I was just wondering if anyone has experienced any difficulties getting their figures to a show or exhibition in light of the ban on all carry-on items on many flights. Or has this story been blown out of proportion? Just curious given some of the shows coming up in the not too distant future.

Hi Glenn,

We were traveling just before the new rules were put in place, so we only had to wait in a security line up in Toronto for 4.5 hours. (but no luggage restrictions yet)

Regarding your question, it may be that you'll have to get your wife to carry your figures in her purse now.

Seriously, this is an excellent question, especially for those flying into the US, where security is especially tight.

Brent

Edit: Here's a link to the Canadian agency.

http://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/file/library/71/english/Exempt Items - 08jan10(2) - EN.pdf

It appears to only affect flights to the US.

A few years back a friend was asked to break the swords off all of his figures because the TSA considered them miniture weapons. My friend Larry was forced to send his large scale figure through the X-ray machine he told them that they needed to make sure it did not go sliding down the ramp at the other end because it was fragile they said not problem and of course let it slid down the ramp where it broke.


The last time I traveled I took a clear plastic box and only held down the figures with wax. They could see in to my box and I was more then willing to let them take the figures out of the box so they could see what they were. A good friend i was traveling with takes his figures in cigar boxes that he screws the figures down inside. I thought they were going to do a cavity search on him.

In some ways I think we have so over reacted to the threat that terrorists pose, that we in fact they have already lost the war on terror. They are making us do exactly what we made the Russians do at the end of the cold war. Spend money we do not have. I find myself wondering if it is even worth going anywhere on a plane anymore. We are talking two days travel time for a two day trip. I am starting to think the train may be the way to go. Spend that 6 hours you would spend in line at the airport crossing a state or two.