Car Box, HO Scale

Sometimes you want to travel light and just take one or two cars with you. This Single Car Box is designed just for that. It will help to protect one car when traveling light. The design of the box is to holds the car by the middle where there are usually less fragile detail parts, the box "grips" the car with foam from the sides.

The inside of the box is 9" long by 2.5" tall by 2" wide.

WARNING - This is not a shipping box, if the box is jarred or dropped your car can might shift inside the box. It is not a perfect solution, if you toss the box around your car can move inside the box. This is a good solution to help protect a car in your backpack or carry on. You still need to be careful with the box.

• The box is designed to be handled by a little old lady as a carry-on.
• The box is Not designed to be handled by a gorilla as checked luggage.

The car in the following images is for reference and is not included.

How to put a car in the box.

Place the base on a sturdy surface.

Place the car on the base.  

Place the sides on the base so that the foam presses on the sides of the car. Take care to align the slots in the bottom of the sides with the tabs on the bottom of the base.

While pinching the sides in, slip the top over the base.  

How to Assemble the Car Box

The box is shipped as a kit and needs to be assembled.

Step 1 Assemble the inner base.  Glue the base ends and sides onto the 1/8" thick bottom piece.

Step 2 Next glue the inner base onto the 1/4" thick base. Clamp as needed.

Step 3 Assemble the top. Glue and clamp the top together.

Step 4 Use a small dab of glue to glue the foam onto the sides.

Step 5 After the glue is dry, use some sandpaper and a sanding block to round the corners of the bottom.



Ordering

To place an order send an email to orders@prawndesigns.com . Include a list of what you want to order (Part Number and Description) and your shipping address. We will get back to you with an estimate of when we will have your order is ready to ship and shipping costs.

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Part Number	Title and Description	Price	Image
Train Car Box
PD-21069	Car Box, Single, HO Scale Box to hold one HO Scale Car. The inside of the box is 9" long by 2.5" tall by 2" wide. This is not a shipping box. Care still needs to be taken to not damage the car inside the box.	$25.00
PD-21074	Car Box, Triple, HO Scale Box to hold three HO Scale Cars. The inside of the box is 20" long by 2.5" tall by 2" wide. This is not a shipping box. Care still needs to be taken to not damage the car inside the box.	$35.00