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Compartmentalise I wouldn't recommend transporting anything larger than a 32x32 stud baseplate. Use Technic pins and 1x2 bricks to connect parts of your model in the same way as the Modular Sets have done. The technique works well for buildings, planes, boats and just about any kind of large model. Transport Remove as many small parts likely to fall off ...

1) The access to my attic is above head height and not easily reachable? What is the best method of getting up there? Obviously, too localized to your house for anyone to really answer this. Best way is probably with a garbage bag so that if things tip over on the way down, you don't lose pieces going down any vents, etc. 2) What is my motivation ...

the question about how to get on your attic may be better suited on home improvement stackexchange (providung some pictures / drawings)... or just ask the person hwo put the LEGO up there how he/she did it. LEGO is very robust - you'll just have to clean it. take a look at this question for more information about that. when you get a specific problem thats ...

When I moved house, I just sealed the gaps in a bunch of packing boxes with duct/packing tape, and put the storage bins in there - that way if anything did escape from the bins it wasn't going to get lost from the box. I would say though that in general my collection wasn't organised in anyway, although there were a few built sets that survived fairly well. ...

No personal experience, but one vendor I've seen a couple years now at Brick Fiesta just ships boxes full, roughly U-Haul medium sized. He has some cardboard 'trays', but I'm pretty sure they are not structurally useful. He also had stuff bagged up into various types and some level of sorting, but that's not really important to shipping either. Of course, ...