Sleeves/Hard Cases and protection For SteelBooks™

[BluRayJunkie]

Manta Lab PET Protectors - through collectong.com:

Box Set - Full Slip/Lenti/Double Lenti

Sleeves and jumbo sleeves:

SteelBook Accessories | bluraysteelbooks.com
Steelbook Central.com

Plastic slipcover:

SCF1 Full slip from Steelbook Central
3 sides slip & Jumbo from Blu-steels.com (Germany)
Kimchi Clear Plastic cases
Retroprotection (various custom sizes)

Steelbook Central's eBay Shop for USA Customers Cine Grail

FilmArena Sleeves and Protectors

Steelbook Central hard case size guide:
Order at steelbookcentral.com

Google spreadsheet with what titles fit which protective covers from Steelbook Central. Please edit and add to the spreadsheet titles that you know of and which slips will fit them. There are tabs for each kind of protective slip. SPREADSHEET

Spoiler

Original post:
Hope I have this in the right place. I'd like to get some hard cases for my more valuable steels. They seem hard to get. A seller on Ebay Germany is selling them, but won't ship to Canada. but was unable to get any. Can anyone help?

 

[Dubliner1]

I got a small order of the hard type sleeves and there much better than polybags
Some people have mentioned jumbo cases does anyone know when to expect these to be released?

click on 'Contact' tab and submit your question...they usually reply same day...
http://www.blu-steels.com/

 

[Wootball]

Before:

After:

Took a while to get them all done (63 in total) and some of the semi-circle bits push the steels out slightly which is bloody annoying. Don't know how I'm going to stop that happening.

 

[smileyx9]

Spoiler

Before:

After:

Took a while to get them all done (63 in total) and some of the semi-circle bits push the steels out slightly which is bloody annoying. Don't know how I'm going to stop that happening.

Well,those shells are "quite" Expensive but they fit and look much better then the Polybags

 

[tosca]

Dubliner1, thanks have asked them when/if they will do jumbo shells
Hopefully won't be too long for an answer

 

[Dubliner1]

Took a while to get them all done (63 in total) and some of the semi-circle bits push the steels out slightly which is bloody annoying. Don't know how I'm going to stop that happening.[/QUOTE]

The weight of the steelbook pushed in against the spine with the tabs helps flatten out the tabs after a while. Also, if you bend the tabs back and forth a few times before inserting them it helps flatten them.

 

[Wootball]

I did both - I even left them lying horizontally overnight to stop it happening. It's clear that the tabs arent supposed to be folded down flush with the spine, they're supposed to go flush with the side of the shell instead.

 

[Dubliner1]

I did both - I even left them lying horizontally overnight to stop it happening. It's clear that the tabs arent supposed to be folded down flush with the spine, they're supposed to go flush with the side of the shell instead.

I see what you're saying- they work well that way too. The tabs don't catch on the steelbook as you slide it in and out.
How much did you get them for? The price on these German steel-shells seems to have dropped too and if you add the 5% new customer discount I think it's very affordable. Have to get me some more soon!

 

[Wootball]

I see what you're saying- they work well that way too. The tabs don't catch on the steelbook as you slide it in and out.
How much did you get them for? The price on these German steel-shells seems to have dropped too and if you add the 5% new customer discount I think it's very affordable. Have to get me some more soon!

The 77 shells cost me £53. Definitely expensive, perhaps next time I'll go with the movie-style ones.

 

[Dubliner1]

The 77 shells cost me £53. Definitely expensive, perhaps next time I'll go with the movie-style ones.

I think those ones you have to tape the flap on the spine down otherwise it will scratch the steelbook as you insert/remove it. I've asked a few times for pics but no luck so far.

 

[bidou]

I think those ones you have to tape the flap on the spine down otherwise it will scratch the steelbook as you insert/remove it. I've asked a few times for pics but no luck so far.

No scratch so far on any steelbook, even without tape on the flap
You have plenty of pics on mov-style.fr !

 

[tosca]

Got a reply about jumbo sleeves there being worked on
Not much in the way of demand but will get them

 

[Carlos]

Got some shells delivered earlier in the week and i have to say they are very good, they are slighlty bigger than the other hard cases i have tried so the steels fit better.

They allow you to slide the steels in and out much easier and also work better with the Lenticulars which were tight fit in the other cases.

The only downside is the cost but they do the job

 

[Dubliner1]

Got some shells delivered earlier in the week and i have to say they are very good, they are slighlty bigger than the other hard cases i have tried so the steels fit better.

They allow you to slide the steels in and out much easier and also work better with the Lenticulars which were tight fit in the other cases.

The only downside is the cost but they do the job

As Wootball mentioned above, it might be better to have the 2 folding tabs folded so they appear on the back of the steelbook, and not folded flat onto the closed spine side as mentioned in the video earlier.
The steelbooks may sit better that way. I'll show some updated pics later.

 

[Wootball]

Mine seem to be sitting OK now, I packed them tightly onto the shelves and they seem to sit nicely now.

 

[ABjerg]

I will defiantly buy the german shells soon. They are pretty expensive but I will be happy afterwards.

 

[smileyx9]

I will defiantly buy the german shells soon. They are pretty expensive but I will be happy afterwards.

Maybe expensive but fit perfect

 

[Dubliner1]

Here's an update video for the German "steel-shells" showing how to close the 2 tabs for a perfect fit...Wootball above mentioned this so as you can see from the video this is the best way to assemble the shell...
[media=youtube]eKhN0b5hATE[/media]

 

[jcm]

Is there anything for Tins like BTTF, Jurassic Park etc other than polybags?

 

[indianajames]

Very helpful video - Thank you Dubliner1 !!

 

[extremecinema]

Are there any threads listing slipcover lenticulars?