How should I ship a SS X-Wing
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Boba Debt
Master Member
Have you thought of using foam board and cutting out a shape to put the ship in?
vaderdarth
Master Member
It might be best Dave if you package each wing with it's own baggie, the nose and rear engines with thier own baggies and then use foam between the wings, between the engines and around the nose. I like the idea of taking two thick sheets of foam rubber and custom cutting out the shape, lay that inside and seal it. Pack that whole thing firmly in peanuts and ship that way. Or even double box it. I've heard of people doing it this way and things still happen, but its usually minor damage like a gun off etc......
Dave
Dave
vaderdarth
Master Member
Good idea. Let the buyer decide how carefully he wants it packaged and do whatever he wants. 
He may pay the extra to do it right.
He may pay the extra to do it right.
GF
Sr Member
I shipped 2 SS X-wings, one to UK and one USA and both arrived intact, took me a good 2 hours to pack properly, if the cannons are just glued no pins they will most probably come unglued with small impact.
Basically the model has to be floating in the middle of the box, I first bubble or foam wrap fuselage and wings, then add big foam rings around fuselage to stabilize and keep the whole ship in a suspended position so the wings don't touch anywhere, I add foam on front tip and rear engines, basically you have to build a foam frame around ship and fill up with foam peanuts, would be a ton easier if the wings came off.
GFollano
Basically the model has to be floating in the middle of the box, I first bubble or foam wrap fuselage and wings, then add big foam rings around fuselage to stabilize and keep the whole ship in a suspended position so the wings don't touch anywhere, I add foam on front tip and rear engines, basically you have to build a foam frame around ship and fill up with foam peanuts, would be a ton easier if the wings came off.
GFollano
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jedimaster
Sr Member
There's some good advice here. I would remove the butt plate armature hatch/cover if you can. Get a block of styrofoam and a small plastic reticulation rod and mount it to that so it sits vertical from the center of the box. Then build a styrofoam wall around the edge of the box and then another 50mm in and fill both the caverty and the x chamber with peanuts.also cover the box with fragile and this way up stickers.
Dedalus5550
Sr Member
You definitely want to use my address. PM me and I'll send it.
Amish Trooper
Sr Member
How about buying cheap foam mattress toppers and do the cut away method and pack foam inbetween the wings etc..
I say go from soft to harder packaging materials in layers, with one intermediate layer of harder material like foamcore board to stabilize the wings/gun tips.
The box will of course be huge.
The box will of course be huge.
hand delivery... its the only way to be sure :cool
that might sound a little crazy, but if you're gonna put $100+ into packing and delivery with insurance - that's a few tanks of gas... well 2-3 at todays prices. And you get to meet somebody cool enough to want a SS X-wing... where's the downside? If they're close enough that's what I'd do.
Jedi Dade
that might sound a little crazy, but if you're gonna put $100+ into packing and delivery with insurance - that's a few tanks of gas... well 2-3 at todays prices. And you get to meet somebody cool enough to want a SS X-wing... where's the downside? If they're close enough that's what I'd do.
Jedi Dade
cayman shen
Master Member
support the whole thing with foam, leaving gaps for the cannons?
