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Lucario621 · 2010-07-15 19:00:01

Now ya see, I happen to have a rather large lego collection. I have a couple complete models that I didn't destroy, but most of them I do destroy, which leaves us with this, and a bit more that I couldn't fit:

Yeah. A lot, I'd say.

So firstly, I started by removing all of the non-legos like different wrappers and paper clips I found in there, as well as pieces from other lego rip-offs, like COBI and Megablocks. It takes a long time, and it's hard to get all of them. But I end up with a large bag of pieces. And it's still a work-in-progress.

Next, I'm mainly trying to actually sort the pieces. Now if you're not much of a LEGO fanatic, and just a casual builder, you'd think "Oh yeah, sorting by color! That can't possibly be that hard." Well that's not really the right thing to do. Generally, you go by the piece, and if there's a lot of it, you go by color - so only sometimes.

Right now, small ziploc bags are the only think I have to use, as well as the tiny LEGO Advent Calender compartments, but I plan to get more containers, like the ones used for fishing bait, and sandwiches, dinners, and more.

Do you play with LEGOs? How big is your collection? Do you have it messed up like mine, or organized?

16Skittles · 2010-07-15 19:30:26

my collection is either built, or completely messed up. I have two boxes, maybe 12" long by 6" wide by 6" tall. outside that, I have a huge aircraft carrier, which is in two pieces because I just moved. I started (well, I didn't really do much) making stop-motion movies with them a couple of years ago.

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Lucario621 · 2010-07-15 21:36:53

Bump.

TheSaint · 2010-07-15 21:41:01

I use Knex, although i do have several sets of legos. As for sorting problems, try sorting over 8000 pieces of connectors and rods. Not fun.

Greatdane · 2010-07-15 21:41:43

My collection is huge, I have 5 boxes of legos.

I keep them organized by piece and color.

Aidan · 2010-07-15 21:43:40

@Everyone: Lego addiction much?

fg123 · 2010-07-15 21:44:03

Big collection. Tried to sort. Sorted, then now, messed up. tongue

juststickman · 2010-07-15 21:45:40

Whatever I sort gets messed up. So I don't bother anymore. Finding parts in one of my boxes is like mining for gold, you might find something completely different and find a use for it.

Lucario621 · 2010-07-15 21:55:42

TheSaint wrote:
I use Knex, although i do have several sets of legos. As for sorting problems, try sorting over 8000 pieces of connectors and rods. Not fun.

Pffff... LEGO is way more complicated than Knex tongue

Aidan · 2010-07-15 21:57:02

In robotics camp, we're making LEGO Mindstorms robots. big_smile

Greatdane · 2010-07-15 22:03:59

Aidan wrote:
In robotics camp, we're making LEGO Mindstorms robots.

Aidan wrote:
@Everyone: Lego addiction much?

Pfft.

Aidan · 2010-07-15 22:04:53

Greatdane wrote:
Aidan wrote:
In robotics camp, we're making LEGO Mindstorms robots.
Aidan wrote:
@Everyone: Lego addiction much?
Pfft.

I'M BEING FORCED TO! (But it's pretty fun. tongue )

Well at least I don't have a million LEGOs.

fg123 · 2010-07-15 22:09:14

Mindstorms full kit is like 600 bucks. big_smile

what-the · 2010-07-15 22:56:58

I never had lego, though I did have Knex. Fly helicopter car, fly. Well, have fun.

coolstuff · 2010-07-15 23:03:57

I have three gigantic binfuls of LEGO which I haven't gotten around to sorting. I really should - the bins are full of all sorts of non-LEGO junk. Glad to see somebody has taken the initiative to do so with their own.

mariobrosrule · 2010-07-15 23:06:45

Aidan wrote:
In robotics camp, we're making LEGO Mindstorms robots.

I made those in school!!!!

scmb1 · 2010-07-15 23:07:59

Sounds exciting... tongue

No, I don't use Legos. We do have a bin of Legos that we goof with occasionally, but it is just the basic stuff.

coolstuff · 2010-07-15 23:10:59

So, with my upbringing the plural of LEGO has always been LEGO. But everyone else seems to call it LEGOs. Which one is it?

technoguyx · 2010-07-16 00:01:53

coolstuff wrote:
So, with my upbringing the plural of LEGO has always been LEGO. But everyone else seems to call it LEGOs. Which one is it?

IIRC, the Lego company likes people to refer to them as "Lego bricks".

littletonkslover · 2010-07-16 00:24:59

I have some basics, but we lost 90% of them.

My cousin has all the Star Wars Legos XD Except for the $500 Mill Falcon LEGO replica. tongue

cheddargirl · 2010-07-16 00:27:41

Put together, my brother and I have a fairly big collection of LEGO blocks. At some point, we disassembled everything and had it organized into stackable bins, split between Freestyle-type blocks and the other stuff, then further organized each section by shape and color. smile

Blade-Edge · 2010-07-16 01:40:08

One time, I had this lego set with these samurai warriors, but my brother dumped it into the giant lego bin we already had. I never finished building it, couldn't find the pieces.
Nowadays, I don't play with lego, except I still have a few bionicles on the shelf in my room gathering dust.

AtomicBawm3 · 2010-07-16 02:00:49

I have about eight boxes worth. Not sorted at all, so when you're looking for a particular piece that isn't common, it's a Lot of *fun*.

keikij · 2010-07-16 02:02:46

You should try out BrikWars tongue You have a good amount of bricks for that... YOU COULD STAGE EPIC BATTLES!!! lol, I have to gather up all my legos xD I bet I could fill a few suitcases with all mine big_smile

dingdong · 2010-07-16 02:29:51

YOU CALL THAT A LEGO COLLECTION!? when I was younger I played with my giant collection of somewhere over 100,000 lego pieces including sets like the very first rock raiders and mars expedition, to top it off everything is color sorted

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