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Re: Piece sorting (was: building exhaustion)
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 11 May 1999 13:09:07 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Then I'm probably WAY too methodical. I've got
> over 250 drawers, classified by element. If there are
> too many for the little drawers, I then resort to colour.
> Standard plates and bricks get no such treatment,
> though; I just put rectangular bricks together and 1x/2x
> plates together. Larger plates are in another large bin,
> incline pieces in yet another (reg and inverse are separate)
> and wing pieces get another large bin. There are "midsize"
> bins for large elements like windshields, shrubs, masts,
> and so forth. I'd say there are probably 20 or 30 bins
> and over 200 drawers in use.
I sort by color and size. I store elements in the storage cases from 545 and
575 (those 6 and 9 compartment drawers using 16x32 baseplates as bins. Each
compartment holds a specific color and size element - 1x2 yellow bricks, 2x8
blue plates, red 4x5 windows with glass, etc. Each storage cases is labeled.
I had a shelf unit built to hold the storage cases. I have 20 of these
storage cases.
> Minifigs are mounted on baseplates and sort of stand
> around--no good bin system exists. I do have a little
> parts container for minifig accessories--the ones that
> could never be anything else, that is--and a little bag
> of broken bits, which is thankfully very small.
I found these really great clear plastic boxes that hold minifigs perfectly.
Each box is 9x13x2.5. The boxes have 12 compartments. Each compartment holds
2 rows of standing minifigs. Depending on the minifig accessories (backpacks,
helmets, capes, etc.) each compartment can hold between 12 and 20 minifigs (35
skeletons). These boxes also fit, standing on its side, in the shelf unit.
> The down side to having this classification system is
> that when the collection grows, the system needs to
> be updated and redivided (SW has caused this too,
> btw) and sometimes I forget where I put the drawer
> with (name element here), because it's never in the
> same place for more than a few months. :(
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> LFB.
I had this problem too. What I found is that when each compartment becomes
full, I store the excess in clear gallon size zip-lock bags that are stored in
buckets. I have a bucket for each basic color - white, blue, red, etc. Plus a
few buckets for those elements that I never use (see when trade/sale page).
When the bin runs low, I simply refill the bin from the bags.
The only element that is not stored in the cases/boxes are the curved
staircases - those I store in a round can - and brick separators - those are
stored in empty nestle baking cocoa canisters.
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 | | Re: Piece sorting (was: building exhaustion)
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| Ed, your system sounds like Conan's (the GMLTC host/chief lunatic) in a lot of ways. (...) He has about 100 or so of these. 40 of them are for basic bricks and plates, and 30 or so for slopes and windows. A final 30 or so have train parts, hinges (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Piece sorting (was: building exhaustion)
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| Hi, Apologies if my silly news reader messed up the quote attributions. :( (...) Then I'm probably WAY too methodical. I've got over 250 drawers, classified by element. If there are too many for the little drawers, I then resort to colour. Standard (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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