07-22-2020, 08:56 PM
An easy and inexpensive way to store enclosed rolling stock (boxcar, reefers, passenger cars, and in some cases, even locomotives) is to use ordinary white glue to cement a piece of compressible foam into a suitable box, making it the same height as the interior of the box, but a bit larger than the empty space above the roof of the car to be stored, as shown below...
Once the lid is placed back onto the box, the foam will be compressed a little more, making the car immoveable unless severely manhandled.
The foam which I used was cut from a piece of packing material, but you can also buy blocks of various types of foam at some fabric stores.
This method protects fragile details, without the need to cut-out the entire profile of each piece of rolling stock.
Wayne
Once the lid is placed back onto the box, the foam will be compressed a little more, making the car immoveable unless severely manhandled.
The foam which I used was cut from a piece of packing material, but you can also buy blocks of various types of foam at some fabric stores.
This method protects fragile details, without the need to cut-out the entire profile of each piece of rolling stock.
Wayne