If you have many Hot Wheels
and you are planning on making a huge collection, or you want to
keep them in the best condition possible, you don't display them,
don't like to keep them discarded all over the house and keep them off
the dust then storing them is the best solution. It doesn't matter you
collect them loose or carded because there are many solutions for
both ways. Storing them also allows you to resell them in the future
or passing them down to another person. In this post i will present a
few ways on what to use for storing your Hot Wheels , these are just
a few examples, from here you can always find alternatives that
suits you best.
***Plastic Cases***
This solution is very good
for both ways of collecting and its the most used. The plastic cases
will give the best protection and also they can be found in many
sizes. These are not made specifically for storing Hot Wheels, but
they are great for this. In US there are many cases , some of them
are called "hot cases" for carded castings and "jammers"
for loose castings (jammers will store 48 loose cars). Over there
they can be found in stores like Wall-mart and Sears . In other
countries, even if they don't have the same model cases , there can
be alternatives and should be found in any department or container store.
Of course the best place where everybody, everywhere can get them is E-bay, but this way you also have to take in consideration the
shipping. The prices vary, depending on the area and store, but for
the long term and if you care about your collection it's all worth
it.
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| "Hot case" for carded castings |
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| "Jammers" for loose castings |
You can also use one of
these tool boxes, like i use, for the loose castings and they can
be found in department stores, probably everywhere in the world.
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| Tool box for loose castings |
***Cardboard Boxes***
If you find those plastic
cases to expensive or you don't have money to spend then the cardboard
boxes is the best solution. They can be found very cheap everywhere,
or you can just keep the used boxes that came from buying different
electronics and other things. This solution is not as reliable as the
plastic cases solution because the protection is not as high (it will
bend or break easily if you drop something heavy on it or if you drop
it from a higher ground). Also this solution is not secure against
humidity, so store these boxes in a dry place and somewhere above
the ground in the case of a flood. This solution is appropriate for
carded cars, for the loose ones you will also have to add some
plastic baggies and some ingenuity to arrange them, to prevent them
from scratches.
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| Cardboard box for loose and carded castings |
Depending on what solution
you have chosen store the box in a closet, sideboard, under the bed
(if you have space and the box is small), pantry, storeroom, attic
or anywhere safe and this way it will also prevent them from
cluttering the room. I use both ways of storing and you can find a
video HERE, i don't have "hot cases" or "jammers"
in my country so i used alternatives.
Hope you find this post
useful and helpful, also if you have different solutions, or
better ones leave a comment below.
***What do you use for
storing your Hot Wheels ?***
