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Re: How much (%) of your collection do you use at one time?
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Date: 
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:55:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Greg Kramer writes:
> I've been feeling a little guilty...
> 
> I have no idea how big my Lego collection is, a guess is maybe 20,000 pieces
> or so.  I usually work on one project at a time; maybe a large spaceship,
> castle, or something.   But my mode is usually one project at one.
> Currently, that project is a town (multiple structure, but still one
> project).   So far it's used maybe 4,000 pieces.
> 
> So fully 80% of my Lego sits unused!   How terrible!
> 
> Maybe my piece counts are off, but I know the conclusion is right:  at any
> one time, the vast vast majority of my pieces are sitting in bins.    I'm
> imagining everyone has this problem, but my concience will feel better one
> you tell me so.
> 
> -Greg
I do the same thing, but right now I am at my worst. I am only using about 2%
of my collection because I am doing a large scale minifig custimization project
right now. When I am being normal though, I only use about 10% at any given
time, but that is because a lot of my pieces are unusable for projects I am
doing. I can't use castle pieces in a space station, etc. My dream is to use up
every single one of my pieces somehow, but I know it ain't gonna happen..
Greg "Since when has the sky been yellow?" Majewski
citrusx__@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/



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  How much (%) of your collection do you use at one time?
 
I've been feeling a little guilty... I have no idea how big my Lego collection is, a guess is maybe 20,000 pieces or so. I usually work on one project at a time; maybe a large spaceship, castle, or something. But my mode is usually one project at (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)

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