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Old 06-16-2004, 11:31 AM   #1
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Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

do you keep wheels and tires taped together to avoid mix up? or to you just through it all together?

Tell me your learned lessons.
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Old 06-16-2004, 11:42 AM   #2
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

I just keep stuff in egg cartons. Works for me. Some of the bigger stuff, I just keep in the original box of the car.
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Old 06-16-2004, 11:45 AM   #3
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

Sorted by part types....wheels together, sears together....
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Old 06-16-2004, 11:50 AM   #4
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Hmm i use old fishing boxes. Check the pics. One side is for spare or un-used parts the other for wheels and tires. A other box is used for the non-used decals.



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Old 06-16-2004, 03:34 PM   #5
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

I dont have much spare parts, i just throw everything in an old model box

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Hmm i use old fishing boxes. Check the pics. One side is for spare or un-used parts the other for wheels and tires. A other box is used for the non-used decals.



Jesus steve, you dont have much choices when it comes to wheels :P
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Old 06-16-2004, 03:41 PM   #6
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I dont have much spare parts, i just throw everything in an old model box
Jesus steve, you dont have much choices when it comes to wheels :P
Well it does seem like that. But i do. I have a bunch of rims and then tires to go with them. Plus they are all for revell kits too.
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

Wheels/tyres and keeped seperate, the rest is chucked in spare model boxes
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Old 06-17-2004, 06:11 AM   #8
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

i have lots of parts but i just use a drawer out of my "model" toolbox.its a mess finding them lol
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Old 06-17-2004, 09:40 AM   #9
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engine parts, exterior parts, interior parts


the best way
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Old 06-17-2004, 11:28 AM   #10
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Re: Tell me how you organise your parts bins?

i have 4 "craft organizers" that i seperate stuff with
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Old 06-17-2004, 12:06 PM   #11
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All my parts are just thrown into two drawers, and some are in old model boxes.







Half of the model boxes are spare parts the other half is projects.

I also got six model boxes full with parts at my workbench.
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Old 06-17-2004, 01:21 PM   #12
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I put all of my engine goods together, tires/rims go into assorted containers, then everything else is put into either model boxes or a plastic container. For my old & damaged builds (that are good for parts if I need them), they go into kit boxes or some just remain on my shelf.
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Old 06-18-2004, 08:10 AM   #13
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I use a bunch of coffee cans. Everything is separated, Engine, interior, suspension, etc. Plus every can is painted different, so they make a nice display too
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Old 06-18-2004, 04:16 PM   #14
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LOL .... thats what my diecast box looks like
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