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    NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —Brendan Coughlin
   Hi everyone! My collection and my Lego room is ever so expanding. I'm almost running out of room. But there is one thing that I really need help with. I have the boxes to over 80% of my entire Lego collection. I would like to incorporate them (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —James Brown
     (...) If you are also displaying the models, use the boxes as a stand or a backdrop for the model. Eats up a lot of space, though. Or, carefully seperate the boxes along the seams, and use them as wallpaper. :) James (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —Adrian Drake
      (...) I've thought about doing that with my boxes. I've also thought about getting a big sheet of plexiglas and stacking the boxes behind the sheet, and then attaching the whole thing to the wall. It acts as wallpaper, but doesn't destroy the boxes. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —Brendan Coughlin
     Hello! (...) In my Lego room I already have custom shelves which are 5 rows about 10 feet long (I can't remember off the top of my head). Those are holding my Castle, Space, Pirates, Model Team, Technic, Indians, etc. etc. up. The rest of the room (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —Eric Sophie
   The wall paper thing is not a bad idea. I used to mount a choice few over doorways, some people flatten out the boxes and stash them away, but since you want them out and about, others only keep the side or front flaps-saves space. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: NEED HELP! What is a good method of displaying original boxes? —Ross Crawford
   I once thought about getting the box-fronts & putting them in one of those old record juke-boxes. But the juke box takes a lot of space too, and is expensive 8?( ROSCO Eric Sophie <Legomaster@gobi.com> wrote in message news:GA3oyw.Ip5@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
 

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