The models we have are the ones that come in a display tray box of 4 models per box (The type of box that would be on a counter in a store). These are not the models that come in individual window box. So they will be shipped wrapped in packing material (they will be better protected than an in an individual window box). The benefit is that there is less garbage since usually one would just throw the box away and the planet will come ahead with less waste.