Collection storage

[Justindo]

My storage is similar to Tim's.  I use a bunch of Sterilite container drawers and a I put my assembled castle parts in cardboard boxes and my ships in giant trash bags.  I hate dust on my Playmobil!

[Timotheos]

Hey Tim I also thought about the shelf versus earthquake notion. Living near San Andrea's Fault has me wondering how I am going to deal with this issue. Down south they just had a little rumble of 5.7 and that would be enough to send all my cars rolling to a heap on the floor . Let me know if you come up with any ideas . I was going to put wires in front but i think that will be ugly so i am still trying to figure it out .

Saint Louis is about 200 miles from the New Madrid Fault, which has periodic quakes (last one was in January).  They say the next major one (6.8 in 1895) isn't due for another century, but probably 5.0 would rattle my table enough to crush everything I store under it. 

Which is why I keep my system X there!

But seriously, Rasputin, your setup looks great, including the beer bottles.

And, we need to all chip in and buy Justin a digital camera...  Or a cheap artist who can do quick sketches...

-Tim

[Justindo]

And, we need to all chip in and buy Justin a digital camera...  Or a cheap artist who can do quick sketches...

  I have a digital camera, Tim.  I just need some time to learn how to upload pictures!  Maybe by the end of this summer, I hope!

[Sir Gareth]

That's what I like to see boxes of spare parts and lots of them. 

My main collection is still stored in my roof which is just about full now.

The Playmo Shed is also getting a bit over crowded, I have sorted a few bits into sets and they are stored in my roof all cleaned ready to sell.

I still have lots to sort yet and I have about 40 sets still waiting for parts to complete them, so I'm going to have to buy some more large lots soon to try and find those missing parts.  .

The shed is still fairly organised and I can just about work on my bench.

[Rasputin]

It now accrues to me that there are some rather large collections out there . Playmobil might listen a little more if they knew what size many of these collections were ( or maybe they do ) Also i was thinking if anybody has ever tried to value a large collection . Richard was going to get me a figure someday so i can start reverse payments but what about for insurance purposes . With the talk about earthquakes and then seeing Sir Garth's wall outlets crowded with cords i started to wonder what a shame a fire would be . I doubt Gordon and his giant fleet would get there in time to save many klickies . I often have guests over who ask me what it is all worth and i have no idea ( does anybody ) . Can you just put a price per pound on this stuff 

Justin what is the obstacle ? the camera , putting it on the computer, resizing it, attaching it ? There may be people who can help speed it up .

[mike1003]

uff.. better i dont show my pictures.. iam only collectin since 3 weeks ehhehe.. u guys are amazing.. thats way more as my local dealer stocks.. lol!!!

i love`in it!!!!

looks like i have to go to wob next year as i have to meet u guys in real life!

[Justindo]

Justin what is the obstacle ? the camera , putting it on the computer, resizing it, attaching it ? There may be people who can help speed it up .

I just need time to set up some of my stuff and photograph it.  I could, however, take some quick pics of my storage and attempt to post it.  If I can't figure it out I'll ask for help.

[Timotheos]

That's what I like to see boxes of spare parts and lots of them. 

The shed is still fairly organised and I can just about work on my bench.

Hi Sir Gareth

The egg liners for storing your figures is a clever idea. 

-Tim

[Tiermann]

I have a closet in my dining room that is filled and piles developing upstairs. I am beginning to wonder if I am committed to my collection enough these days to start recycling the boxes away rather than keeping them all for the possibility of selling later. The stacks of empty boxes are taking up far too much room.

Quoting my own post from February 2006. I did indeed get rid of almost all of the boxes. Since then I have sorted everything out by type into various plastic bins similar to what others are using. My Playmo closet in the dining room could use a sort out, things get messed about over time. I am due for a photo shoot, I will do a few new storage photos.

The thread about 5 favorite Klickies got me started thinking about getting out all of mine to look through to figure it out. I think it would be fun to set up every loose Klicky I own for a photo, but I don't have any flat spaces anywhere near large enough. I can just see myself getting all of them almost set up and then bumping a few and down they all go like dominos.

[sbblabotw]

I think it would be fun to set up every loose Klicky I own for a photo, but I don't have any flat spaces anywhere near large enough. I can just see myself getting all of them almost set up and then bumping a few and down they all go like dominos.

I did this very thing recently on my 4'x5' workbench - or tried to!  I was sorting out my Klicky-bins to see what I had and who needed their photos taken.  (The group photos did not turn out, sadly.) I made lines of men, fat men, women, boys, girls, all lined up by torso-colour (unchangeable mostly, easy to spot).  Black, red, and white are the runaway leaders in frequency among men, for your information; women, surprisingly evenly distributed except for white.  It took days, but I was finally defeated by the cats, who, even if they were careful, set off the domino-effect every time they jumped up.  It was an interesting exercise, showing me, for example, that someone I thought had a white shirt was actually cream or vice-versa; there are (at least) two distinct shades of both light blue and light green; and that Melchior and the Fairytale King have the same shirt.  You should try it, Tim, even if it's just a subset at a time - just a new way of looking at what you have.

I still haven't picked my favourite five - keep changing my mind!