How to Organize Your LEGO

[@Scampwick69]

I organize the chaotic evil way. Everything is together in one bin

[@vidztowatch6402]

@@Scampwick69 same 💀

[@I_Eat_Skeletons]

@@vidztowatch6402 lol thats not organizing

[@ZdinoYT2]

8 small ones 💀

[@fedorasandeko2199]

@@ZdinoYT2 I'm glad we're not the only ones who have so many bins of mixed legos, I still want more tho

[@MKMBrick]

These are some great tips! I always enjoy hearing how others sort their LEGO.

[@firebirdbricks]

Truly an ongoing process haha

[@jmklamm]

really good jumping off point for organization. I have a few bins of bulk that I would like to eventually get around to. My one tip for organizing a collection is being honest as you sort and if there are pieces that you don’t think you’ll ever use- like friends colors or big molded baseplates- just sell/trade them off instead of trying to build your solution to accommodate.

[@firebirdbricks]

Great piece of advice!

[@themastrelmatadordelmar544]

@@firebirdbricks Hi do you have any specific links to the clear plastic trays or containers (don't know the real term for them) you use in the storage drawer itself. I noticed your drawers are filled with them, and i would like to do the same for sorting my own collection

[@Nugget4472]

Awesome video! I personally sorted my basic bricks, plates and tiles by color and everything else by piece type such as studs, modified plates and technic parts. It just depends on how you use it and what pieces you use most.

[@firebirdbricks]

Definitely! Different solutions for everyone!

[@owens_bricks]

Fantastic video! I’m working on reorganizing my collection and man it’s a pain changing how I’ve organized my LEGO for so long. Also your setup in the background with the blue lights looks sick!

[@firebirdbricks]

Switching up your system is always a difficult process but at least it will be worth it in the end! Also thanks, glad you like it!

[@scottdavis_34]

Great tips here even for someone like myself who only builds sets. Love that background too!!

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks, Scott!

[@PugTheIrishLug]

i have an akro mils unit for labeled spare parts for my sets, the small size works great

[@MrDsturman]

I know exactly what I want to do now thank you for the advice!!!! I was doing only by color before, but now I I will split up the larger containers of a single color

[@astevesilver5642]

Harbor freight has a 48 bin system for 20$ I bought 2 of these for the small 1x1 pieces, and it's so nice! I've also been using small sewing sorting bins i find at goodwill alot, and sort in general styles like you mentioned.

[@bricktracytv]

Caleb! Holy cow look at that backdrop. That’s a sweet upgrade! 🤩 the lighting is 🤌

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks man!!

[@martythelegoparty3417]

Great video! And I really appreciate your acknowledgement of different perspectives/use cases. If you build lots of MOCs or sort a ton of Lego bricks or simply want to have bricks available when you need them, there's different things to take into account - many of which can affect your pocketbook and your own sanity! ;) I'll add a few of my thoughts here: - Akro Mills drawer organizers used to cost $25-28 only in 2021, but doubled in price at the end of the pandemic. Sometimes they were on sale for $20, even, but the current $50 price tag can be hard to justify. - A huge part about organizing is determined by how you build (which I'm thankful you touched on). If you MOC build, more often than not you want multiple parts of the same color (think rock work). So sometimes starting sorting by color family sometimes is the most useful over sorting down to the element. There's always a happy-medium. - Lastly, the time you spend sorting needs to be accounted for in one's approach. Sorting by color (families) is easiest and causes less strain, but sorting by element - while satisfying - has been known to cause insanity (not 100% certain, but pretty sure). So find that balance that works for you. Sorting by color families and then large element families (plates/bricks/tiles/slopes/wedges/etc) is the game plan I've stuck with since I build so many various things. Thanks again for keeping the endless Lego organizing and sorting discussion going!

[@DeadEye_24]

Too much to read 😂

[@YoungestGo1st]

Never came across your channel until now. This video was EXTREMELY helpful. Instantly hit that subscribe button, appreciate the help!

[@firebirdbricks]

Awesome, thank you! Glad I could help.

[@2by4productions20]

I’ve been keeping all my LEGO in large bins for 12 years… yeah probably time to change things up considering how much building I do.

[@Rouges_Reactions]

I am sorting my lego bins as I speak and I tend to not have a whole heap of lego so i just sort them into flat peices, big bits, and little gremlin bits and things that that don't really fit anywere on the list. Then I plan to color code them. In the future I plan to separate these and sort them even further so it will be easier to find when I am building mocs. Thank you I found this video really helpful!

[@whydingus2379]

I sorted by color about 50pounds of random vintage 90s-2000s legos i bought for my son. Paid $250

[@carmellabuhrmaster3418]

Thank you for making this video! So, so helpful for my sons many, many Legos.

[@OpticBlast-yk5hf]

One year on Thanksgiving break, I sorted almost all of my LEGO. I sorted it into color because that was the way that made the most sense for my collection. It’s useful because say I want to build a Republic Gunship, I can just grab the white, red, and green bricks.

[@valence7]

This is way better than other videos. Thank you!

[@firebirdbricks]

Happy to help!

[@66BricksYt]

Great video! Always love hearing about different ways to sort parts! Love the shirt! Keep up the great work!

