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I don't have the extensive and organized storage methods that some here make use of - just LEGO boxes from parted out sets, buckets and tubs, using the holey plastic bags. As time goes by (and I move a few times) the old mental inventory gets a bit (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Does IRIS have a website and have their molds changed recently?
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The biggest problem here is, we are Lego builders. We know uniformity, modularity, flexibility and good moulding when we see it - it is exactly what we expect from Lego. And no storage system comes close to Lego in those terms, although Lego dont (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Definitely sounds like the right method for you. If it fits in a non-walkin closet, your collection is probably under 100,000 pieces. At that size, your method has low cost, can be stored in a decent space (with good neatness) and sorting and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) My primary factor, at the moment, is cost. I have a large enough collection that better storage is necessary (how large, exactly, I'm not sure - it's big enough to fill a good-sized, non-walk-in closet), but I don't have the money to go to (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I definitely agree with the point about inefficient containers (though I use some re-usable containers to on my work table to hold a working set of parts). But key is that's space efficiency. My system is less time efficient. You need to find (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I found that glad-ware style containers weren't very space efficient and don't stck well. For smaller parts, fishing tackle boxes by Plano or Flambeau. Bigger parts in small stacking drawers. Abundant parts in bags in drawers or tubs like you (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Allan Bedford mentions using Gladware-type containers for storage in his book, (URL) Unofficial LEGO Builders Guide>. It's a great idea; I just wish I had heard about it before I invested in so many IKEA boxes. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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Having come out of a semi-dark age, I've taken to sorting my collection and have been casting about for a better way to store things. I had been using assorted LEGO tubs for the more numerous pieces (1x4, 2x4, etc), but the less plentiful pieces (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Does IRIS have a website and have their molds changed recently?
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(...) I know that Iris had a (mostly useless) English-language Website in January. I don't know what happened to it. But I recall that it said that Iris prides itself on coming up with [a large number] new molds every year (month?). They seem to be (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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I use these for storage. (URL) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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