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Keep the boxes or pitch them?

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  • Member since
    September 2009
  • From: Guam
Posted by sub revolution on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 5:38 AM

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.

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 5:30 AM

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.

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    March 2003
  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:19 AM

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

Exactly how I do it.

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    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 12:17 AM

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.

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: near Nashville, TN
Posted by TarnShip on Monday, May 6, 2013 11:25 PM

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

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    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, May 6, 2013 10:44 PM

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

                   

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    April 2013
Keep the boxes or pitch them?
Posted by Imjustjoe on Monday, May 6, 2013 10:36 PM

Hey guys, just getting back into the hobby and was wondering should i keep all the boxes from completed kits? I know to keep the spare parts and blueprints but the boxes take up a lot more space.Is there a reason I might regret throwing them out?            Thanks

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