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(...) Larry, could you please post some more info about these containers, such as pictures, price, product name and number, etc., so that we know which product you are talking about? Thanx, KDJ FUT->lugnet.storage ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: HELP needed with non-functioning 1x2 light brick!
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(...) This may seem obvious, but if you're using a wire to connect it to a battery box, is it the wire? Does the battery box work properly? Does the battery itself work? Try checking out those parts too. -Bryan (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | HELP needed with non-functioning 1x2 light brick!
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(Not sure exactly where this should go) I have an old (say about 7-8 years old) electric light and sound brick 1 x 2 with top lamp that has never given me trouble until now. I tried clearing the muck off the contacts, rearranging it in various ways, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sorting Bley and Chocolate Brown
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(...) It's because of shows that I'm more strict with colours. I've been working on the track bed of my railway layout, using lots of packs of grey plates. It wouldn't look right with bley or dark bley ballast. Besides that, the old grey track (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Ultimate Lego Transport/Storage Box
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Too bad they aren't taller, so you could put large baseplates vertically in them. Note - if you belong to Ebates, or search online, you will find $30off150 coupons, netting you 14 boxes for $123.58 plus tax. Free shipping at that point. That knocks (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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What little I have I place in Ziplocs and label "new lt grey, new dk grey, new brown". Of course, I'll be selling most of it off. I tend to sort by part, then by color anyways, so it only adds at most another 3 Ziplocs to a drawer or larger Ziploc. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Me too! Light grey is light grey. Occasionally a new color piece really stands out so I simply discard it back into the tub and grab for another. My collection is still mainly old, so that procedure works well. The only real problem is my (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I too mix all my greys. Having a mostly technic collection, I don't have much new brown, but it will be mixed in too. I have already built MOCs that mix the greys, and have no problem with it. If I build something that just has to be (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hi there, good question! I have most of my parts sorted by type and then also by colour for the most common types. I have most of it (what is not kept in the original box, of course) in storage boxes with many (four types: 13, 17, 15-23 or (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) The newer 'Stone' colors tend to have a more obvious blue component, while the older classic shades of gray tend more towards a yellow shift. For the browns, the original shade is the darker of the two. The new shade of brown has more red. I (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I agree with DkStone<->DkGray and RedBrown<->Brown cases. But I can't make a difference between MdStone and Gray without some serious staring. But I still have them mixed, because I have the parts sorted only by type, I don't have enough space (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I just toss them in with my other greys and browns. They are pretty easy to spot once I start building. -Elroy (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Sorting Bley and Chocolate Brown
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Given that the bleys and chocolate brown are here to stay, what is the best way to sort them into a large collection, whilst still maintaining the ability to distinguish light bley from light grey? I currently sort by type, since up to now it has (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Ultimate Lego Transport/Storage Box
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(...) This is really really cool news. Your storage-fu is impressive. I'll be bloggin' this on Zemi. Also, you should check out (URL) for another horrible storage website for a good storage line. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Ultimate Lego Transport/Storage Box
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I've finally found it. (URL) Iris 15-gallon Wing Lid Storage Box, WL-60. I have found this only at Office Depot so far. Iris, a Japanese company, has a near-useless English-language Website[1], so I don't know where else it might be found. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.space)
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The other day I noticed a palette of tubs at a WalMart store. They looked like knockoffs of 3033/4400/etc tubs. The plastic was slightly different, but similar. The label said "RubberMaid RoughNeck 3-gal Container". Original retail was $2.88, but (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick Storage Showcase (and some padding to make lines wrap well)
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(...) Figure $100 for Keter boxes, Shimano tackle boxes, and misc other tackle boxes. $50 for two Plano 1234s. Probably $120 for ten Stack-On 18-, 39-, or 60-drawer units. Around $150? for Gracious Living drawer units (each three-large-drawer or (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) Well, it's one month gone by and the Lego is packed up and ready to be moved. It took close to 200 boxes and 5 66 quart Sterilite containers. All that's left is to bag up the instruction books and put them in a 66 quart Sterilite container. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'm right with ya onboard the "I Hate Scratches" bandwagon. Over the years, I've always thought scratches were caused only by bricks against bricks. When I got the whole M:Tron™ collection for Xmas '90, I kept those trans-neon-green pieces in (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Plano 3700 & Sterilite 66 qt - other recommended combinations?
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(...) I have a Plano fishing tackle box that holds three 3700s in a slideout fashion. Not real effective for mass storage though. I also have some plastic shelving that is tall enough for the 3700s to stand vertically like books which is how most of (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Plano 3700 & Sterilite 66 qt - other recommended combinations?
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(...) Actually, Plano makes something like that - at Menards here in the midwest, you can sometimes find large red plastic boxes that hold three of the 3700's & two of the smaller 3450's (which incidently also come in two slightly different forms: (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Plano 3700 & Sterilite 66 qt - other recommended combinations?
