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a) Leave a lot of empty space for which to grow your collection over time, meaning it could look sparse, or
b) Perfect it on day one, have a nice 'complete' look, but lack for space when it comes to the next decade of collecting?
I don't have a dedicated room for display (yet!) and as a result I disassemble sets to make room for new ones. It's okay, I think, one day all sets will stand together in my TARDIS-esque room that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. But realistically I know that they will be the same issues, just on a bigger scale.
For me, choice a). I bought a house with the biggest finished basement I could find for LEGO display (including lots of built-in shelving). There is a lot of empty space now, but I'm planning on filling most of that space in the future...
The only downside to this, is that it's easy to keep buying stuff you really don't need to fill that space. The advantage of a limited display space, is that you find out really quick what your priorities are, because even if you have the means, you can't physically fit everything in there.
Space is like LEGO, use your imagination.
I don't dust my boxes. ;)
I think I should explain, should you be reading this Dear, I don't have a mistress.
According to this thread I'm sure one could argue that Lego is your mistress ;)
Thus, you would only get 25%?
Such questions that need answers...
Or if they brick-built a giant mallet and then de-assembled it after your demise. No murder weapon...
Could turn out costly.
Best not divorce the lego
However overall it appears to me the best solution is to just have the mistress, no wife, no claims to the lego and then the collection can have as much space as it likes.
and it's out of date. it has no cutie mark.
Why does this help me?
She's going to fund a large extension which amongst other things, will hopefully accommodate 2 rooms for my use :)
Possibly! :-) It's not so much that the dining room is now filled with Lego (it has only the one set in it right now) but that calling it The Lego Room instead of the Dining Room infers a change in how she perceives the use of the space. Certainly we don't have a family meal in it every day (or even every weekend), so giving it a more everyday purpose as a room for building and displaying Lego might be a positive for her.
Time to buy some display shelves! I mean bookcases! Or do I..?
My condolences.
;)
Mind you, I might get the Mrs to suggest a Green Grocers as a special thank you for being such a great son in law :)
Well I have a 5 year old daughter who wanted it. Her duplo builds have their own display shelf as well.
every girl who likes MLP FiM need a twilight sparkle! (or discord. MLP "Q" for the win.)
and if she is 5, it's time to start her on the system lego.
(Or that's what I tell myself.)
Took the opportunity to consolidate my Star Wars sets into one place for a family shot before transferring onto the rack (or two). A couple of the recent AT-ATs and ISDs not in picture as they're buried under a bunch of Super Heroes sets and I'm too afraid to move them out.
For the big sets I, too can recall easily where I place them, but for small sets and/or odd sets from themes I do not generally collect, I tend to forget where they are stored.