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                        OK!!!! How many of you throw out the boxes from past builds ?

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                        spector822002
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        OK!!!! How many of you throw out the boxes from past builds ?
                        Posted by spector822002 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:50 PM
                        This would be inspired from the tiger sickness posts , just as I was cleaning out some past clutter , and not cleaning out very much indeed , I just can't do it ! I can't throw out my old boxes , God I hope I am not in this alone here ! Post away !Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:57 PM
                        Unfortunately I have no choice but to throw out old boxes, but not by choice. Our place is too small, there's no space to keep them.
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:03 PM
                        Past builds??? What's that? That would imply finished models! I haven't totally finished but one kit so far!! So, the answer is no, I don't throw out the boxes. But one of these days, IT will go!! lol. Acutally, I figure the bigger ones make great extra parts and extra sprue boxes!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:17 PM
                        Iuse use old boxes for extra pieces boxes and the ones i dont use I flatten and keep to make mock-ups for Dio's
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:18 PM
                        I usually cut the box art out before I throw them
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:34 PM
                        When complete, in the trash they go, along with instruction sheets too. I can't justify keeping trash and having it take up space. No need for empty boxes.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:36 PM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:11 PM
                        Well, I hate to see them go but I need space!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:18 PM
                        some of the boxes have spare parts in and other small (made)kits in
                        but others are thrown out but i always keep the instuction sheets (unless i lose them)
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:23 PM

                        Gotta save them -

                        With the original box art onsome of the old Auora kit boxes. some of them are worth more than the plastic inside ever was.



                        Jim [IMG]
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                        mastercarp
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mastercarp on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:29 PM
                        I too throw the boxes out when I clean up after finishing a model, but I keep the instructions. But then again I only do one model at a time ( I know, I'm not right in the headSmile [:)])

                        Chris
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                        Antagonist
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by Antagonist on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:36 PM
                        Zero, Ziltch, Nada, I keep every single box. My wife hates me, but I just tell her to look at all her shoes and that does the trick.
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                        Foster7155
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:41 PM
                        I save every box! I write the month and year of the build on the end of the box, put the instructions and all aftermarket instructions inside, and into the closet they go. I'm a pack rat. Big Smile [:D]

                        Foster

                        Robert Foster

                        Pensacola Modeleers

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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:57 PM
                        Pack rat, I have my name tags from Kindigarten.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        Scorn
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Sarepta, LA
                        Posted by Scorn on Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:12 PM
                        I trash most of the boxes, but keep all instructions. Got instructions going back about 15 years right now.
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:34 PM
                        I used to keep the top of the boxes if they were good drawings. Now I have only one box top and maybe I'll frame it some day, or one of my unbuilt kits. I need space for all my new kits. Big Smile [:D]

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:45 PM
                        I cut off the box art, kind of a way of keeping track of what i built. Keep the instructions to just in case something comes up one day or someone else needs them.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:59 PM
                        Me too. Cut out the box top and save the instructions. There is something about the finality of throwing away the box when the build is complete that just feels very satisfying.

                        Mike
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        Abastyr
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by Abastyr on Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:32 PM
                        Wish I didn't have to, but I already get enough heat about the unbuild models piling up in the basement...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:53 PM
                        I usualy save the box and instruction but there is times where I cut the box topoff and hang it on the wall in my work space....wife thinks im loonyTongue [:P]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:03 PM
                        I'll let you know when I finish one.
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:35 PM
                        Out they go .... I used to keep the box art, but after too many moves they didn't stand up too well, so even they go now. I do keep the instructions though, at least those that aren't duplicates.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 12:34 AM
                        I save the instructions in a file folder wedged between reference books.

                        I keep the unused decals in zip baggies and try to keep them out of light as much as possible.

                        I have a few of the boxes but they hold parts. Most of the boxes are thrown away.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 4:12 AM
                        I went to my hometown for work today and stopped in to see my folks. Dad had found and boxed up some more of my modelling stuff for me to take home (I have only recently restarted the hobby) and apparently, I have more box art and instructions than surviving models. By quite a big margin....

                        Matt
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:35 AM
                        i dunno. does 19 boxes count? Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:36 AM
                        Another pack rat here, but I don't go back to kindergarten.
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                        subfixer
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:37 AM
                        I don't throw them out, I have a wife that does that, sometimes with parts still inside. It's a good thing that I love her.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Friday, April 23, 2004 6:46 AM
                        i keep the instructions.
                        in a zip lock bag w/ any left over parts.
                        i have a few boxes from my finished kits, as i have not decided what to do w/ them yet.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 6:59 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by subfixer

                        I don't throw them out, I have a wife that does that, sometimes with parts still inside. It's a good thing that I love her.


                        Laugh [(-D]

                        Love her like you love road wheels, or real love?

                        Matt
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 6:59 AM
                        I keep the boxes and keep parts not used in the with the instrucions so I know what im looking at
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