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I recently picked up a vintage FOX kit #5851 NIB/unassembled. The kit itself is in great condition but the box, although decent, has seen better days. Its structurally sound , minimal tears just discolored. Has anyone ever successfully restored the color brightness on a stained box (especially the white)? Looking for suggestions on that and or if anyone knows of a replacement vintage box only for sale. I've been fortunate to pick up some really nice vintage boxes and kits recently and this one just stands out as not so nice in the box department. Looking to cleanup or upgrade the box to match the awesome kit inside. Included the FOX box next to the Pajero for comparison in coloring.

This has probably been done already, but a browse through the incredible collection of @mackerb03 got me wondering about my favourite vintage box art. Bit different to favourite model, this is solely about the front of the box. For me, Clive, it's the Wild Willy: Up until then, Tamiya had always gone 'left-front angle' or 'right-front angle', with the occasional raised viewpoint when they felt like pushing the boat out: The red and black stripe behind the Super Champ was the very first hint of excitement, and then suddenly there was the Wild Willy, in side-on profile and wheelie-ing away. There was mud splattering out behind the wheels, there was a ridiculous driver, it just looked amazing. Then, clearly, whoever was responsible got sacked for this transgression, and we were back to boxes showing cars looking like they were mid-way through a three-point turn in a Sainsbury's car park: The Frog and the Grasshopper, with their vaguely military stripes and airborne postures, at least tried, then the Hornet kicked off the excellent 'cornering at high speed' phase of boxes, of which the crowning glory is clearly the Wild One: As I said, nothing to do with favourite model - I don't own a Wild Willy, and I don't particularly want one, but the box art is just brilliant. What about you? Maybe you love the Blackfoot, because the helmet-less bloke driving it looks like he might be on his way home from work: Or maybe you're not into the whole landscape thing, and for you it's all about the Road Wizard: No wrong answers here, (so long as no one starts going on about the worst box (because that's clearly the Porsche 959...))

Hi All, I'm just building a LunchBox and I'm a littlebit confused about greasing... Not about the gearbox, but about the friction dampers and the gearbox swingarm. Should I grease those, or just leave them without grease? Thanx in advance, TDanny

Hi Has anyone got an empty kit box for Mardave Marauder , MK1 and or MK2 Anything considered - good , bad or ugly - or even good pictures of the box art illustrations on the box lid and sides UK only please

I have only 3 of these fantastic crystal clear storage boxes left (please note these are not official Tamiya products) perfect for storing all your screws, tiny washers, E clips and such like. The lid is nice and tight and seals. No more loosing tiny parts. box size is 210mm x 105mm £4 each. £2 p&p in the UK