Does anyone display in acrylic boxes?

[Lightning Twirl]

Lady Starflower, she looks amazing! ^-^ Congrats! So beautiful!

[Lady Starflower]

Aww thanks Lightning Twirl, I like her sooo much more in person! Pics just don't do her justice

[spottedslug]

I guess you'd have to dust less that way.

[banditpony]

I'd advise caution about keeping collectibles in airtight / plastic containers.  Unless you've got museum quality materials, most of the stuff sold to the public to house "collectibles" can be toxic to what you put inside to some degree or another, and even if it isn't, you're creating a microclimate that can accelerate deterioration.  Very few materials do not give off volatiles, and our precious ponies are among the majority that do.

Display methods for historical objects are designed to protect them from visitors, rather than just the environment.  (You really don't want to know how many pounds of water the average daily attendance at a national museum puts into the air, not to mention the shed skin and oil, it's scary.)  Behind the scenes, open air storage with minimal lighting and good circulation is the rule. 

This is why I asked if drilling holes to help improve airflow was an ok idea.
I didn't personally think that putting items in a box were to protect from the environment, in fact I really feel quite the opposite. But for me, it's just easier to maintain (aka the dusting), and safer (so they ares less likely to get knocked off a shelf), and visual.

Then again, most museum items are tried to be protected for as long as possible. I'm totally cool with my items lasting until I die. :/ I can't imagine that plastic toys from the 80s really has a long shot of existing for that long.

[ashlyne]

I put silicon packets in my containers for moisture control and air them out completely from time to time.  Now you've got me thinking I should do a little more!

I have no scientific reasoning to back me up on this thought, but for some reason I don't like storing ponies in any kind of plastic container (zip lock, plastic bin, or acrylic box).   I think it may be a hunch along the lines Baby Sugarberry was talking about.  I like glass (no plastic chemicals) and wood (breathes at least a little bit) or some kind of open ventilation if the container is plastic, like the tool sets I keep my accessories in. And if I have to store something, I use cardboard boxes in a dry area and check on them occassionally. But again, I have no idea how much this helps and no proof that using acrylic containers is bad   I'm just a worry wart.

[banditpony]

Yeaaah... maybe I'll just invest in glass. Although I can't drill holes in glass.

In reality, I don't store anything in sealed containers. It just scares me in general. So, go figure, I want to put my prized possessions in boxes. heh.

[STLGusty]

You guys are so creative with your displays.  I love learning more about ways to display my ponies...even though I have "the idea," but it takes forever and a day to actually get done!

[hathorcat]

I put silicon packets in my containers for moisture control and air them out completely from time to time.  Now you've got me thinking I should do a little more!

I have no scientific reasoning to back me up on this thought, but for some reason I don't like storing ponies in any kind of plastic container (zip lock, plastic bin, or acrylic box).   I think it may be a hunch along the lines Baby Sugarberry was talking about.  I like glass (no plastic chemicals) and wood (breathes at least a little bit) or some kind of open ventilation if the container is plastic, like the tool sets I keep my accessories in. And if I have to store something, I use cardboard boxes in a dry area and check on them occassionally. But again, I have no idea how much this helps and no proof that using acrylic containers is bad   I'm just a worry wart.

I completely agree about storing in plastic. And I think you are worrying for the right reasons, all those Baby Sugarberry mentions. Plastic breaths and condensation is inevitable in a sealed location where there is no ventilation. Condensation is not good for ponies [except for the weird case of vanishing marker stains which was posted about...I am still trying to work that one out ]