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  Re: Sorting
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) 1782 (...) Blasted mainlanders. We don't even have that set out here. Had to get one shipped in. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
mild mannered Thomas Main wrote: >SNIP< (...) Is it just me or does this solution sound a little TOO much like something out of a superhero comic book? Bruce Wayne's alter ego has a full crime lab hidden in the trunk of his car—Thomas has a LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
Seedling starter trays work great for sorting and they are cheap too. I picked some up at a garage sale that are 4 compartments long x 7 compartments wide that are almost sturdy enough for a permanent storage solution except they are too wobbly to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) <snip> (...) My NLS and I live in a two bedroom apartment. My dad gave us his bedroom furniture when he moved so we have cabinets with glass doors. It really cuts down the dust. The two big cabinet fits two big baseplates rather nicely, and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
(...) Bingo. ++Lar (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) Loft-beds are also useful for providing large amounts of storage space. Not a lot of talent is required to build them, just make sure they are sturdy! But lofts do require a tolerant attitude from anyone involved. When we lived in an apartment (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) Very creative use of space! I espesially like the building hieght restrictions. I actually gave up regular 'O' sacle trains because the premenent track required so much space. Now we set up the LEGO train on thin masonite boards that are cut (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) It's only because my son like Lego so much that we have a Lego room, his bedroom. All other rooms in the house are designated non-Lego. Just keep aquiring Lego, and sooner or later you'll move to somewhere where the prices of houses are (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) <SNIP> (...) I wonder if any of you have thought about bunk beds? I know at least one person who uses a bunk bed, sleeps above and uses the bottom for his layout and the under bed for storage. It may not be an ideal situation unless you're (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) I'd like to share Ed's grumbling :) I also live in an apartment and my Lego space is relegated to some shelves behind a door and a little closet space. I think I've made the most of this space, though. I have 9 20" x 30" felt covered boards (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
(...) I don't know about Larry, but the Divers set in the Los Angeles area is 1782 Discovery Station. I bought one for $24.49 before tax. Alan (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
No offense to anyone in particular, but you people with garages, attics, basements, rec rooms and room for homemade tables and 8x10 set-ups make me ill. I have to build anything/everything on a 3x5 table and ususally have to deconstruct well before (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
(...) My son and me just use the floor. Plenty of space and the pieces can't fall down. We have some small wooden drawer cabinets with all the peices on the floor along a wall, and the drawers mostly end up between us on the floor. Once in a while, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Hate the current boxes
 
(...) 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: Sorting
 
(...) Maybe I missed something--which Divers sets are you talking about? Steve (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Official LEGO Storage Pictures
 
(...) UK (...) It's not in the 1998 Service Brochure. Good 'ol Busy-Bee has the red tray and the storage cabinet in stock. 757 Red Storage Cabinet £5.99 759 Wooden Self Assembly Storage Cabinet (notrays inc.) £19.99 Mention me Simon Denscombe if you (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Warehouse clubs (was Re: Sorting
 
(...) Hmm... well we can hope that if there's a restock maybe Costco will have GCJ too. I'd get more of those! As for getting a BJ's card I think two of these is enough. Wish Sam's carried better toys, I like them better overall. ++Lar ======== (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
Larry Pieniazek <lpien@NOSPAM.ctp.com> wrote (...) Trust him. It is. For small amounts having "misc" bins works well, but I use a threshold of about 2x4x2" of small parts before I split them out. This is because with Technic I find it easier to (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Workspace
 
Duane Hess <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote (...) I use home made desks - 2.4x0.8m - a bit over an arm span long, and as deep as I can comfortably reach while seated. Two of those at right angles lets me have the PC on one with a model play area one (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: Sorting
 
(...) I have a BJ's and now Costco. I got the Costco second, and got it because I used to live in CA and really liked them. As for the 6079s, When I first saw these at Costco, I got the last 2 left. Since then the selection dwindled rapidly until (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)


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