hello tim
thanks for the info but how do you making it designed within international airline 'carry-on' luggage limits. because i lookt at the rules and the max is 55 cm width and thats are the planes to.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "thb248" <tim.haywardbrown@...> wrote:
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> > a new modelboxs will you share the info on bilding a box with a new
> > member of this group .
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> Hi Gert-Jan
> there's a couple of boxes in the Photos section - a link below to a couple of styles.
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> I am no expert on this.... but first i think is to decide what you want the box for... do you want somewhere to protect and store your model at home and short trips to venues - or will you be travelling on planes etc?
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> My first box was made out of foamcore board and just had a couple of shelves in it where I could 'drop' the wings in. And a shelf at the bottom with soft sponge foam blocks to hold the motorsticks and props.
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> The lid was 'shoebox' type with lip around the edge. It was only intended to protect the model at home and in my car travelling to nearby venues - it worked fine.
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> The foamcore I used was not great quality and started delaminating after a few months.
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> The new one is made of plywood and designed within international airline 'carry-on' luggage limits. Have a look at the Photos section on this site for a few other flyers examples.
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> I won't get round to finishing mine for a few weeks, I'll be away from the workshop for a bit - but will put some pics up when it's done in case that's useful. Again, I am not an expert, but you may be able to learn from my mistakes!
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> cheers
> Tim
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indoor_Construction/photos/album/799088909/pic/2005355741/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
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