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Re: Where do you keep your Lego?
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general
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Sat, 4 Nov 2000 21:09:06 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> Where on Earth do you keep your Lego collections?
> What about you folks who take trading seriously - where do you put it all?
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> Do you have a dedicated room, the loft, the garage, or just stick it in any
> nook and cranny you can find?
Not a serious collector, but I love the stuff - I have taken over 80% of the
loft with it and that's just my stuff with the railway etc. 3 girls aged 0-7
think they own the rest but that's about 25% of one bedroom full!
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> Do have your sets on display?
Yes, but only the 8880 Technic Car is likely to stay built (my personal
favourite Technic set followed very closely by the Space Shuttle).
> What about train or city layouts? Who has a permanent one?
I have. It's a combined train and city layout but at present it has been
cleared for 'landscaping' of the basebord using railway modelling
techniques. This project has been a little slow recently due to my less than
100% certifiable dedication to all things LEGO but as soon as the paints dry
its all being built up again. I've had almost a year of running trains on
the bare baseboards with only a few problems.
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> Whilst I am very keen on Lego, I wouldnt call myself a serious collector. I
> am not interested in ensuring I have every set of a specific theme for
> example.
> Even so, I still wonder where to keep it all (especially display it and keep
> large layouts permanent).
Biggest issue for me is fixing the track down, it just does not seem right
to permanently fix LEGO to a baseboard however my planned automatic signals
and hidden loops etc will require a more conventional modelling approach and
possibly (whisper) NON-LEGO wiring! Agh!
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> I thought about this last night as I had my arm twisted to clear up the
> spare room in preparation for visitors. The bed being covered in Lego boxes.
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> Currently I have boxes all over the place. No one dedicated area. My sons
> room is full - there is a whole wardrobe dedicated just to loose bricks and
> parts. And he has several large shelves with displays - Star Wars, Pirate,
> stations, various.
There is LEGO to be found in every room of the house - the pixies put it
there when no-one was looking.
> My Metro Terminus is under the stairs. My Train is in the spare room (stored
> in crates, desparate to be permanently displayed). The loft is the
> repository for empty boxes, and MISB stuff for future trades, usage, or
> whatever.
I keep the empty boxes too (maximum one of every set I have) but I'm not
sure why.
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> I have a resonably large house - but its still not enough.
I'm extending mine at the moment - beware, this soaks up lego building time
and of course lego buying power. I currently beleive that you can have 'too
much' LEGO. Partly because this makes me feel better when I see the size of
others' collections but also because it stifles creativity in a way - just
think back to when you were a kid (I don't have to think too hard due to my
eternal mental state) - you probably had a lot less LEGO then but I'm sure
the enjoyment was every bit as big (and it was easier to sort wasn't it!).
> As anyone actually moved just to accomodate their Lego collection?
> Does anyone rent space at a warehouse?
> Now that would be taking it seriously!
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> regards
> lawrence
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