car cradle

[Terry Toenges]

Train cradle - When I went to change couplers on some on my train cars, I needed something to kind of hold them upright. Since there are small parts like smoke stacks and brake wheels and ladders, I needed something that wouldn't mess with those. My passenger cars were long so I would need something long.
I looked around at some of the boxes I had gotten small packages in but they were too short.
There happened to be a half full box of Kleenex sitting on the table while I was contemplating this. Then it hit me! Right in front of me was the perfect cradle with a soft cushion of Kleenex. I cut the hole larger with scissors and it worked great.
While I used it for On30, cut a smaller hole and use a fuller box and it would work for HO.

[bbmiroku]

 

Beautiful idea!

[James in FL]

This works well, maybe cheaper than your Kleenex box.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Frost-King-1-in-x-6-ft-Foam-Plumbing-Tubular-Pipe-Insulation/3133247
Sand or cut a flat on the bottom.

I use this;
https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/bowser-n-23-foam-locomotive-cradle/
Any piece of scrap closed cell foam can make a satisfactory cradle.
Cut to the width you desire.

[Terry Toenges]

I suppose I could just use the foam from a Bachmann box too. This was handy. If I'm working on a short car like a gondola, I can just put more Kleenex in the box to raise the level.

[dutchbuilder]

It's the idea that counts..
Nice "out of the box thinking" Terry...

Ton