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 I always want to do this ...Before the weekend I went to a store of all kinds of plastic bags and bought 2 kg of PVC shrink bags, 40cm and 55cm in width that fit most Tamiya box sizes. The shrinking material is sold in a bulk package of 200 meters, just too much for any DIY buyer so they can also split it in kg, that's why the measurement.  The shrink material is in a tubing form before packing, so 1. Measure and cut the desired length (box width+1/2 height+5cm) 2. Seal one end of the bag that properly cut 3. Slip your NIB into the bag 4. Seal the other end of the bag 5. Cut and seal the excessive material at the four corners 6. Shrink it and enjoy!!  The shrink packing helps protect the paper box, parts, tires from moisture and oxidization since it's almost a vacuum state inside the box if properly sealed. Also it keeps the dust and any substance in the air away from the box.You need a heat gun(better) or a hair dryer to do the job, as well as a handy or table sealer. **The film I used is something called PVC, cheap and available, it's rather stiff and brittle if shrank. The original TamiyaUSA shrinkwrap applied another material called POF (Polyolefin), which is much softer, and expensive, mostly done by machine. This may help to verify what you have on hand. |
    | 要保存NIB還滿多問題的，其中要項無非就是濕氣、空氣和日光，有時候還有蟑螂螞蟻等蟲害。我覺得給他包起來就可以解決大部分，特別是氧化問題。我觀察我那盒Willy's M38，在不見天日的盒子裡加上泡泡殼保護，但近26年了，橡膠輪胎還保持完美狀態沒有龜裂，雖然不是完全密封，但顯然隔絕空氣是對的。 道理大家都知道，但知易行難，我決定不再偷懶，為收藏品奮戰，週末前便前往太原路購買熱縮材料來DIY。大致說來NIB用的熱縮袋尺寸是寬40cm與55cm兩種，怎麼算呢? 就是算出盒子截面的寬與高加起來的和，再加2公分就是最小需要的尺寸，通常PVC熱縮膜的收縮率可以到30%，所以大致差不多就可以了，要不也可以算出尺寸再問老闆讓他幫你決定。由於長度是開放的，所以不必計算盒子的寬度。通常這種寬度的收縮袋零售的一捲長200公尺600~800元，但誰要那麼多，於是可以自己抓長度再算重量，每公斤130元。我各買了一公斤。還需要一個手持封口機和熱風槍，用吹風機湊合。如果你有興趣做的話，過程是這樣： 1. 裁下適當寬度，盒寬度加1/2高度加5公分，用封口機先封好一邊 2. 套進盒子再封好另外一邊 3. 進階班:如圖裁掉多餘的部份才會縮得妙 4. 用吹風機仔細縮，要通通繃緊得花點時間 5. 成果出來好像全新的NIB，爽度一流。 不過，封好的NIB在網路交易有另一層問題。Tamiya產品在美國幾乎都是膠膜封起來的，網路交易有時候也會特別強調'Sealed NIB'來增加賣相。買家收到了多半也維持原狀，我那台Dyna Storm就是從美國標來封好，但我從未拆封不知道裡面長怎樣的例子。因此如果自己也能封得有模有樣，誰能保證是公司封的? 裡面是什麼? 因為這是美國獨有的現象，其實我們碰到的不多，除非你能打破膠膜迷思，要求賣家在付款前拆給你看，不然裡面是什麼的陰影永遠存在。封膠膜還有另一個好處，便是固定紙盒的形狀，不會因為堆放的壓力搞得紙盒變形，此外隔絕了空氣中的塵埃髒污自然不在話下。你也一起來縮縮樂吧? 記得封膜之前拍下內裝與過程免得將來想脫手時人家也要求看內容哦.... |
