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Post by atrain on May 27, 2010 21:40:31 GMT -5
I have a decent sized Diecast collection - nothing compared to some of the others I have seen, but takes up a pretty good amount of room. I have some boxed, some not. Right now most of my stuff is in our extra room - the 'man cave'. My wife and I just found out that we are expecting our first child so the 'man cave' is being converted to the babies room. We still have one other room inside, but my wife has asked that I keep the paraphernalia to a minimum in this room because it it the room that exits to our screened in porch - which I am OK with. My question is I would like to move most of it into the garage and maybe build a display case for some of them and the rest build shelves higher up similar to the setup George has going on. I don't have tons of room so I wont be able to get everything into cases. My concern is that since I live in the Midwest and the air is not as dry here that the humidity may damage the boxes / cards - any thoughts? My other option is I can just box them up and store them in the attic, but I enjoy looking at them from time to time so I really don't want to do that, but will if the humidity will damage them.
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Post by WarbirdTA on May 28, 2010 8:03:01 GMT -5
My cases were all bought from Comic Book shops. They don't tend to stay in business very long. I was able to buy them from $100 to $150 each. Most of them had lights (the $150 ones did). New, these things cost over $700! Placing them out in the garage, or in the attic can do the same damage. In the attic, more so. It gets more hot in the attic, than the garage does, even though the garage can get really hot. I would suggust getting a dehumidifer and using it when you are in the garage. Also, if putting stuff into boxes, you can also use these little packets of I think is silica(?) that removes moisture. When I buy stuff, there is usually a small packet in the box, and I keep those, and reuse them. Lisa also told me that they sell stuff in the laundry section of stores, and to check them out. My problem out where I live, is that there is no humidity. Everything is very dry here. I am sure that there are people here who live in humid climates, that can help you more than me. As for diecast, check out www.hobbytalk.com . Maybe ask over there as well. Hope this helps abit, George
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