Grakul Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Hi all. I have a bit of a problem. Sometimes I get the urge to stick some Lego bricks together (who doesn't?), but then I remember that my Lego is stored in a number of crates that I'll have to unpack all over the room and then pack away when I'm done. So I end up not sticking any bricks together. I don't have the budget (or space) for a better storage system right now, but I have an idea. A small jar of essential bricks that I can keep on my desk and use for on-the-spot building. The question is, what bricks to put in that jar? They have to be versatile and not too big. Here are my ideas so far. Headlight bricks. Extremely versatile. Cheese slopes. Small and good for decorations. 1x2 plate with 1 stud. Good for making things symmetrical. Aside from that I'm thinking a 6x6 or so plate to use as a baseplate, and one or two minifigs. What are your suggestions? If you could only bring 50 bricks to a deserted island, what bricks would you choose? Quote
ResIpsaLoquitur Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 50? That's an insanely small amount. Anyway, I'd recommend an 8x8 baseplate, or at least two 4x8s. 8x8 seems to be the standard dimensions for a small minifigure vignette. Quote
bjorkan Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 25 pieces of 33172 and 25 pieces of 33183 Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Ever since I started collecting 2x4 bricks, I basically stopped building, and I've sold most of my LEGO. But like you, I still get the urge to play every once in a while. My solution is Mixels. They are cheap (if you buy them as they are released), they offer a huge variety of parts/colors, and you can fit all 6 series into a single bin. Quote
Darkdragon Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 I'd have to have at least two full minifigs. That's 8 parts right there. Quote
Sarah Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Ever since I started collecting 2x4 bricks, I basically stopped building, and I've sold most of my LEGO. But like you, I still get the urge to play every once in a while. My solution is Mixels. They are cheap (if you buy them as they are released), they offer a huge variety of parts/colors, and you can fit all 6 series into a single bin. I'd agree with Mixels. They mix and match beautifully. My son does more free building with his mixels than anything else. So we mostly keep them separate from the rest. (they'd be hard to find in the larger mix!) Quote
samlr Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Favorite minifigs + LDD, that's what I brought going on a one year road trip :-) Quote
HawkLord Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Fifty generic (but colorful) bricks, nothing to situational and maybe only two minifigures max. Probably one decent sized plate for display. Or I'd choose bricks with some functionality on the desert island - maybe some large spherical bricks to double as cups, one large baseplate to double as a plate, etc. And one brick separator. Quote
-Noel- Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Definitely headlight bricks. Maybe some 1x4 plates and corner plates? Quote
Grakul Posted October 21, 2015 Author Posted October 21, 2015 Corner plates are a great idea, they are quite versatile. Quote
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