Hello,

I was lately thinking of how to store all of my Lego because as of now it fills up the floor of an entire room and gets way too dusty. I was thinking of building wide shelf spaces all around the walls and enclosing them in glass doors, but then I realized I wouldn't know the first thing about making all those shelves and especially the glass doors. I wanted glass doors to keep dust out, but that makes finding shelves even harder.

I also moved about 4 years ago and had to put a ton of my collection into boxes for moving. Since then they have sat in those boxes in a closet, and all the while the floor of that room just got more and more cluttered. I always wanted to setup a giant diorama in the center of the room and have the unused sets displayed all around, but I can't figure out how to get this done. I can't get to any of my Lego anymore and it all just sits there as a result

Is there any way to find 2 feet deep shelves? I've been looking around ikea and furniture stores but they all have smaller shelves that wouldn't fit some of my sets (or future planned MOCs).

How do some of you store your Lego collection if its large? I really hate the idea of having them sit in boxes, and especially dislike taking them apart to be stored.

alienwar9:

Let me help.

You best option for shelving would most likely be something like this( found on google by typing in "2 feet shelves with glass doors" and going to images):

The center has glass doors, and the outer shelves are open, but they are reasonable enough to where you can keep the dust down, as glass isn't going to stop it completely.

How do I do it?

I alternate. I keep large sets on a shelveing unit, but the usually get moved around. When I get a new set to put on it, each set moves down one. The bottom one goes into a bin, or onto a glass table. I use these to store my sets in:

Hope this helps!

I was lately thinking of how to store all of my Lego because as of now it fills up the floor of an entire room and gets way too dusty. I was thinking of building wide shelf spaces all around the walls and enclosing them in glass doors, but then I realized I wouldn't know the first thing about making all those shelves and especially the glass doors. default_tong.gif I wanted glass doors to keep dust out, but that makes finding shelves even harder.

I'm in the same situation. I have always wanted to have the sort of wall-to-wall glass shelves that you describe but wouldn't be able to construct them myself.

I have been using a bunch of these shelves (mine are white) for the last several years. Last I checked, they had 24" deep ones available too. I am not really happy with this arrangement though, as they provide enough space but do nothing to block dust, which is a constant issue in my apartment.

This won't help to keep dust off, but I like to hang a few things from the ceiling. I'll take something small-ish, like a TIE fighter or so, and attach it to fishing line and tack it onto the ceiling. I think it looks pretty nice, but if you don't want dust that might not be an option.

This won't help to keep dust off, but I like to hang a few things from the ceiling. I'll take something small-ish, like a TIE fighter or so, and attach it to fishing line and tack it onto the ceiling. I think it looks pretty nice, but if you don't want dust that might not be an option.

Hah that sounds pretty neat, may need to try that. How do you attach the fishing line to the ceiling though?

Like everyone else, that darned dust is a real problem. I've tried buying some display cases from ebay, but those are usually smaller (for minifigs and whatnot). The larger ones are way out of my price range, so I guess dust will have to be a necessary evil for the time being.

I used to hang sets to the ceiling - with flat tacks.

Thanks a ton! I think I'm gonna go for those shelves you have but in 2 ft size, CP.

I checked that cabinet out VBBN....unfortunately it is like most cabinets and not 2 feet deep and its quite pricey, though it looks very nice. I also have bins like that, though in all different shapes and sizes. All closet folk.

How do you attach the line to the ceiling? I've always wanted to create giant space battles hanging from the ceiling but I didn't want to make holes in the ceiling.

Oh, while I'm at it. Does anyone have the problem of "funny looking dust" coupled with hard peeling chipping stickers and occasionally slightly discolored pieces? For some reason this is happening to some of my sets that are sitting on the floor. Oddly not all stickers get hard and peel, only some (not that I'm a fan of stickers anyway, but).

I'm thinking its either from the sun, the low humidity in the room, or the fact that the temperature isn't controlled in that room. Anyone have any ideas?

(btw, the funny dust. its harder to take off, comes in 2 layers, and has red, green, and brown spots. very icky)

Oh, while I'm at it. Does anyone have the problem of "funny looking dust" coupled with hard peeling chipping stickers and occasionally slightly discolored pieces? For some reason this is happening to some of my sets that are sitting on the floor. Oddly not all stickers get hard and peel, only some (not that I'm a fan of stickers anyway, but).

I'm thinking its either from the sun, the low humidity in the room, or the fact that the temperature isn't controlled in that room. Anyone have any ideas?

(btw, the funny dust. its harder to take off, comes in 2 layers, and has red, green, and brown spots. very icky)

Yeah, both issues are well known and are caused by UV exposure, typically from sunlight. Your best bet is to keep the room somewhat dim most of the time and cover up any windows.

The brittleness and peeling only occurs with stickers printed on white paper (as opposed to clear paper) and only with the white, red and blue components of stickers. I think TLG has changed the sticker material during the last year or two, as my recent sets haven't had these problems even in the previously affected colors.

There is also a second, rare type of brick discoloring that is due to a different cause and will actually occur because of not enough exposure to UV light. I have some early 90s sets that contain a few select bricks with this issue, but haven't seen anything more recent with the same problem.

As for the multi-layered dust, I have had that happen many years ago but not recently. It seems to happen only with a certain combination of air particles, temperature and humidity. I think the best way to avoid it is to simply dust off the models every few months and not allow the dust to pile up.

Does anyone have a solution for displaying LARGE LEGO models? Like a house that is based on 3 large 48x48stud baseplates (about 140x38cm) and 40cm high?

I also have another model that is just two 48x48stud baseplates and 36cm high...

It have to be something with clear sides and top to be able to view the models on all sides. I have a City LEGO-display that are used in toy stores but it is too small...

There is one person whom I interact from my local community, called EugeneTan, a certified LEGO Master Builder, in Singapore, has actually build this customised showcase in his room, to fit his prized possessions and mocs inside this huge and amazing glass cabinet display. These are some of his images. It cannot prevent dust but it helps to reduce the amount of dust gathered. This showcase was actually outsource to a contractor based on his requirements and caused him to spend quite a fair bit of money. Hope these images could help to virtualise your staging area.

Credit given to EugeneTan.

^^^ That is an absolutely amazing setup.

I have 3 of these bookshelves to store most of my Lego in. They are IKEA shelves they are only 15 inches deep but the shelves are well spaced for larger items. I wouldn't mind deeper shelves especially for the cargo train which is in the middle at the bottom.

The Green Grocer and Market Street fit well, however the poor old Black Seas Barracuda doesn't have a chance of fitting.

Unfortunately it still gets a bit dusty but that is mostly the bottom shelves as they are right at ground level.

Dust is sometimes like water - even the most minute crack allows for access. Glass doors won't necessarily help unless they are perfectly sealed against the shelf component and even then, I bet dust would find a way through... I once bought some old Pirate sets from who displayed them after building - I was scrubbing the dust off with hot soapy water and a toothbrush for day.

I think you just gotta dust them - maybe as much as 1x per week. In the summer, mine don't get too bad as the AC units are running and filtering most of the dust.