What do you do when you have a lot of loose Lego and you want to sort it into parts and piece-types? You make a station, of course. This space was occupied by our Guinea Pig, the late Choccy-Pig. Thus, the space is now referred to, as Choccy’s Alcove. So, the space became available and I jumped at the chance to get a place for my Lego to be sorted.
As a purchaser of second-hand Lego, I am often burried in a box of dusty bricks and part-kits. I actually find the first look through to be my favourite part once it gets home.
I began by adding the battens to the wall and then painting them to blend them in. I also painted the whole wall, just to tidy it up. I found that buying 30cm furniture board was the best bet, having the battens do a full run across the three sides of the shelf meant that it was strong enough to store the five, seven litre, boxes across them.
These boxes are from The Range (UK). They are 7litre Wham Crystal tubs, with lids. Currently, the boxes sit on the lid so that I can slowly sort from the mix, below. On the floor, is an older Ikea Småstad toy drawer that was found at the charity warehouse that is run by Katherine House Hospice, in Staffordshire. I am always keen to support them as they were there in the last days of my late-wife’s life. So…big-up to them. This now holds new sets that I have yet to build, and a few collectibles, too.
The blue and purple boxes are the small Wham Craft Bits and Bobs boxes. They are brilliant for smaller parts and Minifigure elements. It isn’t perfect, but I will adapt it over time. So far, it has been brilliant for sorting the Lego parts, and anybody that passes it, can’t help to sort a few bits. I will update this post, should I add facias to it. Like always, though, it’s practicality that is top priority for me, and it is as practical as anything I have constructed before.
