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(...) Which reminds me, I haven't seen a discussion on piece-sorting for a while. After buying all the SW sets (1), I have well over 1.8 jazillion pieces to sort, categorize, and cram into my soon-to-be-overflowing drawer system. Has this new theme (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) apart (...) Which reminds me, has anyone come up with a good way to store baseplates with varying contours? (3) (...) I would be curious to see scientific notation on this figure. ;) My drawers (so to speak) are also overflowing and I've kinda (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, I have thought about using the sort-by-original-set method, since getting all the new SW sets. Before that, I used to sort by color, but with all the older space sets I have, I have two big drawers for black pieces. I had white (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) Whoops! My bad -- I posted this off-topic message and didn't forward it to an appropriate group. Thanks to Tom McDonald for catching it, but I'm afraid it'll just keep on going in the wrong groups. My apologies to everyone. (...) I did this (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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For me, I have evolved from colors to actually sorting bricks out by their size/shape. I have eight 60 drawer shelving units, and multiple plastic variable size tackle box type containers. I do sort by color as well, but just for the BASIC bricks. I (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Sorry, I posted it the wrong group and screwed up a link! Can you tell it is Monday? :) OK, try this! SORTING: (URL) LEGO PAGE: (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'm in the middle of changing from a color-based storage system to a shape-based one. I used to just separate small special pieces (tiles, windows, minifig tools, etc) from the big one-color only bins (wthe single color looks impressive). Now, (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Sproaticus wrote (...) This should probably go in the FAQ/Rool Call archive. Hmm, I've posted about it before, but here goes: Right now all my Lego is in four boxes. OK, four boxes and a few extra bags - I got the Lego touring truck after I packed (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I reached that point about a year ago. I have a bunch of sets sitting in boxes because I don't have anywhere to put them if I build them - nor do I have storage space. (...) Ugh. By original set? Blech. No system is really perfect, I guess. I (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Bram L wrote/: (...) When I first read about doing this it sounded like a great idea and I resorted all my sorted-by-color bricks into sorted-by-size, mixed colors. But when I tried to build, I hated it. The problem is that I mostly do stuff which (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Kevin Wilson (...) At the risk of sounding negative, these didn't work as well as I'd hoped. Perhaps I couldn't get the right ones - what I got were drawers/trays about 6-8" deep, 4" wide and about 3" high. They stacked so I tried that. It worked (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, Apologies if my silly news reader messed up the quote attributions. :( (...) Then I'm probably WAY too methodical. I've got over 250 drawers, classified by element. If there are too many for the little drawers, I then resort to colour. Standard (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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As some other guys, I think the most appropriate way of sorting/storing the pieces (from the building point of view) is using a drawer system. Mine is from "port-bag" (an imported product so it must be available some other places, too). They are (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I sort by color and size. I store elements in the storage cases from 545 and 575 (those 6 and 9 compartment drawers using 16x32 baseplates as bins. Each compartment holds a specific color and size element - 1x2 yellow bricks, 2x8 blue plates, (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Nope. There's not even a really good way to store baseplates with identical contours. Those things really pile up! (...) Excuse me, I believe you accidently inserted "with a room" in the above sentence. HTH. (...) This isn't really a sorting (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) That's the ultimate solution. Especially if you can keep all the same-colored parts in physical proximity, for easier grabbing. Steve (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) "Wider is better" (slogan from a advertisement) (...) We label each drawer. This probably speeds up cleanup even more than building. (...) Hmm. Elevator chair? R2 magnetic lift? Steve (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) LOL! And fierce, too... gotta be careful how you treat her or you'll regret it. Maybe it would be better to have an exit instead, it might be easier to keep. Kevin (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) When you reach the "point of no return" which I have (and probably Terry also), sorting in and of itself becomes way to labor intensive. I end up with buckets that are nothing but bricks of assorted colors, with the windows, fences, slopes, (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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It seems you have a problem most of us would want! ;) Can I help you sort it out? My town will need lots of bricks in order for each building to be architecturally sound... John Matthews Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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You know, this is without a doubt the