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In lugnet.robotics, sjbaker1@airmail.net writes:
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> I'm amazed at how many brick types there actually are - clearly many of
> them are unnecessary...some of the bricks seem to have 'evolved' from
> earlier Lego designs - which makes sense - but others are *highly* model-
> specific but could easily be replaced with just two or three 'standard'
> bricks. I wonder why Lego did that.
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> I was also suprised that some quite 'normal' looking bricks are amazingly
> rare. Out of all those bricks, there was only *one* 3x2 brick with a 45
> degree slope on it (it is white and all alone in its little drawer).
If you're curious about types of sloped elements, check this out! :)
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/search.cgi?q=slope
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> I guess most of these things come as no suprise to anyone on this list...but
> I would like to hear about storage techniques.
I use Acro Mils storage containers and sort everything by shape. Some of the
larger bins get split into multiple colors (like small plates and bricks).
There's actually a whole newsgroup devoted to the storage and organization of
LEGO elements. I'm crosspoting this reply to that group/list as well. I
think it's a fascinating topic and always enjoy seeing how other people have
solved the problem.
--Todd
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| (...) I am currently in the last stages of reorganizing my (primarily) Technic collection. For the specialized Technic elements I am now using Zag Professional Organizers. These are cool in that they do not rely on dividers but instead have small (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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| This probably ought to be in the FAQ - and you've probably had this question 1e6 times before....How do people with *VAST* Lego collections store them? I've just spent about four evenings collecting every Lego brick in the house and sorting them (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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