Keep the boxes or pitch them?

I've given that a little thought myself. If nothing else I thought about resizing them to a smaller size and putting them under my clear plastic on my workbench for display of completed kits. Just a thought, Joe

I keep one of each boxtop, mostly because I like the artwork

I use some of the boxes for parts storage, etc

the rest I crush down and add to the recycling

Rex

Unfortunately I save most of mine but I realize that at some point in the future I will have to get rid of them.

I do trash those that are  crushed, torn, faded, water damaged, etc.

Fortunately many of the newer boxes are made in such a way that you can fold the corners down and store them flat. You can get a large number of these in one of those colored plastic tubs available at most department type stores.

TarnShip

I keep one of each boxtop, mostly because I like the artwork

I use some of the boxes for parts storage, etc

the rest I crush down and add to the recycling

Rex

Nah,I'm a throw it out person,when the kits kit is done,the box gets thrown out.I do save the spare parts however.

I reuse the boxes for my current projects. Makes for very handy organizing. Then once one of them becomes too worn and glue-covered, it get s thown out. I keep all the spare parts in a couple of old boxes, and I take pictures of each box to save the artwork/memory.

I had trouble getting rid of the awesome box top art on most of mine.  I break down (flatten) the tops and file them (or use them as art on the walls or table tops!).  The box bottoms are great for organizing new builds, storing spares parts, or in my case, I'm saving some to practice airbrushing on!  Sometimes I'll copy and cut out the painting instructions and tack them to a box and try to spray what they have for camo designs.  

Eagle90

I toss them.  I keep the spare parts and some extra sprue (specially clear color ones).

I like to keep either the box or the instructions, so I can remember whose kit it was, and details like that.  Since if I built it out of box I would need the instructions anyway in order to enter the OOB category, I have decided to keep just the all my instructions.  They fit in file folders nicely, too.

Sometimes keep the box for other storage uses, but apply a label indicating contents.

I keep the model kit plans.

I keep the instructions and the box top in the file folder with the rest of the research for that model

Jim 

I keep the very top panel of the box and the instructions in a sheet protector sleeve in a three-ring binder.  One end of the box top I display with the model.

Paul

I'm in this dilemma now.  I like the art on the boxes.  But I really don't know where I'll keep them.  For now, they're under a spare bed.

I keep the instructions.  And any leftover parts/decals.

I toss mine. Just no room and no need to keep them. Like others though, I keep any leftover parts, decals, etc, and I always keep the instructions.

I keep the box top and the instructions, and some of the boxsides art and advertising.  I started building in 1978 and some of them are very interesting and unusual now.  I'd say keep them.  The tops do not take up much room.  And 30 years from now you'll like them.

I would run out of space quick keeping the entire box from each model. Keep some for storage needs, all the rest I only keep the covers, flattened down and stuck in one of the boxes. And definitely keep your instructions

I keep one box top for each unique model (no duplicate tops) that I make. I don't use them now but when I move to a larger home in the future, I plan to make a nice display of completed builds.

Box bottoms get trashed and burned in the fire pit out back. I keep spare parts in sprue bags with the instructions included, cover side up so I can easily see which model the parts belong to. Parts/instructions bags are organized into racks and separated by country in a filing cabinet. If I have leftover parts from a duplicate build, I just add to the previous bag rather than make a new one. Empty areas of the sprue get trimmed off for size.

I find this works very well and takes up very little space. Though I haven't been building for long, I expect I will be able to retain many years worth of parts using the smallest space possible. 

Same here I keep the top if it has some cool art work (sorry cyberhobby yours are to dull for me to keep)

I wish I had all the boxtops that I had when I was a kid.  The ones I basically wallpapered my bedroom walls with

I would cut  and keep the box top  art/ photo  and directions. I still have them from when I was a kid. And I thought I was the only one. LOL.

You guys may want to look on E- BAY......    Do you know how much an empty box can sell for ?   $$$$

Timmy, do you realize how much room 66 years worth of kit boxes would take up waiting for the right guy at the right time to buy one empty box? I'll tell you what, You but me a nice big house, with all the room to spare, and I'll start saving all the boxes. 

Jim 

I would keep them :

  You can fold them flat and put them in files much like say " BANKERS BOXES " WHY ? Well , it seems silly , but in some cases (REVELL'S " VICTORY at SEA  " BOXES  for instance .) They are ,  RIGHT NOW , almost worth more than some kits I know of by a CHINESE manufacturer .WHY ? Well the answer is very easy .JOHN STEELES artwork !  I don't know about ARMOR , but there are some KICK-BUTT aircraft covers too . I have seen them (at shows ) priced more than the kit , if they contained one !  Go Figure .So my vote is to keep them .        Tanker-builder

I keep all of mine, I like the box art.

Use a few for extra and leftover parts, but the rest get pitched as soon as the kit is done, if not sooner.  Getting space critical with my stash of unbuilt kits, so no room for empty boxes.

Mark

I am the same as you mark. It is a shame to throw away the really nice one. But they would just get put away some where and forgotten about. Besides, I photograph all my kits when I get them, so I still have that.

I usually trash the boxes unless I give one to the cats to sleep in, or use it as a storage box.   Too much clutter in my house otherwise.

FOX

Do I get to build a fort with them?

I have the same problem......   40 years of boxes.  All neatly folded.

Like others I only save some boxes to hold spare parts/tools and whatnot. Otherwise I toss the boxes out. I do like save some of the artwork however.