Redcoats- Boxed sets? (1 Viewer)

[hhenry]

Dick, I agree that the tied-in figure means you can't display them. Unless the ties are able to be easily re-tied - maybe this could be done with special elastic ties (on second thought, the elasticity won't last the test of time). Any ideas? I prefer something that allows one to take them out of the box and still consider them mint when you put them back. Blister is good but loses the traditional red box which I think is popular with collectors.

 

[hhenry]

I wrap most of my figures in tissue paper anyway, when I put them in boxes. I save the tissue paper that comes in new shirt packages, or from gift boxes. Heck, you can even use that fake snow batting that craft stores sell for the Putz at Christmas. Brad

Brad, I use acid-free tissue paper for long-term storage. expensive but worth it in the long-run.

 

[thebritfarmer]

The band of the lifeguards (2 sets one with 5 figures, one with 8) were tied in with elastic type ties. They were released about 2000.

 

[Dickbuttons]

Unfortunately, you're down to a few choices. The easiest by far is the foam packing. It provides for easy in and out, and also safe storeage. But it also provides for "lousey" display in the box, as the figures are usually half-hidden, burried in the foam.

The next option is black elastic ties -- better than tied in, but a pain if you have a bunch of boxes. Probably the "happy-solution" is the style Britains used in the earlier limited editions (1988- on ) , where the box had places for each figure which was held in by pressure in the little creases in the inserts. This provided for easy display as well as easy "in and out." It's proabbly the best solution for all.

Dick

 

[hhenry]

Unfortunately, you're down to a few choices. The easiest by far is the foam packing. It provides for easy in and out, and also safe storeage. But it also provides for "lousey" display in the box, as the figures are usually half-hidden, burried in the foam.

The next option is black elastic ties -- better than tied in, but a pain if you have a bunch of boxes. Probably the "happy-solution" is the style Britains used in the earlier limited editions (1988- on ) , where the box had places for each figure which was held in by pressure in the little creases in the inserts. This provided for easy display as well as easy "in and out." It's proabbly the best solution for all.

Dick

Ken / Richard,
I would be interested in hearing your thinking on what Dick has said.

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

We have kicked around the packaging issue from time to time and still have not made a decision for the Redcoats/Bluecoats packaging as far as sets. As you might have guessed the best protective package is the one with foam inserts. In the end we should consider that the Redcoats/Bluecoats/Petticoats have a look of their own and these products may stand the test of time...whatever the packaging will be.

 

[hhenry]

Ken,
Does the same go for the Archive range? What's your thinking on this range/packaging? Thanks in advance.