BIGGEST string of messages on LUGNET to date. (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) I also use pretty much the same method you do, except that I often keep smaller quantities of drastically unlike pieces together so that they'll be easier to find. For instance, I keep 2x2 round plates in with my 1x10 plates, as both are easy (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) windows, (...) I agree! I use almost the same system: 1x2, 1x3 and 2x2 L plates 1x4 - 1x10 plates 2x2 - 2x16 plates 4x X plates, wings, etc. everything 1x1 (plates and full-hights) everything with no studs on it 1x2, 1x3 and 2x2 L bricks 1x4 - (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) You need a zero-G environment with some clever way of keeping the bits in compartments that completely encapsulate you. The whole thing could seperate and come together with you inside. :-) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Not hardly. This thread has 37 messages. I just did a quick visual scan of what's in my newsreader, and I found a couple of dozen threads longer than this one. There were some threads with over a hundred messages. Storage threads seem to go on (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) I sort by piece function, in a... system... of... Whoops, I already said that, didn't I? :-P (...) Don't forget haggling, kibitzing, and flaunting. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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lots of interesting ideas here : ) here is the system I developed recently and its works for me. it goes thru a couple of stages. I prefer to sort by color first dumping the need to sort legos into one of the large boxes from the 5571 truck / dark (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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<snipped John's description of sorting strategy> I then locate the plano 3700 (...) Good God man! I have about 15 Planos full of Technic and I thought I was a bit nuts...well my spouse thinks so. If you have 115 of them at an average of $4 US thats (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I combine building with sorting. Most of my pieces are sorted following the colour and type rule, each separate. But with bricks and plates, I "build" them, and then store them. By building, I stack the pieces together, and they fit quite well into (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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On Tue, 11 May 1999 14:52:37 GMT, Steve Bliss uttered the following profundities... (...) Something I want to do! I am collecting set inventories, and I keep track of what sets I have bought (So I can look with horror at how much I have spent(1)), (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I think this is a very good idea. If one sorts all the parts in various bins, one quickly ends up with lots of boxes which are needed to make anything at all. And it is quite counter-productive to need to bring out five large 8880 boxes (hi, (...) (26 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote (...) You mean you put your Lego away? How strange. After I built my desks I basically never put the Lego away, just covered it with a sheet to keep the worst of the dust off it. I still ended up with a stack of assorted Lego (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) If I had a dedicated LEGO room, or even a dedicated LEGO desk, I wouldn't have a need to put it away when not building. Right now, living in a small flat, I need to put it away to be able to live a life besides the LEGO related one. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) -- moz1 at ihug either .com.au or .co.nz (URL) (26 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Ed, your system sounds like Conan's (the GMLTC host/chief lunatic) in a lot of ways. (...) He has about 100 or so of these. 40 of them are for basic bricks and plates, and 30 or so for slopes and windows. A final 30 or so have train parts, hinges (...) (26 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Whoops. I did a little digging on these sets. If 545 has one major divider, I assume 575 has 2 major dividers. That's what Conan has bunches of. the Pause DB does NOT have 575... or any other set that would be it, at least not under BASIC 5+, (...) (26 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Ooops. make that 565 545 has a mojor divider fown the middle (between the two baseplates, but under each baseplate is three compartments. 565 has nine compartments. (26 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Ya. that's the form factor all right. But it's blue with green baseplates. the one Conan has scads of (he does have some of the blue) is red with yellow baseplate covers. Does it have a different set number and is it categorised in a (...) (26 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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(...) The red ones are a different set number - donpt have it off-hand, but they were 3-5 basic sets. (...) I have a bunch of the red/yellow ones as well. Those yellow baseplates are pretty useless. (...) I had that problem a few times, but found (...) (26 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <37481559.6A62EB56@v...er.net>... (...) The K-Mart set is 2146 (recently added to the DB). Our local K-Mart has a good size stack of these still. If someone is interested in my buying them for them, let me know. (...) (26 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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(...) Those red/yellow ones are from BASIC 3+ range, and have set numbers from 3xx (365?) range, if I remember correctly. Selçuk (26 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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