Protecting and Store Wiz kids Pirates © 2005 Wiz Kids Inc Collectible Ships & Cards

Protecting and Store Wiz kids Pirates © 2005 Wiz Kids Inc Collectible Ships & Cards

Just a few notes on protecting and storing of Pirate Ships and Cards. The best way to store you ships once they are assembled is to leave them assembled. Assembling and dis-assembling your ships will quickly damage them, best to leave them assembled. But what do you keep them in?

BCW® Gaming Box SKU: GBC

The BCW Gaming Box is the highest quality, most competitively priced cardboard gaming box on market today. It will store up to 60 gaming figures like: MageKnight, Mechwarrior, HeroClix, Pirates, Star Wars Miniatures, Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Lord of the Rings Tradable Miniatures Game, Clout, and others. It is constructed of white corrugated paper and has a 200 lb. test strength. Use this box to store, protect, and transport all your valuable collectible gaming miniatures. This unique design has many features that our competitors do not!- Cardboard Corrugated Materials- Unique foam designed to maximize storage- L 10 1/4 X W 12 3/4 X H 4 closed- L 20 1/2 X W 12 3/4 X H 2 opened- Holds approximately:Pirates 30+ fully assembled ships! - Brilliant white- High quality- Stackable- Most complete gaming box available!


The BCW Gaming Box will hold up to 30 fully assembled pirate ships. You can also store the “deck plate” along with the ship. It is best to place the mast of the ships into the cut pads, place the “deck plate behind the ship. What a great way to store and transport your gaming pieces.

What about other cards. I would recommend story cards in a BCW toploader. Check out the table below to figure out which toploader to use.

1 Card use the TLCH-TH-1.5MM
2 Cards use the TLCH-TH-2MM
3 Cards use the TLCH-TH-3.5MM

All BCW toploads are:
Known as the most popular rigid individual card holder in the collectible card industry. Use this product to coordinate, protect, store or display collectible cards.
The PVC used in BCW Toploads contains no plasticizers or stearates. Our high impact grade PVC does not migrate and will not harm your cards, photos or prints, while offering maximum protection and visual appeal.
- Crystal clear
- Made of high impact rigid PVC
- Mix and Match for Qty. Discount

Dimensions
- Outside 3 x 4 1/16
- Inside 2 3/4 x 3 7/16

Some Comments on Storing and Protecting Comic Books

Classification of Comic Books:
Comics are classified into 3 major categories, Victorian Age, Platinum Age, and Modern Age. Comic books came into existence during the Modern Age of comics in February of 1934 with the release of Eastern Color Printing's Famous Funnies #1, Series 1. The Modern Age of comics is classified into 4 sub-categories, Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Modern Age (Bronze Age and Modern Age comic books are also referred to as "Current" comics).

Victorian Age - 1795 to 1899

Platinum Age - 1897 to 1938

Modern Age - 1929 to Present

• Golden Age - 1934 to 1955 (BCW Golden Age Comic Bags & Backing Boards)


• Silver Age - 1956 to 1969 (BCW Silver Age Comic Bags & Backing Boards)
  
• Bronze Age - 1970 to 1979 (BCW Current Comic Bags & Backing Boards)


• Modern Age - from 1980 to Present (BCW Current Comic Bags & Backing Boards)

You will need to determine which of the 4 categories of the Modern Age of comics that your comic book falls under to be sure to get the proper size of comic bags and backing boards. We suggest that you measure your comic book or refer to the copyright date to determine which category your comic book falls under.


Comic Book Bags:
The National Archives and Records Administration specified the following with regard to the long-term storage and preservation:

"Look for plastic enclosures made from uncoated pure polyethylene, polypropylene or polyester (also called Mylar D or Melinex 516). These are considered stable and non-damaging."

BCW Brand comic book bags are made of uncoated virgin polypropylene.


Resealable Comic Book Bags:

Resealable comic book bags can be sealed in two ways:
1. with the adhesive strip on the tab
2. with the adhesive strip on the bag

Which is better?
If the adhesive strip is on the tab it is possible to catch the comic on the adhesive strip when you slide you comic in or out of the bag, possibly damaging the comic. BCW places the adhesive strip on the bag to avoid possible damage to the comic. Just one of the many ways BCW thinks ahead for you the collector.


Comic Book Backing Boards:

Comic Book Backing Boards come in different
thicknesses and acid-free properties. The basic purpose for using a backing board is to give the comic some stiffness, which helps keep the comic pages from bending, creasing or wrinkling. When a backing is placed in the center of the comic it protects the comic book spine from crushing.

The second purpose for using a backing board in a comic is its potential to neutralize acid in the comic book paper. Acid in the paper that the comic is printed can cause the deterioration of the comic. Using an acid-free backing in your comic can potentially trap and neutralize acid in the paper.

BCW offers only one type of comic backing boards: archival quality comic book backings. Archival comic backing material is acid-free and buffered with calcium carbonate, which means that it will remain archival for 100's of years.
BCW’s Comic Backing Boards are independently laboratory certified. This means that BCW’s Backing Boards have been rigorously tested and have been certified acid free. Many companies claim their boards are acid free. However with out testing and rigorous quality control you can not be sure of what you are getting.

Most comic books are printed on newsprint. This includes all comic books printed prior to Modern Age, as well
as some Modern Age books. The reason that you need to change the backing boardsis that the newsprint that most comic books are printed on has been bleached with acid prior to printing, and some of the acid from the bleach remains in the paper. The backing boards are coated with calcium carbonate so that they absorb the acid that migrates from the book. You will want to store them away from sunlight and in a cool dry place because sunlight, heat, and moisture can accelerate the acid migration process.

It is recommended that you change your comic book boards and comic book bags every 5 - 7 years.

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