Wow. I didn’t realize I’ve been away for a month and a half! I know I’ve said it before, but I vow to change this! No more long gaps in posting. So. What brings me back today? I thought I’d tell you about my LEGO Storage Unit.
What’s more important than LEGO?
But first, let me share the LEGO related things that have kept me away from you. I have been trying to get through rebuilding the sets acquired in my latest Large LEGO Lot (LLL). Progress was slow, and it quickly became apparent I needed to sort and organize the pieces. After a few weeks work, that part is done, and I have gotten back to rebuilding. This, however, illuminated another problem; storage. I need room to store all the sorted and organized LEGO goodness; somewhere they will remain easily accessible.
After looking around my house for usable space, I quickly realized there isn’t any. Then, inspiration struck, and I decided I will store my sorted and organized LEGO in the garage. But it needs to be done in such a way that it remains clean and free of dust and other gross garage things.
Enter the LEGO Storage Unit
After selling some things we no longer used on Craigslist to make some room, I just order the first batch of storage units for my soon-to-be LEGO Storage Unit. I decided to go with the Stack-On 39 Drawer Storage Cabinet (DS-39).
Each unit gives me 30 small drawers, and 9 large drawers. My LEGO Storage Unit will use 8 of them. That will give me 240 small drawers and 72 large! The inspiration for what these will go into came from Anton Galkin and his LEGO Chest.
This is genius. It offers safe, secure storage and maximizes capacity while minimizing the footprint. I can’t wait to get to work on this! If all goes well, I will draw up instructions for building my version, and offer them up to my readers.
It’s still a needle in a well organized haystack.
To help me find the right parts in my LEGO Storage Unit, I will use a customized set of labels developed by Tom Alphin.
For many parts, I will be able to store parts in all colors in the same bin. Others, I will need to store by type and color. For those pieces, I will customize the black & white labels with a little color.
I am excited by this project, and look forward to sharing my progress. I believe building will be much quicker with a well organized collection of LEGO pieces.
How do y store and organize your LEGO?
I am an Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) and an active member of the Michigan LEGO User Group (MichLUG). I have loved LEGO for as long as I can remember. I am currently working on the following models:
– UCS Millenium Falcon
– Emmett’s Apartment Building
– Gringott’s Bank
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