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Sith Lord
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As some have you know I managed to finally land a boxed Palitoy Death Star, and as your saw, wasn't packed or described in the ebay listing very well at all.
However, despite the box flap hanging on with old sellotape, it was in pretty good condition and I could see it would clean up and display very well. These boxes are notoriously hard to find in decent condition, almost impossible these days.
Here are some pics of how it arrived:
Luckily the break along the seam of the card was pretty clean and the inner flaps were still present. And whoever did the original repair did a poor job which was also good news as it was starting to come loose in places.
First job was to get the wife's hairdryer out and remove the tape...
Then, using small amounts of furniture polish, I managed to remove almost all the tape residue leaving a much cleaner box.
After a hunt around the house I found some 180gsm grey card that would be great for re-attaching the flap and box. Didn't want anything to thick like corrugated card as this would compromise the fold and I also wanted it to blend as much as possible. 180gsm is perfect.
After cutting the piece to suit I applied a small amount of wood / pva glue and using a scrap of card spread it out evenly over the area:
It's important to get an even spread so the card won't bubble or warp where there is no glue. The pva will also add to thicken the card once it's set.
Now it's ready to fix the flap to the box:
Align the score up carefully then weight it down for a couple of hours on a flat surface...
...and bingo!
However, despite the box flap hanging on with old sellotape, it was in pretty good condition and I could see it would clean up and display very well. These boxes are notoriously hard to find in decent condition, almost impossible these days.
Here are some pics of how it arrived:
Luckily the break along the seam of the card was pretty clean and the inner flaps were still present. And whoever did the original repair did a poor job which was also good news as it was starting to come loose in places.
First job was to get the wife's hairdryer out and remove the tape...
Then, using small amounts of furniture polish, I managed to remove almost all the tape residue leaving a much cleaner box.
After a hunt around the house I found some 180gsm grey card that would be great for re-attaching the flap and box. Didn't want anything to thick like corrugated card as this would compromise the fold and I also wanted it to blend as much as possible. 180gsm is perfect.
After cutting the piece to suit I applied a small amount of wood / pva glue and using a scrap of card spread it out evenly over the area:
It's important to get an even spread so the card won't bubble or warp where there is no glue. The pva will also add to thicken the card once it's set.
Now it's ready to fix the flap to the box:
Align the score up carefully then weight it down for a couple of hours on a flat surface...
...and bingo!