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Old 09-22-2017, 03:37 PM
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grandpaul
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Default Packing & shipping large/giant planes!

I'm not an RC guy, but my friend, Nacho was, right up until his sudden passing early this year.

Since then, my wyfe and I have been helping his widow and kids to sell off his vehicles, boat, motorcycles and 30 years' worth of RC planes, cars, buggies, boats, engines, parts, batteries, radios, etc. I have posted up the bulk of the large scale planes in new, semi-new, decent, and rebuildable condition in the forum's Classified section, and have just sold one of the larger planes, a Great Planes Revolver which has an approx. 55" fuselage length, 28" tail width, and 14" tail height; my plan is to build a box with 2-4" additional on each side.

I'm starting with a selection of large empty boxes sourced from a nearby auto body shop; these are available every day of the week for free, and also typically include a variety of packing and stuffing materials. Total cost so far = $0.00.

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Next, lay out the closest oversize box...
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Looks like the nose is too long, so I'll remove the spinner & prop...

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Had to remove the motor, too; the shaft was still too long.