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Post by db1995 on Jul 28, 2011 22:22:34 GMT -6
im starting to build a new one so post pics how are your parts box organized
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Post by ironheadchopper on Jul 29, 2011 6:42:14 GMT -6
Organized??
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Post by db1995 on Jul 29, 2011 6:43:04 GMT -6
organized messes to
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Post by Dennis M on Jul 29, 2011 6:58:39 GMT -6
I have a couple of old model boxes we put our parts in. Dennis
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Post by badroadahead on Jul 29, 2011 7:40:14 GMT -6
I have been in the process of trying to organize parts. I started with the purchases of clear plastic shoe storage boxes from the dollar store or wherever they are the cheapest. I put engines in one, tires in another, wheels in another, interior parts in another....etc. At some point I would like to segregate those parts into subcategories, IE - valve covers, suspension, seats....etc
Dave
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Post by stilljustharley on Jul 29, 2011 10:03:40 GMT -6
So far I've filled up three small storage stacks (each with 18 trays), twelve small plastic boxes (each about half the size of a kit box), 4 big zip lock bags, and three drawers in a small chest with car stuff. The bike stuff lives in three of the biggest postage boxes I could find.
And then there's the stuff still left in kit boxes after I've taken what I want out of the kit....
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Post by mykturk on Jul 29, 2011 13:51:01 GMT -6
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Post by skulldude on Jul 29, 2011 14:37:58 GMT -6
I have a champaine fountain style...
Theres a pyramid of built kit boxes {most holding the kits extra pieces} that get fillled then filtlered and fine picked....
The top box has all the stuff..the larger rails more thinned stock, the bottom rail has the fine picked stuff..{like 12 boxes}
After awhile I take the twelve and condense it to one.
Then the fountain starts again!!!
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jul 29, 2011 14:39:07 GMT -6
Organized  GASP!!!THUD!! (chuck passes out and hits the floor).... That is an oxymoron .,. You can not use the words "parts box" and "organized" in the same sentence... Lol...,  ;D |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Jul 29, 2011 14:48:14 GMT -6
I have these things. I try to organize because quite often I will look for say a "steering" wheel that I think would look better and if I can look through all of them in one shot....it's a time saver. Here is the only pic I have right now, but each drawer has a different type of part in it. I then have containers for crafts? that have seperators for tires.....I have a lot of tires. What doesn't fit into those are in plastic drawers just kinda mixed up. Drawers seperate hoods, wheels, tires, resin tires, resin parts, aluminum parts, photo etch parts, hub caps, axles, metal axles, screws, engines, intakes, pulleys, steering wheels etc etc....  |
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Post by barten on Jul 29, 2011 15:46:58 GMT -6
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Post by old school modeler on Jul 29, 2011 16:15:38 GMT -6
Yep, the stackable units with the plastic drawers, different sizes, some drawers are even subdivided, depends on size of parts and how many are stored, labels on each one. Tires in bags sorted by style.
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Post by Dr. Kerry on Jul 30, 2011 9:32:38 GMT -6
What exactely is this thing you talk of??? "Organized", I'm not sure what that is. Let me go look it up........... ..............OH BEGATS!!!!!!!!!!! That is a scary thing to say to people like us!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my, I'm going to need therapy after reading that!!!!!!!!    |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Jul 30, 2011 10:18:21 GMT -6
hehe! lovely mess ya got there! I admit stuff can get messy, but with two house cats it's tough to leave anything out. I have to keep things "organized" just so they can't get into them. I wish I had walls with a door around my space. |
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Post by kettlekettle on Jul 30, 2011 10:31:27 GMT -6
where to start.... I have one one large 3 drawer plastic storage unit ... 1 Drawer just for praiy and rattle can primers and paint bottles. 1 drawer for micsl instuction sheets , brushes and styreene. I drawer with smaller boxes with odds and ends ...To be sorted.
Then there the 4 kit boxs to hold parts for certain types of models . Motor Cycles / Hot rods / Monster trucks Ect.
