New found respect (1 Viewer)

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

I have a new found respect for you toy soldier dealers who do shows a regular basis. I have just finished moving my entire toy soldier collection to my new townhouse. I would not wish this job on anyone ! I had to move close to 2000 figures and vehicles, not including any buildings and other scenic pieces. This was with a doubt the most tedious and nerve racking part of my move. Thankfully all of the troops were moved pretty much with out incident. I only dropped one Britain's ACW figure, but I had extra thick carpet padding installed in the toy soldier room He survived with out a scratch. I did have to change my underwear though. I even caught him on the bounce.

 

[marco55]

I even caught him on the bounce.[/QUOTE]

I caught one like that once.
Mark

 

[Phantom Warrior]

They go into the display cases so easily, a few at a time. Then a year later you need to move the case and what a job to move all of the figures.

Terry

 

[Spitfrnd]

... He survived with out a scratch. I did have to change my underwear though. I even caught him on the bounce.

Well done. I suppose if you were ex KGB you would have caught him before the bounce Sorry, I couldn't resist since I just watched Ronin again last night.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I've had to move my collection 3 times before finally getting it installed in the museum. I am still missing the crews for my Trophy Nile River Steamer and Union Gunboat Eagle, which are either in boxes behind the walls of the museum, or in storage at my mother in laws house. Moving is a major pain.

 

[lancer]

I moved my collection to new quarters about 6 years ago. If I have to do it again, I think I'll do what the female book collector in the movie "Fahrenheit 451" did. Light it off and go down with the ship. Moving in general is a high stress activity, moving a soldier collection is self-inflicted insanity. I salute the dealers who do it so often at the shows. -- lancer

 

[jazzeum]

I could never go through what George of Minuteman goes through every show. People like him have my utmost respect. Fortunate for George he is very successful so he has a lot less to pack than what he came with

 

[MarkeytMaker]

I could never go through what George of Minuteman goes through every show. People like him have my utmost respect. Fortunate for George he is very successful so he has a lot less to pack than what he came with

The K&C items I purchased from an Estate sale and sold on Ebay was a seriously large amount...try loading them to take home. Then re-setting them up for better detailed pictures to sell on Ebay Set by Set. Then package each one individually because they had no boxes to ship. All that and I had only two people tell me some itmes were damaged which I resolved. Now that I sold the stuff...Im here wishing I kept some things and now a new collector myself with nearly as much new stuff as I sold. I love it and I'll be seeing some of you I'm sure at my first Toy Soldier Show in LA in Febuary 2010!

 

[Warrior]

I could never go through what George of Minuteman goes through every show. People like him have my utmost respect. Fortunate for George he is very successful so he has a lot less to pack than what he came with

Thanks Brad, I appreciate the positive feedback.

The funny part is I've never viewed what I do as "work" and like you said, nothing is more rewarding than when finished repacking at the end of a show, I've got several empty cardboard boxes, a sure sign the show was a success......................

 

[Ragnar]

Moving troops around are nerve racking to say the least....I drop "painted" plastics all the time.
but i can live with that.....the worst i did was drop a K&C fig on a hard tile surface bent rifle and chipped base.
There goes that blue chip investment

 

[thebritfarmer]

I just recently moved also, it was a pain packing everything up. Unpacking was much more fun, it was like Christmas and no breakages either.

 

[wayne556517]

I dont re-box them i have a long box with blu-tac in long rows.I just stick individual soldiers to the strips never had a accident yet,vehicles i box but thats not as hard,works for me..............

 

[Phantom Warrior]

I dont re-box them i have a long box with blu-tac in long rows.I just stick individual soldiers to the strips never had a accident yet,vehicles i box but thats not as hard,works for me..............

I have several heavy duty cardboard tops of packing cartons, each a bit larger than my display shelves. When redoing displays, I use these box tops as temporary storage for figures and AFVs. But if I was moving to a new house, I would repack them in the original boxes.

Terry

 

[Tony Neville]

I have a new found respect for you toy soldier dealers who do shows a regular basis. I have just finished moving my entire toy soldier collection to my new townhouse. I would not wish this job on anyone ! I had to move close to 2000 figures and vehicles, not including any buildings and other scenic pieces. This was with a doubt the most tedious and nerve racking part of my move. Thankfully all of the troops were moved pretty much with out incident. I only dropped one Britain's ACW figure, but I had extra thick carpet padding installed in the toy soldier room He survived with out a scratch. I did have to change my underwear though. I even caught him on the bounce.

Hi when we do the London show it takes us all day the day before to set up and then 3 - 4 hrs to dismantle 14 tables worth of K&C on dios. the entire range is didplayed

Tony Neville
K&C UK