Thanks Tiago, really appreciate it!

HI TIAGO!

Hi

Tiago was here ❤

Thanks! It's already proven itself super useful!

That’s a funny coincidence! And thanks, that means a lot! It took a little over two weeks to put together, mainly because of all the actual sorting I had to do. The sorted pieces you see in the video aren’t even half of what I still need to go through 😂

* Nojig

@@aspie4jc no it’s called “NOJIG” not “NOJIC” so why do you comment?

@@tijneggen Because I made a typing mistake while trying to help the person who called it Nijog.

That’s great to hear! Glad you liked them!

That’s the best way I think! I have a bit of a mix going on right now. Parts that I have a lot of in a specific color will also be sorted by color. Most of it is by category though

@@renzo260When it comes to the 1x1 round studs (not the tiles), I sort those by color in an old Advent calendar tray with all its cubby holes. Same applies to the many types of Technic pins.1x2 red axles in one cubby hole, black friction pins in another one, etc.)

Yeah that makes sense for those tiny parts! That’s why I’m working out a 3d printed option that has more space for the smaller bits. It’ll fit the drawers exactly and I can seperate it a lot more

@@renzo260whoa follow up when you have something created for that. I would love to use the designs if you’ll share them

I have some things in the works on that, but it’ll definitely take a while. Stay tuned and you should see them come up in the future! 😄

Right! Super easy to change too if you decide to move parts around

I mean, isn’t that with anything that needs to be sorted? 😂

1 probably have thousands of pieces like 99’000

Depends on what pieces you use, but they do hold a lot!

Wow, you’re growing your collection quick! Great I can be of some help and good luck with your sorting system! 😄

That’s smart! Isn’t it a pain to have to open the ziplocks every time though?

This is exactly how I do it to. Although I go through quite a few ziplock bags lol they suffer after time and do need replacing

@@renzo260it can be a pain at times

That sounds good! I'm constantly changing things around, but eventually I'll get to the perfect system haha! Yea it works great, especially since it's an ever growing collection. Perfect way to move everything without losing track of it

Great suggestion! I don't have access to those in the Netherlands I think, but there are other alternatives. I do prefer the Alex drawers still since it's Ikea and will probably be around forever. So if I ever need to expand my storage, I can just get the same exact units.

Awesome! Glad it's helping you!

That’s awesome! Wish I had the time to do this. Definitely share it when you finish, I’m curious!

Thanks mate, appreciate it!

Awesome! Hope your collection isn’t too big. I actually have a lot more to do than what I showed in the video 😂

And thank you for your support!

The containers aren't specifically for the Alex units, but they do happen to fit perfectly! And definitely consider the plates on the front, it's super useful!

Hmm.. I think I'd be a little scared of them falling out though. I tend to be quite clumsy at times. Or is it secure enough like that?

@@renzo260 No, it isn't. We have a similar Alex we've been using for years (not this wide / shallow model but the narrow / deep variant) and the side rail is VERY sensitive to any force that is not 100% parallel with its movement (which is inevitable if you take the drawers out often). I had to replace 3 or 4 rails so far. The video is actually pretty smart and goes through similar steps I have. Bonus points for the slightly U-shaped bottoms of the trays (it's a pain to take small parts out if they stuck in the corner of a tray that has only right angles). On the other hand, you probably lose a lot of space (20-30%) that is in between the trays. If I played alone, still this would be the way to go. Unfortunately (/sarcasm) I have to share my collection with 2 very enthusiastic but much less organized kids so I stick with bigger trays and a lot of digging for the time being.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

And this channel loves you back!

Great tip! I have noticed that too and already plan on expanding the storage soon

Hahaha! You can always come back to it later, just try it out first and see if the current system fulfills your needs!

You're welcome!

Thanks! You are fantastic too! 😄

Awesome, I'm glad it helps!

Right! Hahaha

Thank you, really appreciate it! I mostly went for the Ikea bins because it's so widely available to most of the world. But any bins work fine really, as long as you don't loose too much space.

Same here!

Then it’s probably a good system! Hahah

That's awesome! I agree the trays can be a pain, the ones I have are just collecting dust at this point. After a couple months of using the Ikea containers as inserts, I'm already working on a redesign. Sorting is one thing, but the storage is always evolving to your needs. I think if Ikea gives him a cut from all the units sold to store Lego, Tiago can go on a permanent vacation to some beach far far away hahaha

I’ve seen that, also a great option! They are indeed the IVAR shelves. The only thing I would worry about is a lot of dust building up in the bins that hold parts I don’t use a lot, since everything is open. David has a TON of parts though and he builds huge MOCs. A system like that does make a lot of sense for him I think. At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference and what works in your situation.

I also use IVAR shelves, but I have big u-line type bins with lids that have a section that opens up.

