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> It's all a matter of choice. Your choice. I've found that as my collection
> expands, my sub-catagorization has grown too. Exponentially.
>
> I sort brick out first. Some do it by color, some by size. I do color. I
> used to have regular brick and plate in the same containers, then I realized
> fairly recently (about 2 years ago) that this wasn't the best idea.
> I had long sorted out my smaller plates (1x1-4's and 2x2-4's), but then I've
> even gone to color sorting on some of them.
> unique specialty pieces have always been sorted out into little nuts and
> bolts drawers, but some of the numbers of them have force me to do shoe-box
> type containers over time.
>
> I could go on and on. The real test of what to do is what works best for
> you. If you think all your red pieces no matter what they are go in one
> container, then by all means do so. In essence, do what your sensibilities
> tell you what you can find when you need it. Because, Lego is about having
> fun building, not spending weeks sorting, (and beleive me, it can seem that
> way from time to time).
>
> Rich
>
> --
> Have Fun! C-Ya!
>
> Legoman34
>
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>
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Thanks for replying! I was going to do color.. now I definately will.. but
I'm afraid I have to delay this project, 'cause I'm going to camp tomorrow,
and I'll be gone for about a week.. but, to all who are interested, I'm
gonna put a couple new MOC's and some (much needed) improvements on to other
stuff.. well, I better go before I bore you to death, so..
"Cya L8r!"
<<Joel Dobbins>>
http://pages.zdnet.com/dobbins-family/lateral/
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