Help, I'm having trouble with those awful Revell " Donut " type boxes.

[martinfan5]

Dounut box , have to say this is the first time I have heard this, anyone have a pic of one, and do they come in glazed?, or frosted with sprinkles ?

[Skydime]

  On 5/18/2013 at 3:23 AM, martinfan5 said:

Dounut box , have to say this is the first time I have heard this, anyone have a pic of one, and do they come in glazed?, or frosted with sprinkles ?

That's basically it right there. Krispy Kream boxes without the cellephane (SP?) window.

[martinfan5]

  On 5/18/2013 at 4:28 AM, Skydime said:

That's basically it right there. Krispy Kream boxes without the cellephane (SP?) window.

Ahh so that style of box, ok, now that makes sense, I have been really slow this week or month, dont mind me guys

[JM485]

  On 5/18/2013 at 4:32 AM, martinfan5 said:

Ahh so that style of box, ok, now that makes sense, I have been really slow this week or month, dont mind me guys

Don't feel too bad, this is the first time I have heard of them as well.

[martinfan5]

  On 5/18/2013 at 4:35 AM, JM485 said:

Don't feel too bad, this is the first time I have heard of them as well.

Well thank you, I am happy to know i am not alone

[Darren B]

  On 5/17/2013 at 3:08 PM, Johnny said:

Not just a bad design but they were really cheaping out on the thickness of the card stock they were made from.

Yeah I agree it was some thin cardstock, guess they wanted to cut cost somewhere so start with the only protection the kit has, I usually just stapled them or used tape. the dollar store by my house does sell those shoe containers for usually a buck, i have been using those to store my stalled builds in and they work really well. You could store all of the kit in the plastic storage unit and save the boxes for reference.

[Jeff Johnston]

  On 5/16/2013 at 9:49 AM, zenrat said:

Start building them...

haha that is the best advice.

I am building an 87 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe and I moved all the contents to a Monogram Shelby box (a model I just completed) just for that reason.

[Skydime]

  On 5/18/2013 at 4:32 AM, martinfan5 said:

Ahh so that style of box, ok, now that makes sense, I have been really slow this week or month, dont mind me guys

It's cool man. I'd never heard of them called that until a few months ago. It helps when you are actually looking at that type box when someone says it. If not for the visual aid, I would probably be headscratching myself.

[sjordan2]

Is this like a Domino's pizza box? I haven't seen a kit box like that, either.

[Luc Janssens]

  On 5/18/2013 at 6:52 AM, Darren B said:

Yeah I agree it was some thin cardstock, guess they wanted to cut cost somewhere so start with the only protection the kit has, I usually just stapled them or used tape. the dollar store by my house does sell those shoe containers for usually a buck, i have been using those to store my stalled builds in and they work really well. You could store all of the kit in the plastic storage unit and save the boxes for reference.

IIRC this type of box was used, to be able to run a fully automated packaging line, saving on labor costs, the consequence of going back to 2 piece was....

Edited May 18, 2013 by Luc Janssens

[Fabrux]

I really think there needs to be an ISO standard for model kit boxes. AMT and Revell boxes are currently the same width and depth but the Revell boxes are just a little bit taller. My storage shelves currently can hold four Revell boxes or five AMT boxes. Now, however, AMT has decided to start issuing some kits in really oddly shaped boxes (76 Gremlin, Opel GT, 40 Ford panel) that just don't jive with the rest of the line. Revell also had the one-piece donut style boxes as well as the larger single-kit boxes and the super-sized ensemble kit boxes (tow vehicle, trailer, and boat, etc). I understand that sometimes a bigger kit might need a bigger box, but when the same kit is released in different sized boxes, it really makes me scratch my head.

And don't get me started on Lindberg's Charger Super Bee box... *grump*

[Skydime]

  On 5/19/2013 at 2:53 AM, kataranga said:

I really think there needs to be an ISO standard for model kit boxes. AMT and Revell boxes are currently the same width and depth but the Revell boxes are just a little bit taller. My storage shelves currently can hold four Revell boxes or five AMT boxes. Now, however, AMT has decided to start issuing some kits in really oddly shaped boxes (76 Gremlin, Opel GT, 40 Ford panel) that just don't jive with the rest of the line. Revell also had the one-piece donut style boxes as well as the larger single-kit boxes and the super-sized ensemble kit boxes (tow vehicle, trailer, and boat, etc). I understand that sometimes a bigger kit might need a bigger box, but when the same kit is released in different sized boxes, it really makes me scratch my head.

And don't get me started on Lindberg's Charger Super Bee box... *grump*

It's good to see a complaint thread where we are all in agreance that something is just odd or wrong.

Edited May 21, 2013 by Skydime

[Skydime]

  On 5/18/2013 at 9:17 PM, sjordan2 said:

Is this like a Domino's pizza box? I haven't seen a kit box like that, either.

Skip, It's like a Tamiya box. Only sometimes, they have one side hinging the box and lid like a donut box. Either way, with or without the hinge, the darn things are horrible. They always seem to fall apart.

Edited May 21, 2013 by Skydime

[Edsel-Dan]

Have you bought or built a Lindberg Kit recently??

61 Impala's, 66 Olds 442, 66 Chevelle, 97 Crown-Vic Police,

Dodge Caravan??

That type box. Revell used them too for a time.

[Greg Myers]

[tabsscale1]

  On 5/15/2013 at 5:47 PM, Greg Myers said:

I've noticed many of my older Revell kits that came in those awful ( I always wondered why everyone was so upset) " Donut" type boxes are popping open and spilling their contents all over.

Now I'm wondering what the cure is.

Yea, I know, pick up all the parts and put them back in the box. But what about the crumby falling apart donut boxes?

I've tried 'contact cement' but I'm not sure how long that will last.

What else is there, short of finding new (different) boxes?

(Danno should love all these little faces )

What I do is staple the boxes on the sides when it is open seems to work for me I have used tape as well to give it more support.