Identifying ST:VOY Engineering Tool Case
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Some time ago I found one of these cases sitting on a shelf in a big grocery store. It was bright red and I didn't buy them for the color. I did take pictures of them with a good shot of the label which I finally found in one of my photobucket albums! It was only $9 bucks at the time. (Also discovered this box, in black, was used as the crime scene investigation case in Dexter.)
So I did some looking and found this! If this isn't it it's the next best thing. I am nearly convinced that this is just the latest version of this box available for sale. I bought it and will report with picture comparisons with all the ones I found on itsawrap.
So I did some looking and found this! If this isn't it it's the next best thing. I am nearly convinced that this is just the latest version of this box available for sale. I bought it and will report with picture comparisons with all the ones I found on itsawrap.
UnKnown74656
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Awesome find, I quickly found one on-line and just had to bye it. I had a feeling that it was a tool box of some sort since it has a place to add a padlock from some of the photos I've seen on-line. I'm just happy to finally have one, now I have my two favorite Voyager engineering cases this one and the smaller "repair kit". Now I need some tools.. Awesome
ripleys clone
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Which one is that one? Be interested in seeing which one!! I also bought the stack on tool box & recently got a canon video camera case that Chief O'Brien had on DS9.
UnKnown74656
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This is the one I was referring to.
It was seen nearly as much as the stack-on, I found it one day at pepboys.
It is the case used for snow chains for tires (Radial Chain) by SCC
It was seen nearly as much as the stack-on, I found it one day at pepboys.
It is the case used for snow chains for tires (Radial Chain) by SCC
YenChih Lin
Master Member
Andy, the stack-on case has only the grey closing latches? because the VOY are black or did they painted black, do you know that?
The stack on case has been sold in many color combinations over the years. The only ones I could recently find have the gray latches. A member on various forums reported finding some all black cases at a local Gander Mountain and says they may be sold through Sears. Alas, I do not have a gander mountain all that close to me and nothing showed up on their web site so it may have only been at select stores. I may hit Sears tomorrow after work just to see if they have any. Back in 2011 I found red ones at Meijer's (pictured in posts above) and I have seen gray ones with gray latches and gray ones with black latches over the years.
On VOY I have seen black ones with black latches and gray ones with gray latches. Some of them looked like they removed the padlock loop, but on many they did not.
On VOY I have seen black ones with black latches and gray ones with gray latches. Some of them looked like they removed the padlock loop, but on many they did not.
I was going to grind the letters off, fill it in with thin strips of styrene, fill the gaps with modelers putty, sand and paint. It doesn't have to be too perfect as it will be covered by the TNG style pill label. I may even omit the putty if the fill is good and put the decal on some very thin black styrene and glue that over it if the decal coverage is good enough.
I also plan on sanding down that huge circular mold spur which will then be covered by the large silver label. As for the recycle triangle, on many screen used examples I have seen what appears to be a bump under the silver strip right at that location lending the idea that it was unaltered and just covered up, but I plan on sanding mine down first.
Reference the image in my first post above. See how it the silver strip bulges out on the bottom right there? That is exactly where the recycle logo is located.
I also plan on sanding down that huge circular mold spur which will then be covered by the large silver label. As for the recycle triangle, on many screen used examples I have seen what appears to be a bump under the silver strip right at that location lending the idea that it was unaltered and just covered up, but I plan on sanding mine down first.
Reference the image in my first post above. See how it the silver strip bulges out on the bottom right there? That is exactly where the recycle logo is located.
I was thinking along the same lines of grinding/sanding the lettering off. A scaled label may fit nicely in the recess.
The silver sticker is of great interest. I saw your other post: http://www.therpf.com/f9/materiel-supply-sticker-st-voy-what-dimensions-209729/
The silver sticker is of great interest. I saw your other post: http://www.therpf.com/f9/materiel-supply-sticker-st-voy-what-dimensions-209729/
FWIW, I just noticed that Amazon has these for < $17 at the moment. 
Oh my that's pretty. Are you able to get any more made? I'd love to buy one or two.