Oh that’s nice! Keeps everything dust free

Thanks, appreciate it! That does sound like a bit of a struggle yes 😂 It’s good that you already have everything pre-sorted though. Helps a lot when you do find the space for a better system. The video only showed a small bit of sorting, but I still have a long way to go honestly. Oh really? We have the white, gray-turquoise and light oak I believe. I’m just not a huge fan of white walls and furniture. Will probably be repainting the studio at some point too, this is just how it was when I moved in there

Better get sorting then hahah! I have some of the smaller ones as well, but the bigger ones give you a lot more value for the price. I just wish they made a black version, would look a bit nicer I think

I rather have the white ones, putting diorama's or mocs (specially star wars, white would fit better. I hate having a black desk.. can't find the black pieces for like 10 minutes XD@@renzo260

You're welcome! And good luck sorting, I know it can be a hassle

Are you a fortune teller? Hahah

Thank you!

That's not bad at all, I might actually do that until I'm able to get a couple more drawers!

Thanks! I really appreciate it! Damn, that's so annoying. The ones you have aren't available anywhere?

It’s been super usefull to me already! Saves me a lot of time opening every drawer

And super useful too!

@@renzo260 Yes I wish I could afford it

Thanks! That must be a pain to sort through 😂

I think they still had some, not sure though. They’re a bit taller, but the bottom three drawers might be able to fit them. Hahah thanks!

Thanks! It really depends how mobile you want it to be. Are you planning on bringing it along with you out of the house?

Hope they work well for you! The ones I used initially were terrible. They're collecting dust in the corner of my studio now hahaha

Definitely! It shows me what I’m looking for right away, without the need to open 6 different drawers. It really is a continuous thing, yes. I’ve actually been moving around the inserts, looking at different types of inserts and already need to expand the storage. I feel like I’ll never be fully satisfied with a single system, but only time will tell. Color just seems very chaotic to me, but also that would probably depend on the exact use. How would you use it?

​@@renzo260 Color makes sense but, for me, generally just as 2nd order, and in the obvious ways. E.g., I have my 1x1 round tiles together, placed in a single pill-organizer (1st order) divvied in each pocket by color (2nd order). This is useful when I need to spot exactly how many of each I have when something is color dependent, like a game mechanic/function where a base mechanic uses 1x1 round tiles, and the specific function is color-dependent--so I need my colors organized at a glance! But, I actually order my bricks by color as 1st order, then dimension as 2nd order. So I've got these towers of bricks, each tower stacked on its own plate, each tower a different color, and each tower is ordered uniformly by progressive dimension. I find what color I need first, then swiftly grab the relevant dimension from the tower as if from a file cabinet. Ofc if my collection were much bigger (or even smaller), I might vary how I do any of these!

Awesome, I’m glad it’s working for you!

😁

Great idea and very environmentally conscious!

That’s awesome! Definitely figure out what works the best for you though. I put all my multi colored pieces that I’m less likely to use in the back for example. I tend to go for the black, white, tan and other subtle colors more frequently so those are in the front. Depends mostly on what you like building and what your collection looks like

@@renzo260 I did, plates, tiles, 1xsomething, 2+x something, modified plates, modified bricks, wall extenders, transparent, technic, vehicle, minifig/detail stuff. Now I just gotta buy a few drawers and those sorting cups to finalize the sorting into smaller bins and such

Yea that sounds good! Hope it inspires you to build more great things!

According to Google, there are 3764 unique parts in production right now. If you fill up the alex units with the smallest inserts, you’d need 27 of them to sort every individual part. I don’t know if that takes al the different colors into account 😂 You can definitely combine different elements though. Some parts I just have too little off to give it it’s own dedicated space

Good one! I'll definitely try to remember that for the next ones I build

You are legendary.

Sounds like a dream! I’m definitely making a second version of these drawers where I 3d print everything! Did you use any existing system for the printed version or did you design it yourself?

I have a modular system, based loosely on gridfinity but still has a way to interlock together@@renzo260 and kind ofhas a spout.

Awesome! I’ve been looking at that as well, think it’s a great base and it’s easily customizable

I personally thought of using something in spiral vase mode to save on print time and material but they do become more fragile@@renzo260

You're welcome!

That would also work yes. As long as the pieces are different enough to easily find them

@@renzo260 yeah it will be easy 🤗🤗

Thanks Stan, appreciate it!

Definitely! They’re great value and so usefull. I’ll check out your vid!

Trust me, I've been there. Quickly learned that was not working for me 😂

Damn, really? Have they dropped the prices that much? No need to hurry, you’re Lego won’t walk away. And you could always look into selling some to make room for the Alex units. Also saves you a lot of time with the sorting 😂

Yes they are!

I scrolled down to find this comment. me; 12x12 sterilite 3 draw units. Same ones that are used by Bricksie.

@@winterrain1947 yea I have a few of the bigger sterilites too but they seem flimsier. Plus with my OCD I want to eventually have all the same drawer size. Ha

@@bricknmotor understandable, and me too with the OCD. I feel like the wide draws are a little wiggly, but they work well enough. I stack them all ontop of each other and put a sheet over them to keep out the light.

Do you also subdivide the bricks for example or just keep all the sizes together?

@@renzo260 The smaller amounts of coloured bricks, like magenta and the many shades of lighter blue, I simply keep them in their own single bags by colour without dividing by type. I use the long low trays with a small divider on the side from IKEA when I empty out a bag to check for parts. I can also check for parts by simply looking through the bags for parts and taking them out without having to empty the bags.

