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Thomas Main wrote in message <3628B30F.BA5B0D1@ap...te.edu>... (...) I've checked out these containers. They have been available for years under a variety of trade names, and they almost universally suck. The problem is the same as with any opaque (...) (26 years ago, 17-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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I was watching a movie on TV last night and saw a commercial for a new type of storage container. It was unique because it is a bunch of compartmentalized trays that "roll up" into a type of suitcase. Of course, my first thought was - that would be (...) (26 years ago, 17-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) It was a wise woman, and I have been saying it for years. I just never had group support before. Thank-you internet. Opps-I think I posted an empty reply just before this, sorry. I'll get used to navigating the net any day now. ======== Posted (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) legos."?) (...) My hat off to thee, milady! Please forgive an uncouth cad with not the wit to remove yon pedal appendage from his vocal orifice in a timely manner! As for myself, I don't like to carry any legos out of my house, because I am (...) (26 years ago, 17-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) have (...) I am not familiar with the suitcases you described. But when I need my Legos to travel I use the small storage bins which can be stacked. Each color to a bin. I can stack several on top of each other and strap them together with a (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Wise indeed. My only problem is that I want all my blocks whereever I am. I need to come up with a travel kit that has a good assortment of parts for what I want to do, and stays organized easily (1). I have a number of the TLG suitcases, as (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Weak (1). You should have said "Beer, Man!" ++Lar 1 - kind of like 3.2 beer, or Coors(tm). ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Maybe it sounds harsh, but I prefer separating my catalogs and instructions page by page, then insert them into separate nylon protectors (A4 or A5 depending on the size) and store them in 3 cm binders (A4 or A5 depending on the size). The extras (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) What I have done in the past, with minimal "breakage", is to put the "construction" in the tub and let the luke warm water from the shower GENTLY flow over it. It does, however, take a lot longer to dry. And if you are storing it in the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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When my kids were small my husband got tired of stepping on LEGOS in the dark, claimed they hurt. (I always turn on a light, and avoid stepping on a cat, too.) He built them a 30 by 60 inch table with a laminated top and 1 inch quarter-round all (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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> Does anyone know the best way to clean legos? I have a better question: does anybody know the best way to clean an ALREADY ASSEMBLED lego set, short of disasembling it? I have very large buildings in my collection (1000s of pieces each) none of (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hmm. Interesting. Never thought of draining them. Usually I shake the bigger drops out with my hand. (...) Definitely. Air-drying and cotton, the only ways to go. I use towels. Never used a blow-dryer for that though. Anyone ever tried (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use Palmolive and warm water. One thing I also do is I have a large wire seive (basically like window screen only finer) that I place in a larger pot of water and soap. That makes draining them much easier. For drying, I air dry them. I have (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Beer. (sorry couldn't pass it up! :) No, but seriously, I just use plain water for 80% of cleaning, water with mild dish soap for 19%. Any other solvents or solutions can be hard on the plastic. Some folks say rubbing alcohol, but don't let it (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Well, it sounds like your LS likes to build more sets or subset MOC's rather than more supraset MOC's. Try this and see what she says: go ahead with the new storage, but let her arrange it. Probably not a good idea, but worth a try. If she doesn't (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Wow, I never would have thought there would be anything like this on the internet. Speaking of storage for the anal retentive, I have set up my own private building area in the study of my townhouse. I set up a system of about 10 chest of clear (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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James Beerman wrote in message ... (...) Check the RTL FAQ. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) What makes the "archival quality" sheet protectors so special and why do the other kind mess up the catalogues? How would I recognize an archival quality sheet protector, anyway? Fredrik (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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Does anyone know the best way to clean legos? ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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