And a box of donor bag kits .....
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Post by Brandon on Jul 30, 2011 15:30:14 GMT -6
  This was my old closet, it's not as organized right now, but I work out of little nut and bolt bins at the kitchen table. I have one main box and three smaller ones I inherited with parts I don't use as much. The main box has all my favorite engines, blowers, rims, interior parts, accessories and suspension parts. It is my palette. I also have a model box with nothing but chrome trees and others with hot rod parts like model A and T parts.... |
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Post by hobbybobby on Aug 4, 2011 13:52:01 GMT -6
Previously, I had a chaos system, more or less everything in a crate, then there were two, then three and so on... Over the years there have been more and more parts, I spent much time looking for with, and never find the right one, so I decided to arrange everything, and believe me, it's still not all sorted! A small selection of my parts storage...                                      Ah, here is a few of: the lost direction, the unfinished, and the in progress...    |
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Post by Starry Eyes on Aug 4, 2011 14:32:17 GMT -6
Awe geeeez ... man you guys are spot on ... no way am I going to show my "parts box" ..Ha! ... My hat (if I had worn a hat that is) is off to both you fellas for your organizational skills... every time I make an effort to organize parts I end up getting overwhelmed with the task in hand and just end up rooting through all the drawers and boxes .. no wonder it takes me for ever to find the parts I need !.. this is truly an inspirational thread in its self ...
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Post by oldcarrestorer72 on Aug 4, 2011 16:08:59 GMT -6
UUUHHHH- first I would find my chair under all the model boxes then I would dump my parts wherever I find a knook or cranny that hasnt been filled yet!!!
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Post by Bert on Aug 10, 2011 14:02:47 GMT -6
NOT!! ;D ;D
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Post by RodBurNeR on Aug 10, 2011 14:29:50 GMT -6
That has to be the most thought out organized mess I have seen in a long time! What's the story on this? |
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Post by ramone on Aug 10, 2011 14:51:29 GMT -6
WOW!!!Impressive Bobby!!
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Post by francis on Aug 11, 2011 0:31:33 GMT -6
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Post by showrodjohn on Aug 11, 2011 2:23:53 GMT -6
Wow bobby you are organised. I want your parts box.  |
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Post by stevehammann on Aug 12, 2011 13:27:37 GMT -6
Follow my lead....
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Post by hobbybobby on Aug 12, 2011 18:19:01 GMT -6
That has to be the most thought out organized mess I have seen in a long time! What's the story on this? No big story, Bob, it's only evergreen Strip Styrene in different profiles...    |
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Post by starbaker on Aug 15, 2011 17:52:49 GMT -6
I dream of being Bobby but the reality is I'm Steve.
Okay.
Truth is ... I make Steve look like Bobby!  
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Post by RodBurNeR on Aug 15, 2011 17:57:45 GMT -6
lol well I knew that Bobby...but what I was wondering is "where did ya get the grooved tray?"
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Post by hobbybobby on Aug 16, 2011 16:45:37 GMT -6
lol well I knew that Bobby...but what I was wondering is "where did ya get the grooved tray?" Is a "CD Holder" from IKEA. INREDA CD rack 51x33 cm. Can be cut to desired size to fit in different spaces. ;D Makes maximum use of drawer space; holds 95 CDs, or abused: cut and placed into a plastic drawerbox, great for my Strip Styrene storage... milo.com/inreda-cd-rack |
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Post by starbaker on Aug 16, 2011 18:19:50 GMT -6
lol well I knew that Bobby...but what I was wondering is "where did ya get the grooved tray?" Is a "CD Holder" from IKEA. INREDA CD rack 51x33 cm. Can be cut to desired size to fit in different spaces. ;D Makes maximum use of drawer space; holds 95 CDs, or abused: cut and placed into a plastic drawerbox, great for my Strip Styrene storage... milo.com/inreda-cd-rack
Excuse me, I have to make a trek to IKEA. |
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