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 Author: Legomop View Messages Posted By Legomop
 Posted: Sep 1, 2024 15:11
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Legomop (2)

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A bit of advice please. I have maybe about thirty large sets that I have yet
to build. (don't worry I will eventually). I have bought them over the
years and they are open and/or maybe built and so the box integrity is not great
. What do you think that the best way of storing them with limited space and
not to damage the boxes further? I have seen people disassemble them, stack
them inside each or....
Any suggestions as it may take me a while to build them all!
Thank you in advance
 Author: psusaxman2000 View Messages Posted By psusaxman2000
 Posted: Sep 1, 2024 15:44
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In Help, Legomop writes:
  A bit of advice please. I have maybe about thirty large sets that I have yet
to build. (don't worry I will eventually). I have bought them over the
years and they are open and/or maybe built and so the box integrity is not great
. What do you think that the best way of storing them with limited space and
not to damage the boxes further? I have seen people disassemble them, stack
them inside each or....
Any suggestions as it may take me a while to build them all!
Thank you in advance

I tend not to use the box after it's assembled. If I'm looking to replace
a set in my display area or build something else, I tend to brake the set down
and us Ziplock style bags (dollar store brand) to store the parts. Then I'll
place all the bags for a specific set in a grocery bag to keep them all together
and write the set number on the bag for future identification. I find it really
depends on the amount of storage space that you have and the size of the set
too, obviously.
 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
 Posted: Sep 1, 2024 16:22
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In Help, Legomop writes:
  A bit of advice please. I have maybe about thirty large sets that I have yet
to build. (don't worry I will eventually). I have bought them over the
years and they are open and/or maybe built and so the box integrity is not great
. What do you think that the best way of storing them with limited space and
not to damage the boxes further? I have seen people disassemble them, stack
them inside each or....
Any suggestions as it may take me a while to build them all!
Thank you in advance


The boxes are worth keeping for large sets IMO.


Storing them flat is really the only way unless you have a ton of space. I seal
them up in garbage bags and put them in the shed if needed.


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 Author: v100Bricks View Messages Posted By v100Bricks
 Posted: Sep 1, 2024 16:23
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In Help, Legomop writes:
  A bit of advice please. I have maybe about thirty large sets that I have yet
to build. (don't worry I will eventually). I have bought them over the
years and they are open and/or maybe built and so the box integrity is not great
. What do you think that the best way of storing them with limited space and
not to damage the boxes further? I have seen people disassemble them, stack
them inside each or....
Any suggestions as it may take me a while to build them all!
Thank you in advance

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/istad-resealable-bag-patterned-black-yellow-70525679/
Various size to fit all sets. Sometime I would store by colour within the set,
to make it easy if either selling or rebuilding