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A-Line Hobby Tote System (HO & N Scales)


      HOBBY-TOTE - A System for Many Uses!

 

HOBBY-TOTE STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEM

Also see our you tube video for assembly, usage and additional info for getting the most out of our system (click to see video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbcnd1P2KcU


Note! Shipments must be made to a physical address in the Continental United States



Protect your valuable model equipment with these versatile and economical storage containers from A-Line.  Storage containers are designed to hold equipment in an upright position to protect delicate details.  A must for club members or anyone who stores and/or transports model railroad and vehicle equipment.  They are also handy for storing modeling materials such as styrene, strip wood, wire, detail parts, etc. Hobby-Tote Storage Container System will last indefinitely with normal use and are also designed to fit into the A-LINE Hobby Tote Nylon Carrying Case for easy transport.

 

Innovative Storage Container Key Features

. Tray lids insure dust-free storage and maximum protection during transport
. Removable chip board dividers with foam cushioning , click for picture (Cushioning, HO Only)
.Made from heavy duty 250lb. test, double wall corrugated cardboard
. Easy assembly...instructions included
. Clean, white exterior

 

Approximate tray capacity and usage :

HO scale high and low box -Up to (16) 40' box cars or (8) 85' passenger cars.
The "Low" box will hold the standard height HO freight cars (ie. 40' & 50') coal cars and locomotives (ie. F-units). 
The " Hi " box will hold excess height HO cars and modern locomotives (autoracks, Amtrak Superliner cars, etc) 
                                                                                           
N scale low box- Up to (98) 40' box cars or (36) 85' passenger cars
The " Low" boxes also utilize space more efficiently for N Scale equipment and HO vehicles. 


Tray dimensions:

HO low box: Inside tray dimensions 27" long X 7" wide X 2 1/4" deep                  HO low box: Outside tray dimensions 28" long X 7 3/4" wide X 2 1/2" deep

HO high box: Inside tray dimensions 27" long X 7" wide X 3" deep                    HO high box: Outside tray dimensions 28" long X 7 3/4 wide X 3 1/4" deep

N-Scale low box: Inside tray dimensions 27" long X 7" wide X 2 1/4" deep   (N-Scale box does not include foam strips.)

 These are the parts that are included with each HO Hobby Tote box. They include, one bottom, one top, divider and four foam strips. Assembly is required, instructions included! 

 


Also see our you tube video for assembly, usage and  info for getting the most out of our system (click to see video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbcnd1P2KcU

HO Scale

Read comment from one of our customers!

Hello Joe,

I have 3 of your hobby totes and I am very happy with them, they do a really good job of keeping the trains from getting broken and make it a lot easier to transport to modular and club events around the country.

I do have a couple of questions for you:

1. One time I had the foam strip under the cars move with the cars toward one end of the carrier.  Do you recommend to glue that foam down to keep it from moving and if so what kind of glue do you use?
I would not use some kind of spray adhesive, it might attach the foam ! I would use doublesided tape to keep foam from moving.

2. I am thinking about getting another carrier for my (HO) Athearn Genesis/Atlas/Walthers 89 Piggyback Flat cars and 45 trailers and or 40 containers. What arrangement would you recommend for carrying these items? Would the flats and trailers/containers all go together in a low or high box?
Are your trailers and containers perminately attched to flats? If so you would need to go with the High boxes. If not attached then I would pack trailers sitting on their roofs in Low boxes and also containers. Again how you pack them depends if they are perminately attached. 
One of the methods I use is once I load the the Hobby Totes I put a slip of paper under the equipment so it has a home to return to after equipment is run. It saves alot of time when you are packing up stuff. You don't have to figure out where to put things, they already have a place. It also saves space to get the most amount of equipment in the boxes.
If you are trasnporting equipment it would be good Idea to use the Foam Squares # 19300 and Foam Liner # 19305 to craddle equipment to add more protection and cut the sheet so it forms a craddle so you can pick up equipment easier, I call it wrapping it like a taco!

Thank you for creating and selling these boxes they have definitely fulfill a need in the hobby.

J. H.
Rocklin, Ca.


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