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Re: Hate the current boxes
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lugnet.storage
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Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:29:35 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, "Joseph Gonzalez" <hsadm2.jgonzale@email.state.ut.us>
writes:
> Gary Louie writes:
> > "Joseph Gonzalez" <hsadm2.jgonzale@email.state.ut.us> wrote
> > > I'm the kind of Lego collector that likes to store my sets in their original
> > > boxes. When moving these boxes from one location to another, if the box is
> > > slightly tilted and the top flap opens I have many pieces spilling out of
> > > the box and all over the floor.
> >
> > A solution would be to put all the parts in a zip lock bags and then
> > putting the bags into the boxes. This seems to work well for me when
> > moving built models from one place to another. The parts that break loose
> > are retained inside the bags, making it easier to rebuild.
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> hey, this is one of those "why didn't i think of that" ideas. EXCELLENT, gary!
> thanks a lot for this inspired idea that is going to save me from a lot of
> stress (and incidentally save a lot of bricks that could have gone missing).
Heh heh, I feel pretty weird now -- I have Zip-Loc bags on the *outside* of
some of my boxes -- so that when I move them, I don't scratch them against each
other. I do build and play with all my pieces, but I want the artwork on the
boxes to be preserved. Most of the artwork from the smaller boxes and
instructions are in 3-ring binders...
--Todd
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| (...) each (...) the (...) What do you do with the artwork from the larger boxes? I've been looking for a instructions/box/catalog storage solution along the lines of a 3-ring binder, but the larger boxes wouldn't fit (I only keep top and bottom). (...) (28 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) the (...) hey, this is one of those "why didn't i think of that" ideas. EXCELLENT, gary! thanks a lot for this inspired idea that is going to save me from a lot of stress (and incidentally save a lot of bricks that could have gone missing). (...) (28 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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