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Re: Hate the current boxes
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:55:27 GMT
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Gary Louie writes:
> "Joseph Gonzalez" <hsadm2.jgonzale@email.state.ut.us> wrote
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> > I'm the kind of Lego collector that likes to store my sets in their original
> > boxes. When moving these boxes from one location to another, if the box is
> > slightly tilted and the top flap opens I have many pieces spilling out of • the
> > box and all over the floor.
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> A solution would be to put all the parts in a zip lock bags and then
> putting the bags into the boxes. This seems to work well for me when
> moving built models from one place to another. The parts that break loose
> are retained inside the bags, making it easier to rebuild.
hey, this is one of those "why didn't i think of that" ideas. EXCELLENT, gary!
thanks a lot for this inspired idea that is going to save me from a lot of
stress (and incidentally save a lot of bricks that could have gone missing).
..jg
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Heh heh, I feel pretty weird now -- I have Zip-Loc bags on the *outside* of some of my boxes -- so that when I move them, I don't scratch them against each other. I do build and play with all my pieces, but I want the artwork on the boxes to (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
| | | Re: Hate the current boxes
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| (...) Ultra-Pro is best for sheets, but not quite so hot on sleeves, IMO. The cheap (for 100, 1/4 the price of a pack of Ultra-Pro's) sleeves, totally acid free, designed originally for storing Baseball cards (how many of you have a Mint condition (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Hate the current boxes
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| "Joseph Gonzalez" <hsadm2.jgonzale@ema...ate.ut.us> wrote (...) A solution would be to put all the parts in a zip lock bags and then putting the bags into the boxes. This seems to work well for me when moving built models from one place to another. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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