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Ahem.... yeah. As you can see, I store my lego *very* neatly. (URL) first two show my lego-porch, where I keep some of my lego against my will. There's just not enuff space in my room, which is shown in the next three pics. I'm very organized, can't (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I would go for the Acro Mills storage bins (Usually used for hardware like nails, screws, washers, nuts, bolts, etc.) That works great for small and some medium sized stuff plus the bins are stackable. I also have some containers I got from (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I personally like the Plano storage boxes (3600 series). They fit nicely in most anything that can handle an 8-1/2" X 11" file. I have nearly all of my Technic pieces sorted into the Plano boxes which I have stored in a small file box I got (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I picked up some Acro Mills Bins yesterday night after having seen them in action at a friend's house. eric (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I contacted Plano directly, and arranged to buy a supply (>100!) of their 3700 tackle boxes. If you can buy them in bulk, the price goes *way* down. (I think I paid around $2.40 each for the 3700s, you could probably get the 3600s for even (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ah! At last! I thought that I was the only one with an unsorted collection... Well, 20% of it is sorted, and I use several different kind of boxes. It is very difficult to build when the the pieces are mixed, when I have to build something I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I agree with Eric. I use a fishing tackle box for my minifigs, a thing with divided drawers that was originally intended to hold stuff like screws and bolts, and a another thing similar to that except it is @ 9W x 15L x 2H has movable compartment (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Shiri, Here's a few pics of my building area: (URL) use Plano tackle boxes for storing my specialty parts. Technic stuff goes in ZAG containers (the blue and red ones on the table). I also have my mini-figs in one drawer of the larger ZAG (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This comment, and similar ones from others, brings a question to mind... How many people store their minifigs assembled, and how many break them down into parts for storage? Me, I break my minifigs down and separately store torsos/arms/hands, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I went to a similar problem and I found a solution at Office Depot. It's a plastic cabinet monted on caster 30" high x 15" depht x 12" large. It contain 6 drawers 4" high. Cost about $25. Into each drawers, I used small boxes (from 4 to 40) to store (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Well, the minifigs I will use for my castle creations, they stay whole. The rest of the bunch I toss into organizers. -Chris (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I store my minifigs in one piece. Observe: (URL) Greg (...) <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Pretty much the same - I have a bunch of always-built 'figs, and the rest... it depends. Sometimes, I seperate them, like this: (URL) times, they are just thrown - whether assembled or not - into the nearest bin(s), but certainly NOT mixed (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Where do you live in all that?:-) (...) If storage is the biggest complaint from your parents, you are not doing too bad compared to parents who say, "Maybe you should get rid of your Lego." (...) Overall, I prefer shoebox sized Rubbermaid (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) In the computer room! Hehe... (...) Oh, they want me to get rid of it, but they wouldn't dare suggest that. ;-) And anyway, lego is the only thing keeping me in the U.S., that and the fact that it would be hard to live alone at 16. My parents (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) They aren't compartmentalized, but I use Rubbermaid "SnapToppers", the 12 and 18 qt sizes for bricks and large pieces. For all the smaller parts I use Rubbermaid "Servin'Saver" rectangular 1.5 pt boxes. Both stack nicely inside each other when (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) Well, you've had lots of good responses, and I've talked about how I store my LEGO before, but like Larry, I like to hear myself talk so... People have suggested the Plano boxes. These are nice, but go to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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yippee, it's the 2000 Storage Census! I became a storage junkie after the Big Part Growth of 1998. I tried it all... Plano tackle boxes, nuts-n-bolts hardware drawers, snack bags, Silver Tubs, shoe tubs, even test tubes (as far as I know nobody else (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I love that drawstring bag. I still use mine. It is mostly for all the unsorted, special parts from my childhood collection.... "Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:FwLDtn.5y0@lugnet.com... (...) was when (...) Lego (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Wow, thats a pretty organized bunch of bricks you have there Greg. You'll have to invite me over so time and share your methods. I can't ever seem to get my stuff sorted in a way that I like. I seem to always end back up with a big pile on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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It's been a long, hard road. I've probably spent in the neighborhood of 100 hours or more (total) getting it done, but I get so much satisfaction fondling all the parts. ;-) We would love to have you guys over some time. The kids could play, and we (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ugh. Storage. Itsa problem. First off, I suggest you go to your local Dollar store, and see what you can find in containers. You may want to look for something that can be set on one end, as on a bookshelf. Plano boxes are good for this, but (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use the those cheap Gladware lunch box size containers 25oz for main storage. They are the cheapest - about US$2 for a 5 pack, but strong and transparent. Since I don't put LEGO in microwave I expect those boxs to last a long time. :) And (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I thought I was the only one who used Gladware and cardboard boxes! I have around 20 Gladwares and 20 envelope boxes with lids, and one huge shallow storage tub. I don't believe someone else uses Gladware. That's comforting. -Adam 8^D (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I *still* keep the minifigs in their original combinations. May be because I treated them like living people when I was a kid... Break them apart kind of "kill" them you know... ^_^; In the future I certainly will not pull the heads, arms and (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I use Gladware, too; it's great for outsized elements, and it's not as cumbersome as tackle boxes. I especially like using Gladware for stuff I have sorted by type and not color, as then I can dump the Gladware container into a larger box to rifle (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) can (...) So you're saying that the cracked arms/torsos on some of my older minifigs are from removing the hands/arms? I am probably the least organized person in Lego, is keep everything in a huge plastic tub, mini-figs ranging in stages of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) As I break down sets, usually the minifigs get sorted as torso+arms+head and legs+hips. I only remove arms from torsos, and legs from hips when I am in the process of customizing. When I wash LEGO, the heads come off also. Sometimes when (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I've figured out the ultimate storage solution- don't. Build instead. :-) Mike (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I disagree. A good storage system can make finding the right pieces easier, and therefore makes building easier. Well, of course, some people do go a little far, i.e. this box has 2x4 white bricks, this one has 2x2 black bricks, etc. But color (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yeah, but if all your parts are built into models (as mine usually are) you don't need to store. I only break up models when I need the parts for another model, and then I use the left over peices to build something else. This leaves me with a (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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There is also the problem of whether you're continually rebuilding and unbuilding a model, to consider as well. If you're doing something like taking several hundred pieces apart in order to construct something totally different, then you're likely (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.storage)
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