alois Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 I don't know when the Aldi cabinets will be for sale. Check their website regularly, I guess. Quote
csaboo Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 This shop is selling the Allit cabinets: http://v-shop-online.com/allit-varioplus-ladenkasten.html Regarding Aldi...yeah, I've subscribed to their newsletter in the end... Btw, congrats on those modulars, they look amazing! Quote
ekobor Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I only have a tiny amount, so most of mine fits into a tiny craft storage box/divider from the dollar store, and the larger pieces all in a little clear tub. As I only have three little sets (31027, 31005, and 31032) there isn't a lot of sorting to be done yet. Even so, I sort by type, not colour (not a lot of colours right now anyway :P) because I find it much easier to find a piece in the colour I want, than in the type I want. Quote
fred67 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 On building a storage system: If you have some power tools and a truckload of determination, you can follow in . This solution is so satisfying! I wonder if any other similarly flexible system exist? I need to refer you back to the storage boxes I use... these Stanley organizers. There are 25 compartment (small) and 10 compartment (large) versions. For each version, the bins can be arranged and swapped between them - somewhat modular as the "this dude's" drawers were, if not exactly. On top of that, a much easier do-it-yourself project plays on the fact these containers have "lips" around the top, and therefore can slide into a "cabinet" that's got either supports nailed or glued in, or groove routed into the sides.... something like this: But if you make your own, you can do many things to it - make it more flexible, spacing the "rails" for the shallow bins allows the larger bins to be put in and mixed any way you want (the deeper ones are exactly twice the height of the shallow ones). My Stanley bins are just on regular shelves at the moment - I don't have room to build a large custom cabinet, but it's one of the first things I plan on doing when I get my own LEGO room. I was planning on routing out grooves in the sides instead of attaching rails, though. It's NOT as nice as what that guy did... if you've got that kind of time and equipment, go for it; but it does give you a somewhat modular arrangement of bins and a decent way to store them in a drawer-like rack. The only difference is you'd need to take it completely out and open the lid. Quote
tom20arc Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Just ordered 4 Stanley organizers, 2 small and 2 large ones Can't wait to sort my lego haha Quote
Naijel Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 My current storage system is based on trays, and it's nice to use, but could do with a number of improvements. Details on my Flickr account here: https://www.flickr.c...s/41066434@N08/ and specifically here: https://www.flickr.c...08/14184701264/ We have a winner! Almost perfect IMO. I want this setup! Quote
pcfw Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 OK there is no comprehensive list of tags. Anyone game for compiling a list even if not complete? Quote
SweetiePie88 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 What is ya'lls favorite sorting/storage method to dealing w/ sets? Last year i got Bennys SSS when it was 80 dollars and had fun building it and having it on my desk. Problem is that my display space, especially for such a horizontal space hog, is limited. Since i really like this set, but have no storage containers to put it assembled as is in, i need to dissemble the set to bag it up. Thankfully, i am pretty sure i know where i can put the bagged up stuff since i should have a free drawer in a storage container i use. Part of sorting/bagging will be easy for me. The things that have been in a container on the side such as the 2 little ships that attach on the sides, the robots mini ship, and the doodads that go in the launchers will get a bag of their own. the minifigures have been on the stand w/ the other TLM set figures i have. The 2 instruction booklets that are under the ship will get moved into my sterelite drawer that holds other instructions, and the sticker sheet has been gone for about 3 weeks now(put it in w/ some stuff I traded w/ a guy) since I hate the things. Quote
fred67 Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 I have just used the sterilite boxes (6qt and 16qt, depending on the set) and partially disassemble. I've also stored new sets in them (unboxed) to save space. Quote
-Noel- Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I sort by part, and use these [http://www.amazon.com/Akro-Mils-20-Inch-16-Inch-Hardware-Cabinet/dp/B003P2UOCO/ref=pd_sim_469_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=02A52J27EGCZ2C2025PA] and these [http://www.amazon.com/Stack-Products-Storage-Cabinet-DS-60/dp/B000KKUSYS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1235520313&sr=8-5] along with small boxes bags and Pick A Brick cups. Quote
SweetiePie88 Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Yea, that's what i starting to think i could do. I could disassemble part of it so i could remove the wings then store it like then in one of my flat storage boxes it i move a few more things out the box. I would just dissemble it and store it but then i'd have to start playing the "hunt through multiple containers" game whenever i go to reassemble it. Quote
Bookworm Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 What is ya'lls favorite sorting/storage method to dealing w/ sets? Last year i got Bennys SSS when it was 80 dollars and had fun building it and having it on my desk. Problem is that my display space, especially for such a horizontal space hog, is limited. Since i really like this set, but have no storage containers to put it assembled as is in, i need to dissemble the set to bag it up. Thankfully, i am pretty sure i know where i can put the bagged up stuff since i should have a free drawer in a storage container i use. Part of sorting/bagging will be easy for me. The things that have been in a container on the side such as the 2 little ships that attach on the sides, the robots mini ship, and the doodads that go in the launchers will get a bag of their own. the minifigures have been on the stand w/ the other TLM set figures i have. The 2 instruction booklets that are under the ship will get moved into my sterelite drawer that holds other instructions, and the sticker sheet has been gone for about 3 weeks now(put it in w/ some stuff I traded w/ a guy) since I hate the things. I separate a set into its various smaller components and store each component, disassembled, in its own Ziploc plastic bag. I then put all the bags in a gallon-size one to keep all the parts of a set together. I store similar sets – such as my Winter Village ones – together in labeled plastic boxes so that I know where to find each set again. Quote
