve never had a Brooklin damaged in shipment with the old folded foam system. And I have no problem adding a few small parts after receipt. I do a lot more complex things than that with some models.

Nor have I. And the boxes go directly into a cabinet upon arrival.

I've already run out of space, so there already is pressure for me to buy only a few I really want.

That is amazing.....I've had many over the years; especially crush damage.

I've only had one over the years which was damaged by the packaging from the factory, rather than by the post office. That one was the '37 Lincoln Model K, 7-passenger saloon. The box was just too small for it, and the foam packing smashed the model to bits. The running boards were detached from the model, the side mounts destroyed, and all the small trim pieces were obliterated. Looked like someone sat on the car, though the outer packaging in which it was mailed and the inner BRK box was not deformed or damaged in any way. Just too much car for the box.

I've had the post office destroy one car completely, the Chrysler Town and Country sedan last year, but that's the extent of the damaged models I've received since 1995. I've never had a MOC or a CON/MAD model damaged, but they used much sturdier cardboard boxes with better inner styro or foam insulation.

I like Neo's crummy plastic cases. More compact than GLM's or Matrix's, for the inevitable trip to the closet/attic, yet useful to collectors without enclosed shelving.