Wait really? That’s crazy, how is there such a big difference? 🤯

Awesome! I hope you don't go insane 😂

@@renzo260 ahhh.... yeah definitely

@@renzo260 got some shorts up. Long video coming soon of all the sorting and lego room set up have to check it out once uploaded

Damn, you’ve got a good collection going on! But my god, that’s a LOT to sort through 😅

@@renzo260 thanks and yeah a few bulk lots mixed together, found some cool sets had to keep a couple. I'll update ya when I'm set up more

Just with some double sided tape! I don’t know if it’s common, but here it’s known as carpet tape

I have the same problem with making these videos 😂 The list of ideas is huge but the costs are just as high hahaha

I just did some quick math while at Ikea. You can fit 6 small boxes from left to right. Half of the drawers get 2 rows and half just get one, so that would be 54. Half of them get the medium size for the second row and 3 all the way in the back, so 18. Lastly you can fit 4 of the big ones in the back, with 6 drawers that’s 24. But since I wanted the medium ones there too, it’s 18 instead. And I think I got some extras cause I have a bunch of the smaller ones left

Honestly, I’m still going through everything. It’s such a pain, but it’ll definitely be worth it when it’s done. Then it’s just a matter of keeping it organised 😂

Awesome! Send me a picture of it on Instagram once you finish it, I'm curious to see what you come up with!

Den Haag 😁

I actually had someone else ask this before, here's my response on their comment: You can fit 6 small boxes from left to right. Half of the drawers get 2 rows and half just get one, so that would be 54. Half of them get the medium size for the second row and 3 all the way in the back, so 18. Lastly you can fit 4 of the big ones in the back, with 6 drawers that’s 24. But since I wanted the medium ones there too, it’s 18 instead. And I think I got some extras because I have a bunch of the smaller ones left

Alr thanks bro

I’ve looked at those too. In theory they work great, but I prefer to subdivide everything a bit more. Those bins are a bit too big for my liking. I feel like you’d waste a lot of space with them, or is that minimal?

That's awesome! Good luck sorting everything, I'm still not finished 😂 I have a whole bunch of videos planned! Just need to write all the scripts and start filming

Good one, I will!

If it works for you, that's great! Everyone should go for the system specifically designed by and for them

Yea someone commented that before, it's weird! They lowered the prices, but even before that it would've been cheaper 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have never actually counted, but if I had to make a guess it’s probably around the 50k ballpark. The Colosseum, Sanctum, Assembly Square and Police station already make up around 19k. Those are all built though, so don’t take up space in my parts collection.

I didn't count, but I bet there's between 30-50k individual pieces at this point

Hahah! I do actually have an idea on a Lego specific piece of software. I'll think of you when the time is right

@@renzo260 bet 😎

Just throw out your bed! More than enough space hahaha

There go all of my savings, again 😂 I'll see what I can do though, cause it's veeeery expensive hahah

@@renzo260 I am also thinking same only. So to get money Into have to sell my LEGO now. But no one will buy. Is it still available. And do you know when it will retire . And if you buy please do review. And where are you from. Sorry for disturbing

You should try different platforms and check if there are second hand Lego stores in your are. The castle is still available in the Netherlands, I’ll be sure to review it if I end up getting one!

Must be in a different country then, I can't seem to find them on the Dutch website. Would definitely be a good option though!

We’re working very hard on the next video! I think it should be ready to upload in about 2 weeks, so just a liiiitle more patience haha

@@renzo260 alr take your time thanks for the information!

I hope you’ll like it! 😄

I'll give you 21 bucks if you manage to sort all of my Lego in a day 😂

@@renzo260 I'll take 19.

Omg, I bet that would be a pain to sort 😩

This is terrible, but it's very true hahaha!

@@renzo260 I’m exactly the same! Big respect to the channel 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@@thecosmoscorner Appreciate it!!

To be fair, I only had my store set my store to the Netherlands cause I hadn’t figured out the tax situation yet. I had a big inventory but looking at what I use for MOCs now, the pieces were pretty random. If you have a good selection you’ll probably sell cause people tend to use the buy all feature a lot. I would just give it a go honestly

No way 😂 I have so many projects I want to take on, I need every piece I can get!

@@renzo260 already an update on the tape? Or do we need screws to hold it in place?

All good so far! Haven’t really moved it around much though. If you decide to use screws, make sure get the ones with the bigger threads. Ikea “wood” isn’t that great and doesn’t hold screws all too well

Category is a great start! I sometimes throw parts that I don't have a lot of in the same container. It can save you quite a bit of space sometimes

It's renzo260, same as on KZfaq. But we've closed the store for the foreseeable future due to different priorities

Definitely!

Hahah I know what you mean! It can be a LOT of work sorting everything. I tend to do a little bit every time I'm at the studio. It's slow, but I'm getting there

Hi Peter Paul! I haven't experienced any problems so far and the cabinets have been in use for a couple of months now. I do plan on replacing the flimsy bottoms with some plywood though. I feel like that's a little safer in the long run

@@renzo260 thanks for your response. This seems the right system for me than. Have a great day :0)

Awesome! Good luck and hope you have a great day too!