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(...) XP .storage I agree, I use cream cheese containers and ice-cream containers for the important stuff. I'll be stocking up on some actual containers RSN but meanwhile I make do with shoe boxes and "I scream" containers. -Shiri (24 years ago, 25-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.storage)
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According to our chemical guys at work, only 10% of ABS worldwide is used in consumer goods (this includes toys.) So there must be a lot of other places it goes in the cold? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Hmmm - if LEGO bricks were made of enameled steel I would suspect that one didn't know what one was talking about. But I think you meant to say that the *inside* of refrigerators are made of the same stuff LEGO is made of ... ;-) If LEGO was ever (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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It's been a long, hard road. I've probably spent in the neighborhood of 100 hours or more (total) getting it done, but I get so much satisfaction fondling all the parts. ;-) We would love to have you guys over some time. The kids could play, and we (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Here in sunny Mareeba, Far North Queensland, I've noticed that a local toy store has some Duplo sets that come inside of a fairly big storage container - I am only after the containers, but the sets are included with the containers. I was wondering (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.storage)
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I'm from Australia, Mareeba, Far North Queensland, to be more exact, and I was wondering if anyone in the Cairns region (Which I'm close enough to so it'd be worth the hour long trip down and back.) knows of any good and cheap container storage (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.storage)
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My Lego is stored in the living room (small place with limited storage locations and no Susie Homemaker-type to complain). I wanted something that looks good (yeah, even I attempt to have some sense of the aesthetic) but with plenty of capacity. I (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Wow, thats a pretty organized bunch of bricks you have there Greg. You'll have to invite me over so time and share your methods. I can't ever seem to get my stuff sorted in a way that I like. I seem to always end back up with a big pile on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I love that drawstring bag. I still use mine. It is mostly for all the unsorted, special parts from my childhood collection.... "Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:FwLDtn.5y0@lugnet.com... (...) was when (...) Lego (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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That picture comes back as a broken link. Page cannot be found, says MSIE5 - what happened? Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Ben Erwin <berwin@tufts.edu> wrote in message news:384EC116.C02310...fts.edu... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Is that Goop anything like that Walther's Goo the Americal Model Railroad hobbyists use to stick practically anything to anything else with the exception of styrene foam, because that gets melted by Goo? I've got some magazines and they seem to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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yippee, it's the 2000 Storage Census! I became a storage junkie after the Big Part Growth of 1998. I tried it all... Plano tackle boxes, nuts-n-bolts hardware drawers, snack bags, Silver Tubs, shoe tubs, even test tubes (as far as I know nobody else (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) Well, you've had lots of good responses, and I've talked about how I store my LEGO before, but like Larry, I like to hear myself talk so... People have suggested the Plano boxes. These are nice, but go to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) They aren't compartmentalized, but I use Rubbermaid "SnapToppers", the 12 and 18 qt sizes for bricks and large pieces. For all the smaller parts I use Rubbermaid "Servin'Saver" rectangular 1.5 pt boxes. Both stack nicely inside each other when (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) In the computer room! Hehe... (...) Oh, they want me to get rid of it, but they wouldn't dare suggest that. ;-) And anyway, lego is the only thing keeping me in the U.S., that and the fact that it would be hard to live alone at 16. My parents (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Where do you live in all that?:-) (...) If storage is the biggest complaint from your parents, you are not doing too bad compared to parents who say, "Maybe you should get rid of your Lego." (...) Overall, I prefer shoebox sized Rubbermaid (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Pretty much the same - I have a bunch of always-built 'figs, and the rest... it depends. Sometimes, I seperate them, like this: (URL) times, they are just thrown - whether assembled or not - into the nearest bin(s), but certainly NOT mixed (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I store my minifigs in one piece. Observe: (URL) Greg (...) <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Well, the minifigs I will use for my castle creations, they stay whole. The rest of the bunch I toss into organizers. -Chris (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I went to a similar problem and I found a solution at Office Depot. It's a plastic cabinet monted on caster 30" high x 15" depht x 12" large. It contain 6 drawers 4" high. Cost about $25. Into each drawers, I used small boxes (from 4 to 40) to store (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This comment, and similar ones from others, brings a question to mind... How many people store their minifigs assembled, and how many break them down into parts for storage? Me, I break my minifigs down and separately store torsos/arms/hands, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Shiri, Here's a few pics of my building area: (URL) use Plano tackle boxes for storing my specialty parts. Technic stuff goes in ZAG containers (the blue and red ones on the table). I also have my mini-figs in one drawer of the larger ZAG (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I agree with Eric. I use a fishing tackle box for my minifigs, a thing with divided drawers that was originally intended to hold stuff like screws and bolts, and a another thing similar to that except it is @ 9W x 15L x 2H has movable compartment (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ah! At last! I thought that I was the only one with an unsorted collection... Well, 20% of it is sorted, and I use several different kind of boxes. It is very difficult to build when the the pieces are mixed, when I have to build something