Dollhouses 40-80 cm

What this size means commercially

• Floors are generally 12-16 cm apart at this size, which takes dolls of 8-12 cm standing and is the figure to quote when a buyer asks what fits.
• Cartons run from about 0.03 m3 to 0.12 m3 with a median near 0.076 m3, and at that median a 40HQ carries roughly 790 units at 88 per cent fill.
• Gross weight is usually 5-15 kg, light enough for a single-person carry but heavy enough that the carton needs corner protection and a double-wall grade on the larger models.
• This band is where the two and three storey structures sit; confirm the storey count against the floor height, because a three-storey house with low floors is not automatically a better house.
• Ask whether the model ships flat-pack: at this size the carton can go from about 0.05 m3 to more than 0.15 m3 on the same footprint depending on the format, which is the single largest freight variable in the band.
• One display unit per store is usually enough at this size: a built 60-70 cm house shows the doll fit and the room layout, and the flat-pack stock behind it carries the sales.