BCW Card Boxes are Ideal for Model Trains

At BCW, we love it when hobbyists find uses for our products in ways we never envisioned. One great example comes from model train collectors. BCW has developed numerous corrugated boxes designed to protect trading cards. In the hands of a model train collector, these boxes are perfect for storing and shipping miniature trains. Model trains come in several scales that fit nicely in the various sizes of BCW boxes, leaving just the right amount of space to add bubble wrap or tissue.

Model train in BCW storage box

John from The Virginia Foundry and Model Works stated, “I make and sell HO scale kits and ship them in your boxes. I have made literally hundreds of shipments in your boxes with not a single claim of any damage due to the box. … They’re just great for this purpose and stand up admirably to any post office abuse. And many of my kits have been shipped overseas with the same excellent results.”

BCW Boxes are perfect for model trains

Please measure your model trains to get the box that’s the correct dimensions for storing or shipping your models trains.

 Box NameRowsInterior Box Dimensions in Inches
 100 ct. Box12 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 200 ct. Box13 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 300 ct. Box15 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 330 ct. Box14 7/8 x 3 x 3 7/8
 400 ct. Box17 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 500 ct. Box19 x 3 x 3 7/8
 550 ct. Box19 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 660 ct. Box111 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 1000 ct. Box112 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 800 ct. Box114 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 800 ct. Box (2 Piece)114 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 930 ct. Box116 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
 Graded Trading Card Box18 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/8
 Vault Box115 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2
 Super Vault Box116 x 6 x 3 3/4
 Shoe  Box213 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 (3 1/8 row width)
 Graded Shoe Box27 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 14 1/8 (3 3/4 row width)
 Super Shoe Box39 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 17 7/8 (3 1/8 row width)
 Monster Box414 x 12 3/4 x 3 7/8 (2 7/8 row width)
 3200 ct. Box (Full Lid)414 1/8 x 12 x 3 3/4 (2 3/4 row width)
 Super Monster Box517 x 15 7/8 x 3 7/8 (2 7/8 row width)
 5000 ct. Box (Full Lid)517 5/8 x 15 1/8 x 3 3/4 (2 3/4 row width)
Boxes by interior dimension

BCW also offers Card Houses and Shoe Box Houses, used to organize their respective boxes. These can be used to store a large amount of model trains.

Injection Molded Hobby Supplies

Many products offered by BCW Supplies are made through an injection molding process. This includes magnetic card holders, coin tubes, and most ball display cases. Injection molding involves pressing a molten plastic into a mold. The mold, or tool, is a steel or aluminum form with a cavity that will be filled by the plastic. The hot plastic is pressed into the mold in a location that will best allow the plastic to fill throughout the cavity. After the plastic has cooled inside the mold, the cast piece is removed from the mold.

The point at which the plastic was injected will remain as a small mark. This point is called a birthmark. These molds also have a few points that allow the air inside the mold to escape when the cavity is filled with plastic. These points are not imperfections, simply marks that are inherent to the injection molding process.

BallQube injection molded holder
Along the edge of this BallQube, you can see the point where the mold was injected.