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Bruce, Depends on the type of model you are talking about. I haven't really found a good way to transport really fine models of cars and locos. Athearn Blue box and the like are pretty robust and can be carried in a variety of ways with little damage. On the other end of the scale are board by board scratchbuilt log cars or side dump gons with all the grab irons and details that seem to be very hard to carry without breaking something. My theory (and one proposed by several old wisened train guys I know) is that these types of models are meant to be transported sparingly, if at all. At the narrow gauge convention last year in Santa Clara, I worked in the contest room helping people pack stuff up. There were many fine, super detailed models there. Most people went for a variation of Wayne's methods. Most were packing stuff in either tissue or peanuts. I saw lots of locos going back into the original foam boxes and for dioramas most guys built crates that fit over the base of the scene and carried it as a big box. I personally have used tissue and bubble wrap with some success. I keep all cars standing up. Laying them on their sides breaks grabs etc.....I store rolling stock under the layout in plastic sweater boxes. I cut down copy paper box lids and line them with towel material. These stack in the boxes as trays for the cars. Everything is standing up. Works well for stationary storage, not too good to travel. Looking for better solutions to this question, last year at an operating session I asked one very fine modeler how he carried his stuff around. He said, "I don't"....
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