I'm sure this has been asked many times but how do you guys store/sort your LEGO? (pictures would be helpful)
I have a lot less then most of you guys, most of mine are not in sets, and having a hard time coming up with a good storing system while having them sorted and still have easy access to them. Right now I've sorted according to color and having them in separate containers but that is getting difficult to drag all out just to use.
Sorting is the bane of most of us LEGO addicts. There are articles all over the web about it, but it comes down to preference.
I will say this - sorting by color alone is probably the worst thing you can do.
Work with me for a moment...Say you need a 2x2 red plate. You dig out your red bucket and find PILES of red pieces, but you just need that 2x2 plate. Good luck.
If you sort by piece STYLE (plates, bricks, slopes, etc etc), finding a specific color will be much easier. Deciding one what styles to sort by is largely up to you, though. If your collection is massive, having only a few categories isn't going to help much. My first method included plates (1x3, 1x4, 1x6, etc). I kept bricks the same way.
As you sort bricks by basic category, you start to see what works and what doesn't work. You also might determine that sorting by color in some situations WILL be beneficial, but typically works best as a subcategory.
I know that's not exactly what you were looking for...Try using LEGO Digital Designer for a starting point. Play with the categories there and you can start seeing what you like.
