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What do people prefer for packaging for a glossy toy soldier set? I am thinking along the lines of a box with lid, but what of the inside?

- foam with cut slots for the figures?
- ties holding the figures to a card base?
- foam just holding bases in place?
- some other method?

Does one method let you display the figures better?

Many thanks

Mike

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I perfer foam with cut slots for the figures. I think this offers the best protection for the figure during shipping.

King's Man
 
Foam with cut slots to protect the whole figure is best. -- lancer
 
foam! A litle nest for each figure, I hate the tie-downs, it does not lend itself to unpacking, dislaying and re-packing your figures!
 
Foam is best. I believe all the big manufacturers now use it. I remember back in 2005 or 2006, K & C experimented with tie downs and were greeted with significant opposition. As a result they stopped using them.
 
While the foam is very protective I find sometimes you have to be careful as things like bayonets, swords, spears etc... can sometimes get caught in the foam as you are removing them or trying to repack them. The clamshell packaging from Britians is a great idea, protective, easy to remove and also easy to repack, one of their best ideas !!!
 
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For the protection of figures in postage, I prefer boxes with foam pads.

The figures must fit snugly into the foam cut-out slots and be encased by foam all round.

I have found this the best for bayonets, swords, lances etc to arrive without either angulation or fracture.

The Britain's Victoria Cross sets are a good example of quality packaging and nice boxes.

Raymond.:)
 
I like Britains use of clamshell packaging. Figure is well-protected and can be visible in its packaging. It's easy to remove and replace figure and takes up a lot less storage space which is a big issue for long-established collectors with sizable collections. If someone can create a clamshell interior, if a set contains several figures, which is contained in a normal box with lid, that I think would be ideal. Although, I don't know how cost effective it would be...

The tie-downs are good, if you want to display figures in their boxes which is sometimes nice, but they are a pain if you want to remove and replace the figure. Also, shipping using this system is probably not as protective for the figure as foam cut-outs.
 
HistoryfortheAges said:
I like Britains use of clamshell packaging. Figure is well-protected and can be visible in its packaging. It's easy to remove and replace figure and takes up a lot less storage space which is a big issue for long-established collectors with sizable collections. If someone can create a clamshell interior, if a set contains several figures, which is contained in a normal box with lid, that I think would be ideal. Although, I don't know how cost effective it would be...

The tie-downs are good, if you want to display figures in their boxes which is sometimes nice, but they are a pain if you want to remove and replace the figure. Also, shipping using this system is probably not as protective for the figure as foam cut-outs.
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Anyone have a picture of a Britains clamshell with figure? I use clamshell blisters with foam for my retail packs, but can't quite visualise what the Britains ones look like.

thanks

Mike
 
Mike,
Like the other posts I prefer the foam cut outs for figure packaging.
I particularly like the idea Figarti have started using to have a small piece of ribbon going beneath the figure which allows you to ease them out without being too hamfisted.
Regards
Clive
 
As Sir Clive says,its foam for me too.Either a simple foam base and foam cover or the foam with shapes cut out,both work for me.

Rob
 
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