Sorting LEGO?

[The Middleman]

I'm almost finished sorting my 40,000+ piece collection by color. After this, I'm going to start sorting them by piece type (and put the minifigs/special pieces into their own categories). But, I'm not sure how to go about this - there are so many different ways they could be sorted! What do you guys think?

[xwingyoda]

Tough call there Bloody Jay

I guess it depends on the space you have :-D

I love those tool kits drawers things where you can really organise pieces. You could get one per colour and one for minifigs/special pieces.

Bottom line, it should be convenient for you!!!!! (OK that doesn't say much, but it is really personal).

Anyway, GOOD LUCK ;) and keep us informed

[The Middleman]

I'm thinking:

- Plates

- Tiles/grills

- Printed small pieces

- Bricks

- Hinges/joints

- Other

- Technic (large)

- Technic (small)

For black/blue/gray/dark gray/white/red/yellow/tan/green/other (warm tones)/other (cold tones).

Then, for clear colors:

- Windshields

- Windows

- Dots (1x1 plates/tiles)

- Tiles/grills

- Other

For minifigs/accessories:

- Heads

- Torsos

- Legs

- Hats/helmets

- Back accessories

- Weapons

- Tools

- Small animals (monkeys, parrots, baby t-rexes, etc)

- Large animals/creatures (Jabba, dewback, t-rex, etc)

- Non-minifig droids (R2-D2, palace droid, battle droids, etc)

And:

- Baseplates

- Fabric/sails/tents

Anything you can think of that I missed?

[Jipay]

I will never sort my lego. First of all because I have far more than 30 000+ pieces and secondly because I like the feeling of searching the right little piece into a box. :')

[The Middleman]

Finding that one TIE pilot helmet or the one printed 1x2 tile does get tiring after a while, though. ;)

I've left it unsorted until now, but with certain projects coming up, I have to prepare... :-D

[xwingyoda]

Here is what I did:

for "normal" pieces: Sort every brick by color.

For "special" pieces:

I put in small plastic bags (the one you freeze food in)

- minifigs sorted by theme (for SW sorting by ep1-3 and OT: empire, rebellion, droids, OT creatures)

- special printed pieces (computers...)

- food

- money (bills, coins, jewels)

- transparent bricks sorted by color

- building pieces (doors, roof tiles) by color

Like Jipay, I like to search for normal pieces but not special ones

Good luck on your projects ;)

[jonfett]

I plan to sort my all my loose Lego one day, but not too soon.

Here are some pictures of how I have sorted parts of minfigs.

Good luck with your sorting! :)

Jon.

[Kaminoan]

Sort by BL standards. Just go through the BL catalog and look at how they break down the pieces and sort to which ever level of complication you need to go to.

Jared

[xwingyoda]

Bloody Jay,

Here is basic idea found on brickshelf: http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1172712

[ImperialJohn]

:oD My favorite subject :D

Important advice first !

1. Sort it so that it works for you!

2. Keep in mind why you are sorting!

3. Keep it simple!

And then :$

I've asked the same question to others. They ALL do it their way!

My way ;)

Normal bricks/plates in colorboxes

Standard bricks (like slopes and so on) in big boxes

Some special elements in special boxes

Other parts in bags and boxes.

I've sorted out 100.000+ bricks this way :oo (But used some of them in MOC's after :$ )

BUT the moto must be: "Keep your bricks in MOC's = Less sorting ;) "

[Wolf04]

I sorted all the bricks by colour and since I didn't have a lot of other special pieces, I put them all together.

[Darth_Ewok]

I will never sort my lego. First of all because I have far more than 30 000+ pieces and secondly because I like the feeling of searching the right little piece into a box. :')

Same here! its more fun that way!

[ImperialJohn]

Important advice first !

1. Sort it so that it works for you!

2. Keep in mind why you are sorting!

3. Keep it simple!

I forgot

4. Make sure that what you are sorting into is big enough to hold the bricks you have today and in the future *wacko*

[Mister Phes]

Oh this thread is only so people can brag how many pieces they have... :-D

[ImperialJohn]

Oh this thread is only so people can brag how many pieces they have...

No. If it was I would have written something about the 40.000+ pieces from SW sets sorted in sets ;)

Sorting is personal *wub*

Some do it, some don't.

I like to know what I have and that mean sorting |-D

[Mister Phes]

I was only kiddin!

I wonder how much Lego I've got... I wouldn't have a clue where to begin counting...

[ImperialJohn]

I wouldn't have a clue where to begin counting...

I do ;)

1. Take ALL your loose LEGO. Put them on the floor

2. Take ALL your build sets. Take them apart. And put the loose parts in the pile.

3. Take ALL your MOC's. Take them apart. And put the loose parts in the pile.

4. Now scan the room for more LEGO ;)

And start counting. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (You might consider sorting them while doing so)

[erikutt]

The way i sort

Erik

[ImperialJohn]

As I said: "Every man his system" :-D

Is this in a bag or a box? Or just lying on the floor? *wacko*

[Darth_Ewok]

That was random picture :oo :oo

[erikutt]

No thats me. :P

Erik

[xwingyoda]

No thats me. :P

Erik

We now know who you are Batman :-D

[Mister Phes]

Oh dear! There goes lunch...

[Darth_Ewok]

No thats me. :P

Erik

but it was still random :o

[languages]

I would love to sort my lego into drawers like this http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Repoort/...lection/004.jpg

The only problem is I dont know where to buy any of these types of drawers.

I live in the UK so does any oe know where I can buy some or similar type of storage system?