Storage Containers

[natelite]

if you want to keep a prized set on display forever, get one of those acrylic display cases. it's kinda expensive in the US but cheaper elsewhere. i think it's because the US lack hobby enthusiasts. :-P eg hard to find any tamiya plastic model sets. it's mostly die cast vehicles on displays.

[SalvoBrick]

I use ice-cream boxes to sort bricks: these boxes are totally free :-) (except for the ice-cream, of course... :-) )

The bricks are generally sorted by type, color and size: I have currently 14 boxes where I keep all the unused bricks.

[Poomerio]

Well I bought a large, 27 litre tub from Tesco.

All of my LEGO gets sorted by type, and by colour. They're then put into ziploc bags and stored in the 27 litre tub =]

When I have time, I'm going to label each bag and maybe even redo my sorting system.

- Poomie

[Brainbox]

I might see if I can find some cheap tuppaware containers (I'm not paying a fortune for them) and move some of the pieces in small tubs, boxes or bags into them (in bags) to free up some space and boxes, which would let me sort other pieces. But until then, I'm quite happy with my sorting.

I think I should probably start to label the boxes and stuff, or perhaps make a list of the types of pieces that've been sorted, and aren't stored in the 'other piece' tubs by colour. I sometimes find myself forgetting that pieces have been sorted or where they've been sorted. I'll be searching for a piece and suddenly think "hang on, it's in box x."

Ice-cream and margarine boxes are a good idea, but my dad tends to either take them to use in the garden before I can get my hands on them, or throw them away.

[andy_0306uk]

S@H are now selling storage trays but at

[Brainbox]

I agree, they do look pretty nice, but they're a bit on the steep side price-wise.

[yellost]

Do like the storage racks in green and in red but also think expensive

loool

do you think we could stack them and make giant (very expensive, too) MOC with them??? X-D

[andy_0306uk]

loool

do you think we could stack them and make giant (very expensive, too) MOC with them??? X-D

now there's an idea :-D who wants to buy/make me loads of them so I can try it? :-P

[runswscissors]

Sorry....I'm always late to the party.

I've got two of the Akro-Mils (sp?) drawers and I LOVE THEM! I just recently bought the second set of drawers and I found them at my local Target for about $16! Amazon and other sites had them at about $30!! I was all set to order one off of amazon.com but I remembered I had purchased the drawers at an actual store. I'll probably go back soon for a third set. I can't recommend them enough!

I started out using zip lock bags - storing them in very cheap bins. But I find the drawers much easier. I still keep the bigger items in the bins, but I've upgraded to much nicer brand name bins (rubbermade, maybe?). Spend the extra $1 per bin and get the good kind. The lids don't seem to stay on the cheaper bins!!

I also use fishing tackle boxes for my extremely small parts. You can customize the tackle boxes for lenght (mine goes up to about 16 inches in lenght, but only 1.5 inches wide). All my 1x1s and minifig accessories are in the tackle box.

[Medievalego]

i have relatively few "spare" parts and they're all kept in a couple of large draws all mixed together. Afterall, there is no better sound than stirring through a big box of Lego to get the bit you want! ;-)

Sure, it's a little annoying if you can't find what you want quickly, but isn't that half the fun ? X-D

NOPE, it's infuriating. >:-)

[Hinckley]

Sorry....I'm always late to the party.

And you're always running in late with scissors. That's dangerous! :-P

I've got two of the Akro-Mils (sp?) drawers and I LOVE THEM! I just recently bought the second set of drawers and I found them at my local Target for about $16! Amazon and other sites had them at about $30!! I was all set to order one off of amazon.com but I remembered I had purchased the drawers at an actual store. I'll probably go back soon for a third set. I can't recommend them enough!

Can you please provide a link to the product on amazon? Thanks.

[Medievalego]

What what what??!! "Putz around with your LEGO?" My LEGO is behind a locked door. It's not for putzing around with! If someone tried to "use" my LEGO, I'd punch them in their stupid face.

hinckley,

I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to make that quote part of my signature. That was really funny.

Hilarious goodness. And I agree. No one touches my stuff. Though for years my siblings brought uninvited guests into my room to show them my collection. No one is even allowed to see it!!!

Except tons of anonymous individuals over the internet. I show them willingly. X-D

[Hinckley]

hinckley,

I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to make that quote part of my signature. That was really funny.

Sure. Feel free. X-D Thanks. :-$

Hilarious goodness. And I agree. No one touches my stuff. Though for years my siblings brought uninvited guests into my room to show them my collection. No one is even allowed to see it!!!

Except tons of anonymous individuals over the internet. I show them willingly. X-D

Well, the anonymous individuals can't touch them. ;-) That's the difference.

[Turaga of Force]

Maybe one of the storage devices made by LEGO? http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?...709&cn=56&d=403

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=851917

Edited December 18, 2007 by Gahu: Turaga of Force

[iamded]

Hehe, I'm not that much of a purist. :-P The second one looks pretty nice though.

~Peace

[Odie]

Here in the US, Big Lots has a multitude of stacking drawer units in a bunch of sizes. Best of all, they do not cost a fortune.

As for sorting, I do the opposite of most. I sort the parts by part ID as opposed to color. To me, it is much easier to go to the 2x2 brick bin and find the color I need as opposed to searching through a bin of all blue parts looking for a 2x2 brick.