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(...) If you're traveling by car, I suggest lots of styrofoam peanuts and large plastic bins. I moved (URL) castle> to Brickfest '05 using that method, which you can see here: (URL) However, if you're traveling by plane, that's a different matter. I (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well here's my usual plan of attack remove everything that is held on by only 1 or 2 studs. Things like tables and antennas come to mind. The next thing you'll need to do is add some basic bricks in or around the model to make it more stable. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.storage)
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I've got several Moonbases (mostly giant endcaps) and many ships and rovers that I'm taking to a sci-fi con. I need serious, and immediate advice on how to move these safely and easily. "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." Thanks, Aaron (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains)
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Annoucing Matt's Mushroom Bins (3 URLs) Have you ever wanted a better way to sort or store your Lego? I have found a way, and if you were lucky enough to be at NWBrickCon the last couple of years you have probably seen it. Now the rest of you can! I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.storage, FTX) !
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I tried using partscatalog to make labels, it can be done, but it is still all a bit manual for my liking. I think it would be good to think of a way to link up with a Peeron set/parts list, and build labels based upon those. I am not sure I have a (...) (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) That's one of the most beautifully organized LEGO collections I've ever seen! And those drawer labels... wow. Much nicer than what I was thinking. AB (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) It's been done. . . (URL) to personalize it for our own use we'd have to be able to edit CorelDraw files, and maybe use LDraw tools. Come to think of it, I thought that Bob Kojima's PartsCatalog (URL) make labels, but I can't figure out how to (...) (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) I volunteer to help you clean up. Fortunately I have a pickup and a bunch of Hefty bags... :) Same thing happened to me on a smaller scale a few months ago. That totally bites, especially after all the sorting you've been doing. Kelly (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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And I don't mean Lego studs - I mean wood studs... (2 URLs) My wife kindly took these pictures of me in my Lego room, after she removed what little Lego remained on the shelves, while I still held the remnants of the shelves. This wall was mostly (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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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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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 Builder’s 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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| | Re: Does IRIS have a website and have their molds changed recently?
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I use these for storage. (URL) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I've tried searching for the IRIS website recently and found zip. One thing I have found is the ones sold at Staples (www.staples.com and go to products/ storage & organizers/ plastic drawer storage) work with some I bought a few years ago (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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