Sledsel Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I have 2 kit boxes stuffed with instructions. Keep thinking of pitching them, but then don't.What does everyone do with theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I usually toss mine. Look on ebay, some individuals sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 I keep thinking of tossing, bet there are ones back to the 60's in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Lot-of-50-Instructions-AMT-Jo-Han-MPC-Mostly-from-the-60s/391238260098?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33490%26meid%3D210c0f9864114384b2774d13c15246dc%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D391266804985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 You could always scan and keep PDF file and then toss them. That way if anyone needed a copy you could email it to them. My .02 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Ohhh my... that's a lot of scanning! HAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scummy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Geez i keep all of mine , here in oz people pay to buy the old one's to compair them with the new kits . As was said before the old one's are cool to look at . Or you could contact the model car museum and see if they want them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Or you might check with Bob at Drastic Plastic, http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/ and see if he has an interest in them seeing as scaning isn't on your list of things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Start a thread in "Trading Post" and list them all for free . Limit the number each person can request and ask them to cover 1st Class postage , about three dollars . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Great idea TooOld... Take me awhile to inventory them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If you have multiples of the same kit,toss them or give them away or sell them.For an OOB build with liberal guidelines shoot clear lacquer on the pages to stiffen them then paint them and use them as spoilers or tonneau covers or ground effect pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Or you might check with Bob at Drastic Plastic, http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/ and see if he has an interest in them seeing as scaning isn't on your list of things to do.I gave away a box full. I can't find the post or the messages where I did it, so I don't remember if it was Bob. I think I put them in the Trades section for free, and someone took them all. He said he was going to scan them to put online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 paper your hobby room wall with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Or you might check with Bob at Drastic Plastic, http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/ and see if he has an interest in them seeing as scaning isn't on your list of things to do.This is a big +1 for me. I found Bob's website extremely helpful in a pinch. I have contributed several instruction scans and if we could get more modelers to do that, the online instructions library would be huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) I toss them all in a file folder in my hobby file cabinet. You never know... I referred to one I haven't touched in 20 years to answer a question here on the board the other day. And when people request a certain one, it's much easier for me to just pop it in an envelope to mail, rather than having to scan it. I mail a few out a year. Edited September 23, 2015 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I toss them all in a file folder in my hobby file cabinet. You never know... I referred to one I haven't touched in 20 years to answer a question here on the board the other day. And when people request a certain one, it's much easier for me to just pop it in an envelope to mail, rather than having to scan it. I mail a few out a year.Me too... They are great for reference and someone might need a copy of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I keep all of mine. I have about 200 from the 1960's plus many newer ones. They're handy for rebuilding old kits, or identifying old parts. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 In the recycle bin they go, doing my part of going green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Have several file folders full of them in one of my file cabinets, instructions often going back to the mid '60's. I find it quite interesting from time to time to look through them they will remind me of models built back when...., models that I built that are now gone or as an interesting glimpse into the history of our hobby. I wouldn't think of throwing them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) Even if you put them on eBay you could always scan them and send the scan to the Drastic Plastic site so they can get them online. I've been helped in the past by the hosted instruction sheets so I'm a big proponent of helping the clubs who host them.BTW In the tips section I have started a thread with links to Revell and Drastic Plastic's Instruction Sheets, so if you have any more links to clubs or manufacturers who have instructions online add them please. Edited September 25, 2015 by Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) I throw them all away. I don't see the point in hording paper. As soon as the kit box is empty it goes in the recycle can, too.I mean, I can see the point in keeping a super crisp instruction sheet from an original issue 50's or 60's kit because (for example) the AMT Trophy ones have the neat "Hints by Barris" customizing suggestions on the back. But, to me, there's absolutely no value in modern issue sheets.I try and learn from people like my Dad who open a box after 40 years and ask, "Why did I keep all this BS?"I always did keep all my Lego instruction books as a kid, though, because those actually get torn down and rebuilt. Edited September 25, 2015 by Dennis Lacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Just like most of the boxes....in the circular file they go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Just like most of the boxes....in the circular file they goBill...I love the old boxes too...reminds me of much better times as a kid and makes me smile just to look at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupiddog Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I have a loose leaf binder with plastic document inserts. I keep them in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Drastic Plastic shut down a few years ago and the files were supposed to have been taken over by Alex Kustov at italianhorses.net, but that does not appear to have happened. The current incarnation of Drastic Plastic has a small fraction of what they used to have, so it looks like they need a lot of rebuilding. I don't know what the process for adding instructions there now might be, but the site needs a lot of people chipping in. Edited September 26, 2015 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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