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16/11/2012 5:12 pm
Do you guys leave your NEO cars in their display cases? If so, you should back the screws out a bit so the springs under the car lift it off the base. If the tires stay in contact with the plastic base they will melt together due to chemical reactions. I take mine out of the cases and display them in a wall case.
16/11/2012 5:44 pm
I agree, Douglas. I also place little blocks of wood under the heavier models, and
I try to rotate them a little to have some tire movement. But I have still had some tires stick to the case's shelves. So far, no real damage. Sometimes we forget just how heavy white metal models are.
17/11/2012 2:08 am
Doug/Is your wall display plastic?.You will have the same problem
17/11/2012 2:18 am
It's actually accrylic. I have not noticed any sticking yet.
17/11/2012 2:41 am
Mine are all sitting on wood or paper...no problems at all.
17/11/2012 4:37 am
Yup - plus Automodellos and Ilario/Chromes. Anything with spring-loaded screws.
17/11/2012 5:52 am
Great display! Did you have this wall rack custom-built?
17/11/2012 10:14 am
Doug/Acrylic Plastic/There will be a reaction
17/11/2012 10:24 am
Not necessarily, they have a different chemical structure. I have used these cases for years and have no problems.
17/11/2012 2:20 pm
Doug, I used to buy my cases from Giovani but they sold out to Carney Plastics a few years ago. carneyplastics.com 1 800 372 6688 . Like you I have never had a problem with tires sticking to the acrylic cases.