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Subject: 
downsizing
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:59:45 GMT
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I am thinking that i might be able to enjoy my Lego again, build some if i had
less of my Lego out.
While i do not want to make a big project of the sorting of stuff to store, does
anyone have suggestions on what to keep out?
Has anyone else felt this way and imposed this kind of limit on his/herself?

sheree

uh, maybe i should've posted this to .building or .storage instead of .general?



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  Re: downsizing
 
Hello, while I would not say I have too much Lego, I certainly have a chore in maintaining it all. So, what I do is keep one color out that I can work with. Try that. Also, I keep choice elements and parts out on my desk that I hope to use some day. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
  Re: downsizing
 
(...) I agree with Eric's comment about keeping a single colour out. I have roughly 1000 lbs of Lego in the basement room and have the following rough rules that I follow. 1) I keep my basic bricks (in basic colours RYBW) in large tubs so I can (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: downsizing
 
I think the idea is make a "working set" depending on what you like. Some sorted, some not. I keep a good amount of sorted Lego in 3 39-drawer cabinets. In these I am able to store a limited amount of plates and small parts of all colors. Most of (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
  Re: downsizing
 
(...) At one point I limited my collection to bricks made before 1987, which by the way was the last year a classic space set was made. The idea being I would have the same bricks as a kid and anything I built I could have built 20 or so years ago. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: downsizing
 
"sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HzqFvL.1650@lugnet.com... (...) had (...) store, does (...) his/herself? As someone with a very large collection, I can say that I have wondered if I would be better off with a smaller (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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