Upcycled wine box...my new tool box!

[AndyB]

A friend recently very kindly sent me 3 bottles of wine from downunder. 

 

And having disposed of two of them my eye was drawn to the rather nice presentation box...

 

Now my model railway activity is primarily in my garage. That's fine in the spring and summer...but come winter it's a bit harder to drag oneself out there. 

 

So what I need is a "grab-and-go bag" to hold tools, glues and kits that I can bring indoors without creating a mess.

 

Here's what I've come up with...

 

First of all I coated the box inside and out with varnish.

 

The box has a sliding lid to which I've fixed an A4 cutting mat with double-sided tape.

 

 

Each bottle had it's own space which divided the box up nicely....

 

One part is used for kits; I've currently got a girder bridge, some NGS wagon kits and a Petite Properties building. But this will change as kits are finished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next bit (middle) has various cutting tools, paint mixing pots, files and an LED light. 

 

 

 

And in the top section I've got various glues. 

 

The small plastic boxes may look familiar? 

 

Yep, they're Peco wagon boxes. I left the plastic tab on which is used to hang them up in the shop's display area. This makes it easy to pull them out as needed. I'm thinking to put weathering powders in the rest of these boxes.

 

 

And at the end of the modelling session it all packs away...

 

 

So, the selection of tools is my first, best guess. No doubt it'll change as I start to use my new modelling box.

 

For example I may need to include some paint pots. And the lid might need to accomodate a steel rule; I can probably sort that out by fixing Molybdenum magnets to the lid. 

 

Anyway, let me know what you think! Andy

Edited July 1 by AndyB

[BoD]

Far too clean and tidy.

[AndyB]

3 minutes ago, BoD said:

Far too clean and tidy.

I only just made it!!

😁

[Enterprisingwestern]

4 hours ago, BoD said:

Far too clean and tidy.

 

Give him time!!

 

Mike.

[Hroth]

Very nice!

How long between getting box and contents, appreciating the possibilities, and emptying the bottles?

 

Just asking.....  🤪

 

[AndyB]

36 minutes ago, Hroth said:

Very nice!

How long between getting box and contents, appreciating the possibilities, and emptying the bottles?

 

Just asking.....  🤪

 

Doesn't matter how old you get.

It's "always the box the pressie came in" that you want to play with!  🥳

 

And I was also given a 12 year-old Fettercairn whisky which needed urgent  investigation.  

[scottystitch]

4 minutes ago, AndyB said:

 

And I was also given a 12 year-old Fettercairn whisky which needed urgent  investigation.  

A distillery a mere 5 miles from one’s abode; enjoy!

 

Best

 

Scott.

[KeithMacdonald]

5 hours ago, AndyB said:

my eye was drawn to the rather nice presentation box...

 

We urgently need to know the name and source of this modelling box, and how to order it in the UK. Especially as it is made from organic and/or fully recyclable materials.

[AndyB]

11 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

 

We urgently need to know the name and source of this modelling box, and how to order it in the UK. Especially as it is made from organic and/or fully recyclable materials.

 

So it turns out that whilst my friend is in southern Australia her purveyor of fermented grape juice is a little closer to hereabouts. Cheshire, to be precise.

https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/

 

(No connection, just a happy recipient of their packaging and...of course...their wine)

 

[AndyB]

30 minutes ago, scottystitch said:

A distillery a mere 5 miles from one’s abode; enjoy!

 

Best

 

Scott.

 

Very nice it is, too.  

I'm working on the principle that the bottom half of the bottle is the best bit...so you have to polish off the top half to get to it!  🤭

[scottystitch]

Common knowledge, amongst my people certainly;

 

Best

 

Scott. 

[KeithMacdonald]

1 hour ago, AndyB said:

So it turns out that whilst my friend is in southern Australia her purveyor of fermented grape juice is a little closer to hereabouts. Cheshire, to be precise.

https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/

 

Thanks, this looks like a good example of a modeller's workbox.

https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/wines/other/mixed-cases/special-six-of-the-best-from-australia/

 

[Enterprisingwestern]

9 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

 

Thanks, this looks like a good example of a modeller's workbox.

https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/wines/other/mixed-cases/special-six-of-the-best-from-australia/

 

 

Please note that the wines are not shipped in a wooden case.

 

Sorry to disappoint!

 

Mike.

[AndyB]

The wine collection I was sent had 3 bottles; a sparkling blush, a Chardonay and a Shiraz. 

It may be that if you buy that combo they come in the same kind of wooden box that I received.

 

This was really about upcycling and solving a portable storage need I had for winter-time modelling. If you rely wanted to do the same I'm guessing you can buy a wooden box from all sorts if places.

 

But this does sort of lead me onto another possibility.

 

Years ago I bought a watercolour set from WHSmiths. It came in a slim wooden box and was too good to throw away. I'm wondering if I could use some leftover foam inserts from my stock boxes (JB Models) to make up an additional stock box.

 

[Davexoc]

I use one as a sort of display cabinet for work in progress stuff

 

 

Aquired as a christmas present, originating from Costco I believe....

Must soak that label off....