Eilif Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 For those of you who are interested in storing your minifigs, or a small case for small parts, you should get to Target IMMEDIATELY! In their dollar section they have a small clear organizer for sale. Specs: -Approximately 5"x3"x1" -Is divided into 6 compartments. -Each compartment is a bit wider than a minifig -2 compartments are the same length as a cap wearing minifig, 3 are about one brick longer, and one is about 3 bricks longer -A Fedora wearing minifig fits in fine (height-wise) with just a touch of room. -Clear plastic with hinged lid -$1 Target's Dollar section selection changes fast, so if you want one (or 20), you should get there soon!
posades Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Eilif said: For those of you who are interested in storing your minifigs, or a small case for small parts, you should get to Target IMMEDIATELY! In their dollar section they have a small clear organizer for sale.Specs: -Approximately 5"x3"x1" -Is divided into 6 compartments. -Each compartment is a bit wider than a minifig -2 compartments are the same length as a cap wearing minifig, 3 are about one brick longer, and one is about 3 bricks longer -A Fedora wearing minifig fits in fine (height-wise) with just a touch of room. -Clear plastic with hinged lid -$1 Target's Dollar section selection changes fast, so if you want one (or 20), you should get there soon! I'll have to check it out on Sunday; never seen this dollar section before at my Target, what is yours near Eilif? I'm assuming most of the Targets are laid out in a similar fashion though I could be wrong.
WesternOutlaw Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. Would you by chance have a picture of one of these cases?
Darth Legolas Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I don't even think my Target has a $1 section, and besides, all of my minifigs that aren't bagged up to be used or changed are on display on my wall of star wars. I got the cabinet at Ikea, and each box is big enough for a whole AT-TE to fit in. So, I have set-ups in each box. Though I like Target, they had a vast selection of Lego, had all of the Mini Star Wars exclusives (V-19 and Grievous's Starfighter,) and when i was looking for a large number of Soldiers Arsenals to build up my Imperials and backpacks, they went into the backroom, and pulled me out a whole box full of them. But anyways, thanks for the info!
dhaas06 Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I just checked, and my local Target had no such organizer in the $1 section . Oh well, maybe later?
Eilif Posted April 26, 2009 Author Posted April 26, 2009 Update, I found the shrink wrap it came in. You can probably call your local target and see if they have it in. It's called "Divided Container" and the the SKU numbers are: top number- 234221712 Bottom number- 810655019162 posades said: I'll have to check it out on Sunday; never seen this dollar section before at my Target, what is yours near Eilif? I'm assuming most of the Targets are laid out in a similar fashion though I could be wrong. I think that all the targets around me have the dollar section at the front of the store to the side of the register area. It may be worthwhile to ask the employees though. TheBrickster said: Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. Would you by chance have a picture of one of these cases? My camera phone is acting up. If no one else gets one, I'll try and snap a picture when I get my real camera back on monday. Darth Legolas said: I don't even think my Target has a $1 section, and besides, all of my minifigs that aren't bagged up to be used or changed are on display on my wall of star wars. I got the cabinet at Ikea, and each box is big enough for a whole AT-TE to fit in. So, I have set-ups in each box. Yeah, I probably won't be using these for figures either. All of my figures are on baseplates on racks. I will probably pick up a couple for small sortings, but I mostly posted this because I figured some folks here might find them usefull. dhaas06 said: I just checked, and my local Target had no such organizer in the $1 section . Oh well, maybe later? Let's hope so. Maybe calling to see if they have ever carried the item. If they did previously, it's probably gone, if they haven't yet, it might be on the way.
The Green Brick Giant Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 5x3 is TINY! I think you would be better off going to some cheap store, on the East Coast there is Ocean State Job Lot and Big Lots and you most liekly can get a much bigger container for only a little more.
Eilif Posted April 27, 2009 Author Posted April 27, 2009 The Green Brick Giant said: 5x3 is TINY! I think you would be better off going to some cheap store, on the East Coast there is Ocean State Job Lot and Big Lots and you most liekly can get a much bigger container for only a little more. It's definitely tiny, and my preference is for larger cases, but if you're looking to safely store your minifigs individually, I've not ever seen any case that is so well fitted for minifigs. Most larger cases are a good deal taller, and if storing minifigs individually, that's alot of wasted space. You might pay a bit more overall to store an entire figure collection, but it will take up alot less space and be much more organized than using larger less efficient containers.
The Green Brick Giant Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 Eilif said: It's definitely tiny, and my preference is for larger cases, but if you're looking to safely store your minifigs individually, I've not ever seen any case that is so well fitted for minifigs. That's true, I have one, it was free, and I keep Jedi Luke, Darth Vador and Emperor from that minifigure set from 2000.
KinGanon Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 Can someone who has one please post a pic? I am considering whether to get this or not, and need a reference for when I go shopping at Target!
Eilif Posted April 29, 2009 Author Posted April 29, 2009 KinGanon said: Can someone who has one please post a pic? I am considering whether to get this or not, and need a reference for when I go shopping at Target! Sorry, no picture yet. However, bring in the sku numbers that I posted earlier. Then they will be able to tell you if they have it, had it, or have it in the back.
KinGanon Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 I picked these up a couple days back and finally got around to taking pics. I like these quite a bit since you can store the minifigs and their accesories(exemplified by the blasters) So without further ado a few pics. And a pic of the empty case. Hope this helps.
Eilif Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 Thanks for posting these pics! It does a great job of showing how usefull they are. The only thing I would add is that the top compartments will fit a minifig with a low profile headgear like a baseball cap, classic hair, or no hair at all.
KinGanon Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) Eilif said: Thanks for posting these pics! It does a great job of showing how usefull they are. The only thing I would add is that the top compartments will fit a minifig with a low profile headgear like a baseball cap, classic hair, or no hair at all. No problem Eilif! Yeah a Young Boba or Yoda can also fit in those compartments (couldn't find Boba's hair so I stuck to blasters) Edited May 11, 2009 by KinGanon
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