Empty kit boxes.

• Apr 12, 2018

• #21

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

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Cape Canaveral

Whoa! Impressive. Most of mine are inventoried in an Excel spreadsheet and stored in plastic tubs.

 

• Apr 12, 2018

• #22

fubar57

General

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Nov 22, 2009

The Jungles of Canada

My kits, decals and after-market accessories are inventoried at Scalemates, scale modeling database | stash manager I also store my decals in three large Tupperware® tubs with a few desiccants thrown in

 

• Apr 12, 2018

• #23

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

7,234

15,033

May 30, 2011

Cape Canaveral

I scan my old instruction sheets and send them to the boxartden.com to post on their site.

It has been distressing to find that even when stored in their original boxes that are then stored in a plastic bin with a lid that is still not good enough to completely protect the contents, especially decals.

 

• May 3, 2018

• #24

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clefmmann65

Recruit

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Mar 27, 2011

Ron Pearcy said:

Hi all. Probably a stupid question but here goes. What do you do with all the empty built kit boxes. I've just got back into modelling and space is an issue.(well it is to the missus). You obviously save all the spare kit pieces but do you just throw the instructions and boxes away.
Thanks in advance.

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I save all extra stuff , and cut the tops of boxes and save them.

 

• May 3, 2018

• #25

T Bolt

Colonel

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Mar 24, 2010

Chicago, Illinois

clefmmann65 said:

I save all extra stuff , and cut the tops of boxes and save them.

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Same here

I had a small leak over my stash a few years ago that destroyed the decals in a few kits, so since then I save all my after market and extra decals in ziplock bags and the first thing I do when I open up a new kit to look at it is to put the decals into a ziplock and return it to the lit box

 

• May 3, 2018

• #26

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

7,234

15,033

May 30, 2011

Cape Canaveral

"...put the decals into a ziplock and return it to the lit (kit?) box"

Good idea. I was disappointed to find that the decals for a F-82E had some discoloration, despite being in the kit box which was in turn in a plastic tub with a snap on cover. I guess some moisture got to it, even thought it was stored in that plastic tub in an airplane hangar. Same thing may have happened to some 1/32 F3F decals kept in the kit box; will have to see if they work Okay when i use them in the near future.

I am wondering if keeping the box sealed in its plastic wrap will help with that. Opening the box before you build the kit is a good way to loose parts. But on the other hand, over 20 years ago I bought a Fujimi 1/48 BF-110C and when I looked in the box found that had included two of one sprue and none of another, making it impossible to build the kit.

 

• May 3, 2018

• #27

A4K

Brigadier General

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Dec 17, 2007

The back of beyond

Same boat as Glenn and Clefmmann.
I save everything (including others' model throwouts) for repairs, scratchbuilding, conversion, or if someone else needs them.

Kit parts are stored in plastic storage boxes, divided by subject (cockpits, engines, cowls and intakes, etc), loose decals in ziplock bags according to nation, stored in metal biscuit tins (as are aftermarket sheets). Complete kit sheets bought off the net in photo albums (sticky page type).
Instructions are stored together in a folder, and box tops cut off like Glenn, aim being to collage them on a wall someday (...) though if more than one of the same kit made, only one is kept.

 

• May 3, 2018

• #28

JKim

Senior Master Sergeant

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Jul 1, 2014

Carlsbad, CA

I keep my empty kit boxes, stack them up against a wall and call it my "stash".