what are radio shack project boxes. I hear all about them yet I have no clue what they are.

Go to radio shack and ask them where they are in the store. They have tons of 'em , in all different shapes and sizes

Go here for a better idea of what they are:

http://hammondmfg.com/scpg.htm

They're just empty plastic boxes in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. They're good if you dont have time for constructing parts.

I would take a wild guess at them being just plain empty boxes to put you wires and what ever else your “project” may require. I wouldn' use them for parts, personally, because you'll get so much more satisfaction about your props if you build every single part yourself. That's my philosophy: if you're goin to build a prop, build it all! In fact, my pack looks great, although not yet finished (but close) and I have made every single part myself (cyclotron band, was hard but looks like a 1000000 bucks, and everything else).