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Re: Storing for Growth and Storing Long-Term
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 04:04:59 GMT
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braunli1@pilot.msu.edu (Mr L F Braun) wrote in
> <snip>
> Here's my question: What do you use as the rule of thumb for
> dividing storage? When is it better to divide pieces out by colour, and
> when is it better to rely on the colour standing out? I finally pulled
> all of my grey bricks and put them in a separate tub; I have a much
> smaller tub (all Rubbermaid Fashion Clears) that I use for my tan,
> dkgrey, purple, torquoise, tan, and brown bricks. Plates are divided,
> on the other hand, by width; 1xN in one large tub, 2xN in a second tub,
> and 3xN or larger in a third tub--colours are mixed together. It's a
> very haphazard and fluid system, and I can't seem to think of what a
> *logical* division would look like. Is it really that subjective (as
> I'm inclined to believe), or does someone out there have a sure-fire
> hierarchical method for breaking up parts and colours?
I've got a system I'm fairy happy with, but it also has some subjective
weirdness. Over the last year I've grown convinced that any sorting
system for a growing collection will constantly have to be adapted
to the size and flavor of your collection and how you use it.
For example - until recently I did very close to what you describe
for plates:
1xN (N >= 4) in a clear sterilite tub
2xN (N >= 4) in another sterilite tub
MxN (M,N >= 3) in another sterilite tub
That last tub has gotten out of control, so I'm adding another tub soon to
handle plates that are wider than 4.
At the same time, the drawer that I keep 1x2 plates in has grown to
overflowing. I'm generally not in favor of sorting by color, but either I
go to a larger holder for the 1x2s or I break them up somehow. Sorting by
color (which, to be honest, will probably help me find the rarer colors
faster) is looking fairly likely at this point. More likely, I'll just
have a spillover drawer.. but we'll see.
> Question two: I'm moving to Europe and then to Africa over the next two
> or three years, and my LEGO must go into storage (save a small amount I
> will doubtless purchase to play with in situ, and some I will buy and
> ship home of course ;) ). What is the best way to ensure that LEGO will
> survive, say, two or three years in a storage unit? Will plastic
> storage bins be adequate, or should I try to buy lots of Silica-Gel bags
> and other dessicant? (If it helps, this collection is going to be in
> the neighbourhood of 90,000 pieces or more by then, not exactly the sort
> of thing I can send "home" to the folks.) Likewise, what is the best
> way to store unopened sets long-term in a storage unit, to avoid warping
> of boxes or moulting of the surface?
No idea on the unopened boxes.
But I had pieces stored generally unprotected inside of boxes for several
years through several moves. Some were inside ziplocks and baggies, some
just loose in the boxes. They were fine. I'd say that if you bag them and
put the bags in boxes, or better in platic storage bins, then you should be
fine.
-r'm
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