SweetiePie88 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Solved the problem. It turns out that the largest flat container i had did fit the set, unassembled. So i just tossed it in, added the container i have the 3 little ship things plus the spring operated missles, and was able to put a few things back in the container. Quote
Phoxtane Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 I've been grabbing more of the plastic drawer sets from the local Ace Hardware, as Wal-Mart doesn't have nearly the selection they do. With tax it ends up being about 25 USD per set, but I'm not trying to get enough drawers for my collection at once, just as I need them: Quote
Paul B Technic Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Everybody who is involved in the LEGO hobby has a common problem, the storage of parts. Over the past few years I have tried a few different storage methods with varying levels of success. Recently I saw a large case at Bunnings which I thought had some potential. Below are some photos of this and my other storage cases, with the recent change in our living arrangements having everything stored well and easily moved / packed away is vital. More photos: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/my-lego-storage-july-2015.html Quote
JDude Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 How do you guys sort your legos? ATM I all my crap is unsorted, and the previous way i did it (color) did not work out great for me. Any ideas? Quote
Andy D Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 There is a really great thread here... http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26213 I go back to it every so often when trying to get new ideas. IHTH Andy D Quote
MGCJerry Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Plastic bags in bins... * I recently separated my Technic from my other parts. I really thought I had more Technic parts... :( * Figures are in a bag that don't have a MOC or set to sit in. * Clear/colored bricks are in a bag. * Minifigure tools and parts in a bag. I recently bought a lot of someones Legos and there's a mix of megabloks and lego that is unsorted and in many small containers with no system at all. Oddly enough, I guess its because I'm an 'adult' Lego builder because this is the first time ive ever sorted my Legos longer than a week. Quote
BrickOn Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Last christmas I went back to my parents houses, found all my old lego (and my sisters) and fabuland, built almost every set (I was missing a few instructions, plus it took ages) to account for the parts and bagged every thing into sandwich bags (except some larger parts). We kept all the lego together in two big plastic boxes and managed not to lose anything. So those sets are pretty much as is in their little bags, in some semi open loft space... But I currently have a big swathe of creator sets and basic bricks and a load of random accessories and spares parts littering my living room floor, although mostly on a large rug... and a big pirate scene I am making taking up all of my table... So realising lego had become a problem I bought a load of stackable clear plastic boxes for the different bricks... but its so expensive, I felt like I could have just saved the money and bought more lego! However, I have less than a week before I have non-lego guests stay in my home and I need there to be much less of a lego footprint in my living space... So now I intend to slowly build up my storage system in-line with my lego buying, maybe I buy one or two new containers every time I buy a big set (I guess this will only be the case if I am buying it for parts). And I guess my lego collection, display, storage and all needs to move up to my loft space to become a den of lego... There should be just enough head height for me to sit up there and play with my lego :-) Quote
THERIZE Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 why sort LEGO? i sorted it one time but after around a month... I simply store my LEGO in a LOT of small boxes. sometimes I'm planning to sort my LEGO. i started with minifigures and train tracks. the only problem is that i have around 500.000 lego pieces. maybe it is to late for sorting Quote
Andy D Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) why sort LEGO? i sorted it one time but after around a month... I simply store my LEGO in a LOT of small boxes. sometimes I'm planning to sort my LEGO. i started with minifigures and train tracks. the only problem is that i have around 500.000 lego pieces. maybe it is to late for sorting It's never too late! Or as I have been told about most anything.. "it's only too late if you don't start now". Sorting 500,000 pieces can be a daunting process, but it can be done. I would start with a rough sort of some categorization that makes sense to you, then do fine sorts until you have your collection sorted to a degree that makes sense and is useable for you. I am still working on my system, each time I use my parts to build something I learn what works an more importantly, what doesn't so I can make corrections. IHTH Andy D Edited August 6, 2015 by Andy D Quote
Phoxtane Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 While I don't have enough containers to work this way yet, I feel that ultimately sorting by brick type and not color is the best way to go. Currently my setup is to sort pieces into the grayscale and color groups (with white, the shades of gray and black being in the grayscale group), then sort by type from there. Ideally I'd put ALL the 2x4 plates from the grayscale group into one container and ALL the 2x4 plates from the color pile into another, and so on, but since I'm limited in my setup I have to do all the 2xN plates for grayscale and all the 2xN plates for color, and then all the 1xN for both, and then the NxN pile, and so on... the issue with this system is that if I have too many of one color of a type of part it can overwhelm the groups I sort into by having the majority be of that type and color, and a handful of the other colors and parts within that group. Quote
Frostyfeet Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 This reminds me of http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=707 Quote
tedbeard Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Sorting 500,000 pieces can be a daunting process, but it can be done. LOL There is not such thing as as an unsorted collection of half a million pieces. It is already being "sorted" every time you hunt for a specific part. The only problem is the result is not being saved so you have to do it all over again every time you want a certain piece. Quote
dr_spock Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 why sort LEGO? i sorted it one time but after around a month... I simply store my LEGO in a LOT of small boxes. sometimes I'm planning to sort my LEGO. i started with minifigures and train tracks. the only problem is that i have around 500.000 lego pieces. maybe it is to late for sorting That's when you enlist the help of your children. Quote
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