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May 17, 2026

An Opinionated Guide to LEGO Storage: Containers and Cost

May 17, 2026/ Grayson B
An Opinionated Guide to LEGO Storage: Containers and Cost

How should you store all of your loose LEGO parts? This is a highly opinionated guide for AFOLs to help you spend less money on storage and more time on building.

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May 17, 2026/ Grayson B/ 26 Comments
Collecting, Tips and Tricks
Sorting, Storage, LEGO Storage, Container, Akro-Mills, Iris, Drawers
March 02, 2025

How To Make a DIY LEGO Brick Sifter

March 02, 2025/ Brian Everett
How To Make a DIY LEGO Brick Sifter

Sifting your loose bricks can make sorting them faster and more fun, but can you make a sifter yourself? Join us as we look at some of the easiest ways to make a LEGO sifter so you can get back to building, ASAP.

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March 02, 2025/ Brian Everett/ 6 Comments
Tips and Tricks
Sorting, Sifter, DIY, Container
January 08, 2024

How To Store Your LEGO Winter Village: Tips from the Community

January 08, 2024/ Chris Roberts
How To Store Your LEGO Winter Village: Tips from the Community

With the Christmas season wrapping up, how do you store your LEGO Winter Village? We asked some of the most enthusiastic holiday builders what they do from storing them whole to dissambling every set.

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January 08, 2024/ Chris Roberts/ 2 Comments
Tips and Tricks, Collecting
Winter village, Storage, Container, MILS, Alpine Lodge
January 15, 2023

The LEGO Dark Arts: Incorporating LEGO Packaging Into Your MOCs, Part 2

January 15, 2023/ Caleb Huet
The LEGO Dark Arts: Incorporating LEGO Packaging Into Your MOCs, Part 2

Perhaps LEGO packaging shouldn’t be thrown out or recycled immediately? Take a look at these ingenious MOCs that use LEGO containers to great effect.

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January 15, 2023/ Caleb Huet/ Comment
MOC Round-up
Dark Art, Packaging, Container, Pick a Brick
October 01, 2021

Sorting Nightmare: The Blocky Horror Picture Show

October 01, 2021/ Gwyneth Kozbial
Sorting Nightmare: The Blocky Horror Picture Show

Just when you thought sorting, storing, and organizing your LEGO bricks couldn’t get any scarier, Gwyneth Kozbial conjures up some dark-magic solutions to those monsters we’ve all faced.

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October 01, 2021/ Gwyneth Kozbial/ Comment
Collecting, Deep Dive
LEGO, Sorting, Container, Black Cat, LEGO Storage, Organizing
November 02, 2016

I Can Hardly Contain Myself

November 02, 2016/ Iainy Scott

Space. More specifically shipping stuff around in Space. These beautiful containers by Matt Rowntree just ooze class. I think they have a truly universal (see what I did there!) feel, easily at home in the gritty realm of Aliens or Star Wars, as well as the clinical world of 2001. Gonna have a go at some of these myself.

Hecate 10-17-2016
November 02, 2016/ Iainy Scott/ Comment
MOC Spotlight
Lego, Space, Container

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An Enterprising AFOL: The LEGO Star Trek Set I Wanted as a Kid
An Enterprising AFOL: The LEGO Star Trek Set I Wanted as a Kid

What happens when a lifelong Trekkie, AFOL and professional toy designer finally gets an official LEGO Star Trek playset? Samuel Hatmaker explores the new Enterprise bridge and shows why playing Star Trek matters as much as displaying it.

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Coping and Catharsis: Autistic AFOLs In Their Own Words
Coping and Catharsis: Autistic AFOLs In Their Own Words

We spoke with several Autistic AFOLs who shared their experiences with LEGO regarding coping, community, collecting and catharsis. And we found that Autism can be both a challenge and a superpower when it comes to LEGO.

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Shock and Alt-Build: Leveling Up LEGO Pikachu
Shock and Alt-Build: Leveling Up LEGO Pikachu

What do you do when a LEGO Pokémon set doesn’t quite hit the mark? Take it apart and create an alternate build using only the pieces from the original set! But how do you level up a character as recognizable as Pikachu?

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Gotta Remix ’Em All: Building Beyond LEGO Pokémon Smart Play
Gotta Remix ’Em All: Building Beyond LEGO Pokémon Smart Play

What happens when a LEGO builder who knows almost nothing about Pokémon takes on the entire Smart Play wave? We explore the colorful and curvy sets and then remix them into crazy creations far beyond the Pokédex.

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Susan Williams: The Most Famous LEGO Employee That Never Existed
Susan Williams: The Most Famous LEGO Employee That Never Existed

Who was Susan Williams and why was her impact on people’s perception of LEGO so significant? Join BrickNerd as we piece together the illustrious career of this mysterious LEGO employee.

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Reflecting On 20 Years In The Online LEGO Community
Reflecting On 20 Years In The Online LEGO Community

Have you ever wondered what the LEGO community was like in the 2000s? Today's guest writer and veteran builder, Nannan Zhang, shares his thoughts on building and sharing MOCs online for the past 20 years.

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Space is the Place: Building LEGO’s Upscaled Blue Astronaut
Space is the Place: Building LEGO’s Upscaled Blue Astronaut

The blue Classic Space astronaut has come a long way from the 1980s. Richard Dryden explores LEGO’s new upscaled version and reflects on the Classic Space sets and memories that started his LEGO journey.

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Structural SHIPtember: Perfecting Polygons for Frame and Glory
Structural SHIPtember: Perfecting Polygons for Frame and Glory

Build smarter, sturdier LEGO spaceships this SHIPtember with engineering tips for strong frames and precise polygons. This guide explores the geometry and design principles behind rigid, swooshable SHIP frames that won't sag.

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