K&C Boxes (1 Viewer)

[MCKENNA77]

Hello all

Like Im sure most collectors do, I keep all the boxes that K&C's products come in. I do it purely for the fact that if I relocate it is much easier to pack them up in orginal boxes then wrap them up. My wife on the other hand is not a huge fan of the "allocation" of space that is required by this habit. Im sure other collectors share this same problem. I was thinking that somebody who could solve this problem might find themselves a good market. I was thinking something along the lines of a collapsable Russian nesting doll where you could fit one inside the other. The styrofoam inside would have to be manufactured in half pieces so you could put it together like a jigsaw puzzle. Im sure from a manufacturing/production view this isnt even feasible or cost affective. Maybe the internal packing material could be changed to some type of "memory" polymer that you could remove and ball up and then stack the boxes inside each other. What I mean by memory polymer(I dont even know if thats the correct term) is the stuff you find on playing cards that you can bend the heck out of and they go back to the orginal shape. Im sure the packing process is driven by how the figures are manufactured and cost. Just a thought, maybe if I had some more free time rather then doing the "grind" all week I could actually come up with some drawings or prototypes.

Take Care and have a great day

MCKENNA

 

[Alexdakar]

I like your idea of the Russian nesting doll where you could fit one inside the other. I wondering if you can get all the foam inserts and put them in those vaccum bags and suck the air out so they can be thin enough to store.

 

[Njja]

A long long time ago I used to work for the airlines, so I learned to stack.

Here is what I do I have a few large boxes in my garage for tv's and stereo

equiptment I have filled these all up with King & Country boxes. I also have

some commercial shelving 12'X8' which easily hold 100's of King & Country

boxes.

Njja

 

[OzDigger]

I use the Russian doll system myself which is a bit easier in my case because I collect a wide variety of models and early toys so I have more variation in box sizes. However it can be a bugger to remember which boxes are inside what

For box storage I use the top space in each of our walk-in and built-in robes for the more expensive pieces and have a wall of cheap 6' x 3' x 1' bookcases in my garage for the less vulnerable stuff. I have avoided putting anything in my roof space as it can get bloody hot up there in an Aussie summer.

 

[Showman]

I use the Russian doll system myself which is a bit easier in my case because I collect a wide variety of models and early toys so I have more variation in box sizes. However it can be a bugger to remember which boxes are inside what

For box storage I use the top space in each of our walk-in and built-in robes for the more expensive pieces and have a wall of cheap 6' x 3' x 1' bookcases in my garage for the less vulnerable stuff. I have avoided putting anything in my roof space as it can get bloody hot up there in an Aussie summer.

Oz- I actually print out a copy of the set contents and put inside each box. I use Treefrogs pictures with set # and price. I too have gotten a headache trying to recall or lookup .."what goes in set WS31 ??...etc.."
It is a little tough with the single figures as there of course is not a lot of room for a standard sheet of paper.

I store my boxes in large boxes with the series ( WS AK , etc..) on the side of the box. It still takes up a ton of room.

Best Regards, Greg

 

[Njja]

Thats a good idea, my problem used to be finding boxes. All the ones stashed

in the larger boxes were done by size so every time I needed a special box I

had to explore. Now there are all in order.

Njja