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In lugnet.storage, Matthew Crandall wrote:
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And made from wood (or a wood-like substance), which is not a LEGO usual
feature.
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What’s so unusual about it? The Billund LEGOLAND park still reportedly sells
the same wooden letter blocks that have been made by The LEGO Company since
before they got into plastics.
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I wouldn’t buy them for my kids (if I had them), but I might
consider them if I were single and LEGO was my job (Think like that artist
chap that has a need for a studio’s worth of storage). I might also consider
them if I were filthy rich and wanted my kids to have a LEGO room. Otherwise,
I agree--they are a tad steep for my taste.
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I might eventually buy the table and stool, just for the novelty of it all, but
as cool as the stacking bins are...they’re too expensive to do large-scale
storage with, and too cool to just get one or two, unless you’ve got cash
bleeding out of your pockets in need of something to be spent on.
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In lugnet.storage, Brian Kendig wrote:
> Anyone see the new "LEGO Furniture" items being sold now in the online
> catalog?
Yup. Mostly they all look pretty cool (particularly the ones that actually have
studs on top for stacking purposes), but at those prices I will have to pass.
> I could understand these at a tenth of the price; I might buy storage boxes
> for $12 each and stacking bins for $15 each - but am I the only one who
> thinks that the LEGO prices for these are *insane*?!
They aren't. Not really. Have you priced furniture recently? I've been
looking for fairly basic computer desks, and I've been seeing prices as high as
$300 to get what I'm looking for. And these are made from cheap, pressed
particle-board. The LEGO furniture appears to be made from milled lumber, or at
least high-grade plywood. _Those_ desks ran upwards of $900, and that was
without some of the key features I'm looking for. These are not priced to be a
high-volume sales item, but
> And, there's a table that's 2' by 4' by a foot and a half high - for two
> hundred dollars!! I could make something like that out of less than ten
> dollars of wood... it doesn't even have baseplates on its surface!
Yeah, I'm guessing you haven't priced wood lately either. Or you'd be making it
entirely out of 3/8" CDX plywood. But I do have to agree about the absense of
and incompatibility with baseplates. It'd make more sense if there was a
shallow hint of a pit sized 30"x60", so that the top surface of baseplates (not
counting the studs, of course) would sit flush with the rim of the table, and it
would accomodate 3x6 32-stud baseplates, or 2x4 48-stud baseplates. That way
the baseplates would stay locked in place, would be interchangable, and you
could continue building out over the rim without it tilting your MOC one way or
the other.
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I just looked at the sorting and storage box I bought, with the shelves and sure
enough it was made in China. John P
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In lugnet.storage, Matthew Crandall wrote:
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In lugnet.storage, Brian Kendig wrote:
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Anyone see the new “LEGO Furniture” items being sold now in the online
catalog?
A storage box in red, yellow, blue, or green, slightly larger than two feet
deep by 1.5 feet wide by one foot high... for a hundred twenty dollars!!
And a stacking bin in green or red, one foot tall by one foot deep by three
feet high - for a HUNDRED FIFTY dollars!!
I could understand these at a tenth of the price; I might buy storage boxes
for $12 each and stacking bins for $15 each - but am I the only one who
thinks that the LEGO prices for these are *insane*?!
And, there’s a table that’s 2’ by 4’ by a foot and a half high - for two
hundred dollars!! I could make something like that out of less than ten
dollars of wood... it doesn’t even have baseplates on its surface!
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Brian--
Yeah, I’ve seen them. They’re nice. Nifty.
And made from wood (or a wood-like substance), which is not a LEGO usual
feature. I wouldn’t buy them for my kids (if I had them), but I might
consider them if I were single and LEGO was my job (Think like that artist
chap that has a need for a studio’s worth of storage). I might also consider
them if I were filthy rich and wanted my kids to have a LEGO room. Otherwise,
I agree--they are a tad steep for my taste.
Nobody said you had to buy them, though...While I appreciate the idea, I’d
rather buy LEGO proper and create a different way to store it all. If you’re
really good with wood and the tools to shape it--build your own storage. Me,
I’m not so good with that kind of thing. That’s why big box stores (like the
one that starts with “W” and ends in “Mart”) like people like me. We buy very
big plastic tubs, and use those to store LEGO. No bugs, they stack well, and
I can keep the original boxes and bags. (Ziploc bags are a help here as
well.)They’re not perfect--but it’s a whole wad cheaper than the LEGO storage
boxes.
