A Really Useful storage solution?

[Doctor Sinister]

I go mad for those "Really Useful" boxes they come in loads of different sizes, from MASSIVE to tiny - I've just stored the Tabletown Army in individual containers inside larger ones for transport - it's like a LEGO version of one of those Russian dolls.

Anyway, look what I found in Staples today - it's quite expensive at £13.00 a shot but it's a little storage rack containing nine small RU boxes - three 0.3 litre boxes on the bottom row and six 0.2 litre boxes on the top two rows. They are good for tiny LEGO elements.

Probably not much good for larger collections unless you buy LOADS of them, I bought two and I still need more but I like them.

There's a larger one with more boxes, sixteen, for 20 quid.

Ooh, forgot to say, there are holes at the back in each corner so you can mount them on the wall.

(No, I'm not on commission)

Dr. S.

[General Zen]

I have to say, those look great! My collection could use about 300 of those handy storage containers!

[captaintau]

I've got a few of these from Staples, too. Always from the "reduced to clear shelf" though

[CP5670]

These look great for basic plates and bricks but would generally be too large for most specialized parts, unless you lump a lot of different stuff into one container (or if you just have a huge collection ).

I use five of these for storing my parts collection. They aren't perfect but do a lot of things nicely, and I get about 200 drawers total in a fairly compact space. The width of the small container is almost exactly 6 studs, so it's easy to pack them densely with bricks.

Their quality has dropped over the years though. Four of mine are from 2003 or something and I got the extra one only last month, but the older drawers are made of a fairly thick transparent plastic and included a bunch of tiles to further subdivide the drawers into sections. The newer ones don't have the dividers included and have a cheaper plastic that flexes easily and is only partially transparent. It's not too big a deal though and they're still the best storage solution I've seen. There are also versions that contain only small or only large drawers.

Edited April 30, 2008 by CP5670

[Millacol88]

Hmmm...I might buy something like that...I really need a better storage solution for my lego.