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27/04/2018 7:23 am
PICS. New Brooklin Box
Here's the first thing you see. The whole encased in an open ended corrugated cardboard sleeve, with illustration and description
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Next, slide the sleeve off to reveal the proper box, vinyl covered with gold embossed name.
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Open the lid to reveal the polishing cloth over the model.
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Now you can see the model
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Remove the inner sleeve which is used to support the model on its base, if you want to display the model on the box.
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Remove the model from the box using the two ribbons. I prefer to carefully lift the model out of the box by hand, as the model tends to turn over once its out of the confines of the box, but being careful not to dislodge any of the added plated bits. The inner sleeve can then be place back in the box, and the model, still on its base can be placed on top for display purposes.
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This is the underside of the base, showing the centrally place single screw to secure the model in place
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This is the top of the base without the model showing the attachment system. The screw goes into that from the bottom and into that chunk of metal on the underside of the model and et voila, the model won't move. On one of my stock, the metal has sheared off, leaving the model to move around in the box. I shall inform Nigel P of this as it needs to be addressed.
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And finally, the all important cloth which can be used to remove all the dust which will accumulate when you display the model on the top of its box !!!!!
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27/04/2018 8:11 am
Thank you for the intro Mike; now I'm sure its not worth 20 pounds sterling.
27/04/2018 8:20 am
although I really like Brooklin-models, IMHO this is way to much for them.
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27/04/2018 8:38 am
As I said in the post Jack,
Brooklin denied the price of the box being bandied about at the Brooklin Collectors' Club last year, i.e. ?20.00, but we haven't had any information of the actual cost. I asked Amanda today but she didn't know, and she didn't think anyone else did at the factory. That is all being dealt with at the London Office. In view of the latest price increase, I think Brooklin owe it to their collectors, to be up front about the price. I will be making further inquiries as I think I owe it at least, to my customers.
27/04/2018 8:40 am
Agree with you Mike and such feedback is valuable for them obviously.
27/04/2018 8:50 am
Brooklin box
Mike: Thanks very much for taking the time to provide the pics. Since we still do not have a reliable price for the box I guess I will save my price comments until that item shows up. Meantime. the box is an awful idea. I can speak only for my collection and display practices. I always use a plastic display shelf. The base won't fit anything that I use. As for leaving the cars out and then using the polishing cloth. Oh puleeeeze! I don't need a custom imprinted cloth when I can buy a package of 50 small polishing cloths for about $1.50.
27/04/2018 9:01 am
Well done Mike for waving the flag for the collector, but as I have said before here on the Forum the collector market is not where the marketing people at Brooklin want to be. I agree that the BC type box would have provided the safety of the model with no need of the bespoke presentation box. I would love to know how many will be sold (compared with the old boxes) now we have the new packaging and price. We will never know. "Time Will Tell"
27/04/2018 9:04 am
To me the new packaging is both too large and ornate for something to be stored away somewhere.
27/04/2018 9:09 am
Thank-you Mike for time and efforts in this matter. I appreciate your posting photos of the new box. I guess I will be in the minority I'm thinking. The box looks impressive and I believe a fine idea for the collector. There will be those that appreciate it and those that don't.
I for one, find it a great idea to have all bits and parts already attached so that I don't have too. This is sometimes most difficult to achieve.
While I won't use the box for display purposes as a rule, I may use it for the rotating models that sit on my desk.
Ultimately, we as collectors, must always evaluate our purchases for value and overall pleasure. The box is a non-issue for me, if I want the model. I will make the purchase. If the overall quality of the purchase is there and it arrives intact, I am thrilled and satisfied.
Could the box be presented in a less elaborate fashion, possibly, but this is what Brooklin has determined as necessary for the future of their releases. I'm good with that too.
Thanks for reading.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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27/04/2018 9:33 am
There are things that have to be said John, and
I for one, am not afraid to say them. I'm not sure where the marketing people at Brooklin want to position their models, but I don't see the Vatican or some boatyard somewhere being as bigger market as the collector market, either individually or collectively. I can't see the jewellery sector being too big either, if that's another identified market. Maybe there's an argument for two types of presentation; one for the executive and other non collector markets, and another for the collectors, with a less elaborate, and therefore less expensive form of packaging, albeit effective. Maybe if there is sufficient appropriate response here on the Forum, and elsewhere, someone might listen.
27/04/2018 9:50 am
(pic) Many thanks for your good report, Mike. The new box just doesn't fit into my display style. The increased price does not come at a good time for me. I just noticed again that the dominant brand in these displays is Brooklin.
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27/04/2018 9:51 am
A choice of box makes financial and practical sense; & easy to facilitate for Brooklin. Perhaps the best of both worlds for the traditional BRK collector and for the company books.
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27/04/2018 9:51 am
The reference to the polishing cloth was just a bit of tongue in cheek Alan, or if you like, a bit of good old English sarcasm. I wouldn't really expect anyone to laboriously go round their prize possessions with a dusting cloth, let alone leave them outside the cabinet gathering dust and other unwanted elements. Sorry if my bit of humour got somewhat muddied in its passage via the Atlantic!!!!!
27/04/2018 9:51 am
Thanks for sharing all the details on the box Mike!
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27/04/2018 9:53 am
That's a very effective way of displaying your collection David.
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