Do you keep the boxes from your runners ?

[Ultima Ratio]

I'm not talking about the one everybody keeps for collecting purpose, but once it is built, do you guys keep the box of a running model ? just curious...

My pumpkin came today from HK, and the box is slightly bruised, so I'm not sure I'll keep it.

My "first" collection is military 1/6 action figures. I used to keep the boxes at the beginning... but now that I have 200+ figures, I had to do something !!!

[scoobs]

I *always* keep the boxes of anything that has value, for resale, service or collectibility reasons.

You would not believe the grief I've had over the years from parents/girlfriends etc who always want me to throw 'em away...

[HunterZero]

I always keep the boxes for my runners and keep all my spare parts for that car in them.

- James

[splod1]

I will tell you one box I would never want to throw away, and that is the box my Leopard2A6 came in ! What a work of art that is, must be worth about £10 on it's own!

Dave.

[jocktheglide]

i keep everything that came with the box down to the last wrapper thats me though im a idiot......

[Big Al(2)]

Me too Jock! I keep every last bag, old sprues, blister, box, etc!

[usapirap(2)]

Keep everything. Even the screw bag tags. Everything Tamiya is worth something and resalable.

[Stefan(2)]

Nope, i cut them up and use the front picture

as wall cover (wallpaper?)

At the moment stored, rebuilding the roof [8)]

The rest get in the fireplace.

Am i a rebel now??? :) :)

Stefan

[TamiyaRC]

I always want to keep it all, but here's the story:

About 20 yrs ago (junior high), I cut the cover picture and throw the box, then put it on my bedroom wall.

Now, its all gone, I was moved, moved and moved couple of times, not only to different address, but to different country too (now, california, uSA).

For recent bought stuff, I CAN'T keep it, for safety reason (if I wanna keep alive heheh), I usually ship the stuff I bought (ebay) to my office, then take them apart then bring it home and put them in a parts bin, so someone in my house (u know who) would think its just some parts that I have.

Then, I slowly build it again and play it, then its too long for that someone to remember that its a new stuff.

Sad huh ?

But in the future, when I have more income, have my own house and everything, I would have a room for my self (work room or something), then at that time, money is not an issue anymore (hopefully) so it just wouldn't matter how much Tamiya I buy.

And at that time, I'll keep everything.

[Ultima Ratio]

Ah, ah, ah !

TamiyaRC, that's a funny story ;-)

But I can understand what you mean... Our loved ones would not understand why we need so many toys !

But room is always a problem... I already have a "play or working room" full of stuff and I'm in the process of setting up another one in our "guest house" in the garden... but I had to negociate for that one !

[Stefan(2)]

Tamiya RC, ultima radio

Solution:

Show them these 2 showroom links,

Tell her ," be glad i am not like him "

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...=15005&sid=1546

There are only 2 area's in the house where you will not find

any rc stuff: The loo (ehm, translation error(?) where you do your buisniss, and the ehhmmm.... ow..

correction, only one room without rc bits & pieces or cars

and, if they bother you about the garden:

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...=14886&sid=1546

Stefan

[jocktheglide]

Stefan that is soo cool man thats a awesome show piece rooms!!! yeah funny story tamiyaRC man that kinds reminds me of me in a way,,,,

[dudlydigital]

quote:Our loved ones would not understand why we need so many toys !

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Well in this case I must be very lucky![] as my other half is happy to let me have my models![8D] Altho I do have to build and keep them in there room as MY sanity would be at risk if I was to let just one grub screw enter the living room! (beleive me she went potty when she saw my Midnight Pumpkin in bits all over her nice clean carpet!)[:0]

Back on topic! I tend to keep all the boxes but throw out old trees and bags (but not bag headers) then I (carefully!) use my scalpel to open up the boxes and store them in large "art folders" that you can get in WH Smith And the like!

[El Mexican]

Of course I keep the boxes.

Dont you love those vertical cuts on the sides that show the innards of the built kit?

[Mervyn]

Interesting.I used to keep all the paper headers from the screw bags etc,the box and all related paperwork.Not any more. It gets trashed for the most part.I'm not a big box fan.They take up so much room. On the wife issue,I have been married 28 years,and she has lost interest in what I spend or do-down in the pit.As long as I'm happy she leaves me alone. I don't remember the last time she asked what something costs.If she really likes soemthing she says so.Other than that-I'm on my own. I guess thats what you get after that many years of "tamiya madness"and marriage.

[quincey]

ive got some old boxes from my 1st ever runners i had there full of toy plastic soldiers(tamiya/airfix/britains etc) in the loft and ive got a vell hammered mini cooper box as a odds and ends box

the modern boxes ive got are just sitting in the loft used as storage of old handsets etc

[rotor]

I keep all the boxes, but throw away all the screw bags etc etc, dont really need them, shrink wrap them all up and stick them in my cupboards or in a spare room where half of them are atm.

I keep all the spares in zip lock bags in some big tubs, find that the best way to store

Chris

[yannick]

I keep all of my boxes, when you sell the car you still have something that reminds you of that car []

[rroodd]

Always keep your boxes......what else are you gonna store in the spare room....?..

[] Rod