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03/04/2019 3:00 pm
Storage tip for boxes.
I recently made a purchase where the model was stored in a very musty area. I'm currently trying to get the smell out the car and the box.
Searching the internet, I found a tip to make your own silica storage packs at a greatly reduced price.
Walmart sells 4 Lb.bags of Silica sand cat litter under the name 'Mimi Cat Litter' for $5.00. You can also buy a box of try on foot socks, the kind shoe stores provide. I bought a box of a hundred sox on Ebay. I put a couple of tablespoons of silica sand in the sock, tie it up like a balloon and throw in a couple when I need to store my models and/or boxes. That litter goes a long way, I bought two bags and only used half a bag so far.
05/04/2019 3:35 pm
Also you can make some great gifts of cat litter for people who just "don't get the message" out of what is left of it. For folks who can't get a hint. Maybe they still won't. We'll see. Some of you have caught on. Some may never. Sad.
09/04/2019 9:39 am
Condescending and rude, but some people just don't get it.