moving with your collection.

[bedtime]

so, its that time again where i must pack everything up to move to a new apartment. its probably the thing i like doing least in the world, and packing up the toys is NEVER fun.

how do you guys do it? my thing is putting stuff in ziplock bags (things that'll fit in them anyways) and hoping for the best! ughhhhh

[Gaetznes]

Same as you, zipplock it, tag it, put it in a paper box, so it doesnt get to heavy. Dont want one crushing another.

[General Tekno]

That's what I did - ziploc bags in boxes.

[Hobbyist Prime]

Same here but with big on the bottom working smaller as I go up separated by crumpled newspaper or any other packing material on hand. Last move I did took 37 19"x16"x18" boxes and that was 7 years ago, I hope I never have to do that again!

[justprime]

I use plastic totes Good ones that don't crush, freezer bags for some loose pieces (you can getem at the dollar store for a turkey size)I bubble wrap the pieces so they don't rub on one another and place thick bath towels between layers as these absorb the weight and protect from scratches also keeping in mind weight and fragility of pieces some stuff like the protos I don't stack pieces on top,... and others like primus I make up a styro ring to protece those fragile projections that sick out all over and he is packed in a tote by himself nothing else.I don't use the styro peanuts as they stick to everything and if by some chance a loose piece falls off in transit your likly not to spot it when dumping out the peanut afterwords.

[Akroyer]

Ugh, I hate the thought of having to move and pack my collection. Good Luck with everything.

[UltraMarknus]

Sucks. I did it like 5 times. My collection was never that huge though. I think it's the box/MIB collectors that get it the worst.

[Protoman]

Anything made from 1996 to today goes into rubber tubes. Who gives a F. With the exceptions of some breakables like BW Grimlock, TM Megatron ect ect.

Everything else? You won't BELIEVE what I did........ I took them 15-20 at a time over a course of 2-3 months in my car to my new place in padded boxes. I am a little crazy, but my G1 stuff I pride on being perfect.......

[brr-icy]

i've just finished packing my collection (500+ figures) for the second time in two years, i used shirts and stuff in between, and when i had it, bubble wrap for every layer of figs, delicate things like g1 swoop i packed on the top so as not to break him,should be ok all accessories are stored in tackle-like boxes

[purple-bot]

anything after RID was put in vehicle mode and set in a huge rubbermade bin, with layers of towels in between everthing. like a plastic and towel lasagna.
sealed stuff was bubble wrapped and put in bins, very carefully.
beast wars were sorted by large and small, meaning the primals and megatrons, rampage, depth charge, and tiger hawk all wrapped in t-shirts and put in a box, all deluxe, mega, and basic BW in a bin, only scorpanok got wrapped, cause im worried about cyberbee.

MPs put back in boxes and then those boxes in a big bin


pretty much it.

only think that broke during move was movie legends scorpanok, the rubber part of his tail crumbled due to heat in truck, everything else was fine