Not sure where you should keep your bricks? If you need to separate them first?
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What is the best way to transport a large quantity of LEGO bricks?
I have a decently sized collection (thousands of bricks/hundreds of sets/a bunch of bins) from my childhood, but they're all at my parents' house. I live in the US and a couple states away from my ...
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Can you keep blocks clutched together in big chunks? Will blocks loose their “clutch power” after years of that kind of keeping? [duplicate]
I keep my blocks of same type in big assembled chunks, for easy building and finding bricks, but I am worried, is it safe for them or will they tend to lose strength in some time (years maybe)?
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How do I keep LEGO boxes looking their best for as long as possible?
I want to buy a few cool sets for investing purposes or to give to my kids later on if they prove to be poor investments. I'm not going to open the boxes they'll just be stored but it might be nice to ...
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1answer
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TTF font for Lego bricks
I'm in the process of reprinting labels for the zillions of LEGO storage drawers in Junior's toy room.
I'm not looking for a font that depicts Latin alphabet characters seemingly built out of LEGO ...
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5answers
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Technic axle corrosion? What happened here?
I got my LEGO from storage from when I was a kid (1980s) and while almost all bricks are in good condition, the Technic axles are in a pretty bad shape. They seem to have corroded(?). Please see the ...
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3answers
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How should I store unused stickers?
What is the best way to store stickers for future use? I have some unused LEGO sticker sets in plastic bags. The one on top in the bag has become brittle and is flaking.
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How do you store your built models for long-term display?
My wife and I recently started to re-enjoy Lego and had a lot of fun building the Grand Emporium and a few other pieces but now they're collecting dust and we're lucky enough to have a few spare rooms ...
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Will my LEGO bricks discolor in indirect sunlight?
I have a bunch of new LEGO sets because of my new status as an AFOL. I've got them sitting on the dresser in a room that gets indirect sunlight (see below). There is no direct rays hitting the LEGO ...
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Does longterm storage in a connected state harm the studs/tubes?
Does storing bricks in a connected state lessen their longevity?
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Is there any application to keep an inventory of owned sets and pieces?
I'm looking for a desktop application that keeps track of sets and pieces owned. Ideally something that would look up LEGO databases such as Peeron or others in order to add the pieces in a set ...
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4answers
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Best way to store instruction manuals?
Currently I store Lego set manuals/instructions in hanging file folders in a file box, grouped by set type. This makes it hard to dig through and find the one I need, and manuals tend to get tangled ...
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What is the best way to get my old Lego down from the attic? [closed]
I am thinking about getting my old Lego down from my attic but I have a number of things getting in the way...
The access to my attic is above head height and not easily reachable? What is the best ...
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4answers
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How can I keep LEGO winches from becoming tangled?
I have some LEGO winches/strings with hooks.
Putting these away inevitably results in tangled strings (the next time I take them out). Even winding them up doesn't help.
Storing these in drawers ...
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1answer
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Does the LEGO company sell LEGO brick organization bins? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are some storage options?
Are there official LEGO brick storage and organization bins available? If not, then what good 3rd party options are there? I'm looking ...
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How can I store LEGO bricks as long as possible?
I have some LEGO bricks which are probably about 10 years old. They've neither changed color in any way nor dried out or anything, so it seems to be as stable as ever.
How should I store them so that ...
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What are some storage options?
I have several Lego sets and I usually build them and then make them small enough so they fit back in the box for long term storage . . . but my dream is that I can take apart my model and organize ...
