N gauge foam storage? Ten Commandments supply difficulties

[jamespetts]

For years, I have successfully used the Ten Commandments N gauge foam storage slots with 4l Really Useful boxes (2x 9 slots can fit in one box) for my N gauge rolling stock.

However, Ten Commandments have been out of this for a long time, and, on e-mailing the proprietor, I now understand that the person who does the cutting may retire and that these may no longer be available.

Does anyone know of any good alternatives for a 4l Really Useful Box?

[ntpntpntp]

Look on ebay and amazon for foam block with pre-cut cubes that you remove to create suitable slots.

I bought this a few months ago
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350791783132?var=620124029173

[Newportnobby]

These folk might be able to assist. They did a roaring trade at our show.

Trainsporters.com

[crewearpley40]

These folk might be able to assist. They did a roaring trade at our show.

Trainsporters.com

Mark is a very approachable knowledgeable and modeller friendly person with a wonderful collection and I have purchased a couple of trainsporters boxes at a good price ! And I know others who will recommend

[GlenEglise]

I was using John Burnham but my recent emails went unreplied.

I have seen Trainsporters but feel they are over engineered and overpriced.

GE

[me00rjb]

I believe Jon Burman, JB's Model World (chev625 on ebay) also supplied Ten Commandments. I also use Jon's trays extensively and am in need of more. I too have not had a reply for some months now. I have been told he has some health troubles, so I hope everything is OK, but that's at least secondhand information,  so take it with a pinch of salt.

Hopefully they become available again, it would be a really sad loss if his products were to disappear; there's nothing else on the market that I am aware of that comes close in terms of value and flexibility. If he is thinking of retiring, I wonder if there is any possibility of selling the tooling, or letting another party manage manufacture and distribution on his behalf?

[Steven B]

KR Multicase make foam lined trays that fit in a stout cardboard box with a decent handle.

The Trainsporter cases are not over engineered in my opinion - they're well engineered. The laser cut wood support for the top layer means access8ng the bottom layer is simple, with no risk of models falling out. I've had the JB Models foam come unstuck in the past leading to a scattering of models on the floor.

As for price, think of what you paid for your models. Are they not worth spending the price of half a loco to keep them safe?

[Bob Tidbury]

I live not far from Jon and I went to see him a couple of months ago  he is very poorly and told me he had cancelled all the shows he was booked at this year he is thinking of closing down J Bs Model World ,I told him he will be missed at shows  and that Trainsporters  were now going to some of the shows he used to do .
He told me that he knew and has been talking to Mark and wished him good luck as its very doubtful J Bs will continue trading .
I wished Jon the best and hope that he recovers enough to continue .
Bob