I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I contacted Plano directly, and arranged to buy a supply (>100!) of their 3700 tackle boxes. If you can buy them in bulk, the price goes *way* down. (I think I paid around $2.40 each for the 3700s, you could probably get the 3600s for even (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I picked up some Acro Mills Bins yesterday night after having seen them in action at a friend's house. eric (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I personally like the Plano storage boxes (3600 series). They fit nicely in most anything that can handle an 8-1/2" X 11" file. I have nearly all of my Technic pieces sorted into the Plano boxes which I have stored in a small file box I got (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I would go for the Acro Mills storage bins (Usually used for hardware like nails, screws, washers, nuts, bolts, etc.) That works great for small and some medium sized stuff plus the bins are stackable. I also have some containers I got from (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Ahem.... yeah. As you can see, I store my lego *very* neatly. (URL) first two show my lego-porch, where I keep some of my lego against my will. There's just not enuff space in my room, which is shown in the next three pics. I'm very organized, can't (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I was wondering if others are using Rolykits for portable storage? I have 2 of them and don't know what I'd do without them. I can't find a simpler way to move small amounts of Lego from one place to another. I'll probably invest in a pair of Deluxe (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) A cold test, huh? Sounds reasonable. I'll start it tonight with a variety of bricks. Pics will follow. Perhaps this should also include the sacrificial Timmy or Jar Jar. I'll have complete results by the end of the week. -Dave (who is quite (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Well, this was a while ago but I just found it, so sue me. :-) (...) And MUCH more so if they were there for days, or months. Too bad I didn't think of that before I left my bricks in Israel... I hope they're alive when I reunite with them (next (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I am willing to help I in need for American Plastic Selves that will hold Mania and S@H magazine nicly and the UK A4 doesn't fit Here is the deal 100 UK A4 Plactic Selves, all manuals will fit in these for 100 US A4 Plactic Selves that will fit the (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.storage)
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A few days ago I unearthed some official Lego storage trays at my parent's house (currently used for pens, sellotape etc). I would like to know their origins and as I have not found any reference on LUGNET, could someone possibly enlighten me? (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Get them out of the cardboard boxes, and store them in those large rubbermaid (or other) storage containers. Sizes may vary, but they are best for your bricks. If you don't plan on accessing them immediately, seal them with packing tape. Mine (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) [...] Ok, that'll handle the mildewy stuff in the closet itself, but I have a sinking feeling that the rest of my Lego boxes also will start to smell of mildew. Is there any good way to fix that? (If there is, I can clean up new acquisitions (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Tim Rueger <rueger@io.com> wrote in message news:FtEDEK.GIE@lugnet.com... (...) The least fun, but most reliable way to get rid of mildew odor is to empty the closet and wash the walls, floor, ceiling and shelves with Lysol (using the concentrate, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.storage)
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One thing I have worried a little bit is whether the way I sort would inhibit creativity (either by hiding parts or by making it take too long to find parts). I'm happy to say that my sorting methods in no way inhibited my creativity when I created (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Our local Home Depot (Albany, NY, USA) has a good bargain for Lego storage boxes: Tuff 'Tainer by Flambeau Products Corp, Middlefield Ohio, 44062, 800-232-3474. These come in two sizes. I like the larger of the two. (Part #5004)The outside (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Sure we have; you just missed it. (2 URLs) (which contains a link to an RTL article with more info) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I think I want to try a set just for the heck of it. The site seems basically a brochure, do you have a US distributor or a way to order a set? (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Have just looked at past postings and with all the hassles involved with sorting and storing Lego blocks, I can't believe nobody has ever mentioned the BOX-4-BLOX. Take a look at www.box-4-blox.erg.co.nz and let us know what you think. (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Conrad Venn (<FrIwCK.Cro@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:26:44 (...) ZAG stuff is really good. I use various sizes of drawers for everything from 2x4s to Technic pins to propellers. You can get hold of ZAG storage from B&Q, Do It All & (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.storage)
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I recently found some nice flat stackable boxes in Robert Dyas. The Organiser-160 has 14 compartments of various sizes (not adjustable), and I've successfully put all of my Technic/Mindstorms stuff into a bunch of them - all except for the big (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.storage)
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K-Mart on Nimitz, HI has 50% off on all storage cabinets including a 60-drawer as seen here: (URL) price is $9.99. You might want to check your local K-Mart. I picked up 2 of them, they're an excellent way to organize parts. D. (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) show (...) I've been thinking about your problem for a couple of weeks and have a suggestion. I noticed at a local hobby and craft store that they carry a line of variously-sized Ziploc-style plastic bags. There should be enough sizes so that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Plastic file crates that hold legal size file folders will hold all Plano 37xx storage boxes and probably the comparably sized TackleLogic boxes. The crates stack securely on top of each other by nesting the grooved bottom into a slotted top (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Only because some clutz couldn't convert. Anyway, the lander wasn't lost - it was gobbled up by a giant, intelligent floating martian gas cloud which doubling in size every four minutes. Jon (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.storage)
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