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(...) I use the Plano 3700 (I've noticed that they use this model number for both the 24 and 48 compartment models - odd) boxes too and I have a couple of 58 qt. Sterilite bins. I've never tried putting one in the other, though. What I would like to (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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Just a FYI, for those of us on the small end of the sort/store spectrum. I just discovered that 12 of the Plano 3700 boxes will stack very nicely in a Sterilite 66 qt storage bin. I can now get much (most? I said it was small) of my sorted (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) Matt Chiles ordered a case of the clear plastic mostly rectangular bins you often see packaged mushrooms in (I'm pretty sure I've seen other produce in them also). The bins are about 4"x5" or so (there are also larger bins). Another cheap (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Cleaned up the LEGO room
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Good deal JT, we as long time fans have our work cut out for us. LOL, it 'builds' up. Pun intended, hrrr hrrr. I have spent the last 3 months sorting every day. I had a couple of sorting parties where friends came over and helped. I begged for help (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Cleaned up the LEGO room
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This weekend I finally got around to cleaning up my LEGO room, it has been such a disaster for the past few months and has made it hard to do any building. (URL) not a very large room and I have to share part of it with my wife's "scrap (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | My New LSF
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On my last trip to Franklin, NC I did get around to actually measuring the bunk house on my girlfriends property. It is 20'x 11' with 10' ceiling. More than enough room for my entire collection and the building tables. The outside of the bunk house (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use a couple different setups when sorting--primarily because I'm experimenting with stuff. For 2 bucks, I found a 4 pack of square gladware containers at Wal-Mart some time ago. Lar has seen them, and I recall he commented that he liked the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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SNIP (...) I like those! Thanks. Ed (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I've used the small square-ish foam takeout hinged lid containers used to hold sandwiches and such as an alternative to those tippy bowls. Just lay out the container flat to get two conjoined ~5" square sorting bins, or seperate them at the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) The only time I do is when I drop something and it hits the edge of a bowl... then it tends to catapult things all over the room. Not Pretty. Don't worry, Larry, it's not like I'm eyeing those sorting trays you lent me or anything... =) Peter (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Peter, Nice job on the table. I too noticed that your sorting space could be much better utilized. I use these for storing model rocket parts during assembly. They are relatively cheap, $1 for 3 small or 2 large. I get them from a local (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I use the Meijer workalike versions of these and have been quite pleased. I like that they are sturdy enough to be stackable and to hold a bit of weight. They are spendier but they seem worth it. Do you have trouble with those bowls tipping (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, they're great on those two criteria, but being round, they're an awful use of space. Doesn't anyone make square disposable bowls?!? I know there are some GladWare options but those are pricier and still somewhat rounded. I'm thinking (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Looks nice and useful. I'm going to have to build some display and build tables for my lego room soon, so it's nice to see what others have done to get ideas. I had forgotten that you use those dixie bowls for sorting. I like them because (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Clearly the optimum table size and construction depends a lot on how you sort and store you LEGO and what you build. Although we once again have lots of our standard club tables in handy sizes like 30 x 60 and 30 x 30 so we can set up as many (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Project Building and Sorting Table
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Off and on for the past week I've been building a table for my Lego room: (URL) info: The total table area is 48"x48". There's a building area of 30"x40" with area on two sides of it for either part sorting or for easy availability of parts being (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.storage) !
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) When I moved from Santa Cruz to Mountain View (about 40 miles) three years ago, my collection was much smaller - three Iris drawer units about 5 feet tall, plus some 3033 tubs. I taped the Iris drawers shut with Scotch tape and made sure to (...) (20 years ago, 25-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: My new LEGO Room
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(...) I still very much enjoy those photos of your appartment, where it looked darn near difficult to breathe, let alone enjoy some play time with your bricks. ;) Ben M. (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | My new LEGO Room
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I finally got a chance to take pictures of my new LEGO room: (URL) you can find pictures of the attached house: (URL) some post move in pictures: (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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I just buy a case of 4 rolls every few years, works well enough for me. Granted, since this last move was only about 40-50 miles, buying a case was overkill. I only used 1 roll. But that's because the truck I borrowed was about 6" too short for the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Thanks for all the suggestions, but I have gone ahead and purchsed 100 boxes from Michigan Box Company in Detroit. My company has an account with them, so I can just write a check to my company. Total cost $80.00. But worth the elimination of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) That stuff is semi reusable if you take a little care at the end so that you can lift the end up cleanly and reroll it on a stick or whatever, and if you keep it fairly clean so it retains its static cling. I have a roll of it I've reused (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) I borrowed a roll of pallet wrap from work (with permission) and wrapped my towers and drawers in it.. worked beautifully... Joe Greene UNIX Systems, Network and IT Specialist a.k.a. Guesseppi Piegatura di Carta If you aren't having fun, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) I didn't do a whole lot to prepare for the move of my 500-600k piece collection across country (from sunny Cary North Carolina [Raleigh] to rainy Beavrton Oregon [Portland]). Of course most of my pieces were in zip lock bags already. The (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Interesting. I don't have that background, but I may have to mess around in PSP and see what I can accomplish. (...) That's a neat setup. (...) Hmm, I typically end up dragging the blue bins off the shelf and setting them around me at my build (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I don't envy your task Steve. This summer, when my wife and I bought our first house, I had to move a similarly sized collection. I was fortunate in that we only moved 15 minutes away. (...) Since the majority of my collection is in 3033 sized (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | RE: A Monumental Task
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(...) Good luck with the move. Beware masking tape and the evils of what the adhesive will do when left in contact with some plastics! I second the suggestion for using plastic shipping wrap. Sure, it's ecologically bad, but it is recyclable. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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(...) Another good way of transporting already sorted bricks is to just wrap the entire storage bin in plastic wrap a few times. I did this with all of mine when I moved, and I didn't lose a single brick. It also saved me a ton of time. I didn't (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | A Monumental Task
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In preperation for my move from theeth chattering, bone chilling, people don't know how to drive in the winter, Detroit, to the more mild weather, laid back, quiet lifestyle in the mountains of Franklin, North Carolina, I have the monumental task of (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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