Play Well and Prosper,
Matthew
“The Brick Detective”
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They are in the new catalog. My guess is that they were made in China and cost
Lego about a dollar each. Tack on another dollar for shipping to the
distrabution center. Give it time, they probably bought thousands and when they
get stuck with them, as with Galidor, the price will drop very very low. John P
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In lugnet.storage, Brian Kendig wrote:
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Anyone see the new “LEGO Furniture” items being sold now in the online
catalog?
A storage box in red, yellow, blue, or green, slightly larger than two feet
deep by 1.5 feet wide by one foot high... for a hundred twenty dollars!!
And a stacking bin in green or red, one foot tall by one foot deep by three
feet high - for a HUNDRED FIFTY dollars!!
I could understand these at a tenth of the price; I might buy storage boxes
for $12 each and stacking bins for $15 each - but am I the only one who thinks
that the LEGO prices for these are *insane*?!
And, there’s a table that’s 2’ by 4’ by a foot and a half high - for two
hundred dollars!! I could make something like that out of less than ten
dollars of wood... it doesn’t even have baseplates on its surface!
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Brian--
Yeah, I’ve seen them. They’re nice. Nifty.
And made from wood (or a wood-like substance), which is not a LEGO usual
feature. I wouldn’t buy them for my kids (if I had them), but I might consider
them if I were single and LEGO was my job (Think like that artist chap that has
a need for a studio’s worth of storage). I might also consider them if I were
filthy rich and wanted my kids to have a LEGO room. Otherwise, I agree--they
are a tad steep for my taste.
Nobody said you had to buy them, though...While I appreciate the idea, I’d
rather buy LEGO proper and create a different way to store it all. If you’re
really good with wood and the tools to shape it--build your own storage. Me, I’m
not so good with that kind of thing. That’s why big box stores (like the one
that starts with “W” and ends in “Mart”) like people like me. We buy very big
plastic tubs, and use those to store LEGO. No bugs, they stack well, and I can
keep the original boxes and bags. (Ziploc bags are a help here as well.)They’re
not perfect--but it’s a whole wad cheaper than the LEGO storage boxes.
Play Well and Prosper,
Matthew
“The Brick Detective”
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Anyone see the new "LEGO Furniture" items being sold now in the online catalog?
A storage box in red, yellow, blue, or green, slightly larger than two feet deep
by 1.5 feet wide by one foot high... for a hundred twenty dollars!!
And a stacking bin in green or red, one foot tall by one foot deep by three feet
high - for a HUNDRED FIFTY dollars!!
I could understand these at a tenth of the price; I might buy storage boxes for
$12 each and stacking bins for $15 each - but am I the only one who thinks that
the LEGO prices for these are *insane*?!
And, there's a table that's 2' by 4' by a foot and a half high - for two hundred
dollars!! I could make something like that out of less than ten dollars of
wood... it doesn't even have baseplates on its surface!
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
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See, what we have here is a failure to communicate--this was supppose to be
the pic of bins ‘n boxes under the table. Eh...
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Wow, looks like you have been very busy indeed. I use those same storage bins
of my collection as well, although I dont think I will ever get around to
sorting it all, so much for that New Years resolution (even tho I still have
half a year... Im not holding my breath.)
Hmmm, I did manage to see the pics yesterday, but looks like you are having a
server issue today Dave... hopefully its a quick fix.
Janey “Red Brick”
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
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See, what we have here is a failure to communicate--this was supppose to be the
pic of bins ‘n boxes under the table. Eh...
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By this guy--
http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=1599
(thanks James!)
And by the fact that Canadian Tire had a sale last week of those drawers, we
redid the LEGO room--
Still in the throes of cleaning things up and organizing--have to sort the stuff
in these bins/boxes--
(as well as other bins ‘n boxes distributed thru the basement)
And I wanna build shelves above these drawers to hold the miscellaneous stuff,
but I think it’s coming together very nicely!
Once again, thanks to James for the perfect idea for our LEGO storage issue.
Dave K
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In lugnet.storage, James Trobaugh wrote:
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After moving into my new house almost a year ago I finally got my LEGO room
in order...
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James-
Nice job. It looks like a fun and comfortable place to “work”. We haven’t had
our LEGO space that orderly for 10 years.
But: You do have room for more LEGO in the room! Check out all that unused space
between the ceiling joists.
-Ted
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