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks!! One of my fav shirts for sure haha

[@davidwalker361]

I separate my bulk by color and specialty pieces (pins, windshields, bracket, etc..) in individual drawers. I also use sterilite containers that fit under my 30x30 Lego tables

[@Cainevithanose]

First sort by color. Then sort by piece, still keeping that color sorting active. Then you'll have drawers with color sorted seperate pieces

[@SamSE_225]

I'm new with Lego, but I've already built a good collection of models and just bought some storage for the small extra pieces I've accumulated I think that for big pieces, sorting by color makes sense but for small pieces (like the extra ones that comes in sets) by type works better

[@yobaafett]

I really like and agree with the colour grouping idea... it saves space and its easier to find a piece from one colour as it contrasts with the other colours in the same drawer

[@firebirdbricks]

I'm glad I chose to group colors when I started because it makes sorting easier as well!

[@RCmies]

I love clear plastic drawers, and just filled them with smaller clear boxes, so I can take the parts out without taking out the drawers and there are tons of different containers to sort parts.

[@Lucas-d5r7x]

Love your vids man , keep it up ❤

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks!!

[@80bear3]

Thank you for this video! Now I know how I’ll store bricks when I’m making brickfilms!

[@mojo_joju]

You could also do what I do and use shoeboxes, alcohol bottle boxes or piggy banks to store Lego pieces, like I do. Some big pieces or unique pieces like characters are important, so I use a coin box with a lid.

[@kerbain]

Stick a few example bricks to the front of the draws.

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

I've got like 50 or 60 Container Store plastic shoeboxes for my sorting system (plus a few other odds and ends like an old screw storage drawer set). Basic parts get sorted brick-plate-slope then color from there. Other parts are sorted by type.

[@BrickWorld-pz6jk]

Thanks for the tips. This will help me sort my legos for my channel wen I start doing non-set builds

[@brickinshmirtz4012]

Great video! My sorting method consists of an ikea alex drawer desk and several akro mill drawers. I use the alex drawers for piece of larger quantities such as 2x4s, tiles, plates, etc. However I use the akro drawers for detailing pieces. This system works great for the sized MOCs I create.

[@soulflame799]

I was wondering, how long have you been using those Alex drawers and do they collect dust?

[@brickinshmirtz4012]

@@soulflame799 I have been using them for about 3 years now and while the top of the units get dusty, the pieces in the drawers stay nice and clean!

[@soulflame799]

@@brickinshmirtz4012 thx! I'm thinking of buying them too

[@Draftsman_MC1300]

I’m a bit of a guy who works sort of like the guys from Lego masters. I just love the feel of digging through a bin looking for *just* the right part. So for efficiency’s sake I just sort by usage. For example I’m mainly a bionicle/hero factory guy. So, bones, limbs, gears, tubing, heads, masks, weapons, feet, hands wings and tails all get their own bin. The little stuff like axles and pins get more thoroughly sorted because no one like looking for your last blue pin or red 2x axle at the bottom of a bin.

[@firebirdbricks]

Makes sense! Everyone has their own system. Just gotta figure out what works best for you!

[@pixelcharlie8767]

Great video I can get organized perfectly now and start improving my Mocs!! Keep it up my dude🔥🔥

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks! Good luck!

[@dylannolongeractive]

This really helped I just got back into legos and have been sorting for a while now

[@dylannolongeractive]

Im thinking about doing certain unique parts in zip loc bags!

[@firebirdbricks]

Go for it! I use ziploc bags all the time as well. Very handy.

[@Starwarslegodad]

Wish I had everything as neat and organized as you! One day 😅

[@firebirdbricks]

You can do it!

[@Jdrkin]

Thanks so much now I know what to do

[@CaptainRexStudiosOFFICIAL]

Now I know how to sort properly! This was very helpful!

[@firebirdbricks]

Happy to help!

[@Bob1273-o2q]

Thank you so much for this website. This is exactly what I was looking for so long…😂

[@Gunslinger2580]

Great vid! I became too impulsive before this came out and bought an Akro-Mils, but definitely see myself buying multiple Craftsmans in the future.

[@firebirdbricks]

Good luck on your sorting journey!

[@dimauvandiest781]

the stanley screw boxes.. grab em, open them all up and start building. just sitting on a table with all the pieces you need. sorted bij form and moost also by colour. drawers have to be closet to reach the one underneath...

[@diegoblancocarmona6928]

That setup behind you is fire 🤌

[@firebirdbricks]

Thank you!

[@jpdilley]

The pup is doing his best

[@firebirdbricks]

He tries haha

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

For "bulk" stuff...I sort by a blend of part-type and color. Like, all the 2x2+ bricks of a certain color, all the 2x2+ plates of a certain color, and so on. And the same for the 1x2+ bricks and plates, and the 4x4+ and so on. That way, anything that's commonly foundational that I'm likely to need a lot of, is all together by color for the most part, but its not a wildly mixed pile I'll never find specific pieces in. They're all pretty easily discernible. For specialty pieces, annoyingly tiny pieces, and things I'm not likely to need much of...but that can really be a real pain to dig through, I sort entirely by part type.

[@thatiowan3581]

Bold of you to assume I sort my legos at all

[@firebirdbricks]

True

[@RobertEdwards-x4d]

My dad basically just seperated the legos by color.

[@TheFreakJessie]

I do that too when I have little bit of pieces. But now MT collection grew and I'm sorting by category. Like one pile is bricks, Another is plates Another is snots And so on.

[@Bttbricksct2713]

My dad did by studs

[@alexbudchanin]

Same bro

[@Elimasterproductions]

I only put them in big bins😂

[@laminateB1onicle]

@@Elimasterproductionssame but I’m sorting now probably have 500+sets so it’s a lot that’s why I was watching this vid

[@gjacobson76]

Now that I came out of my dark age 6 years ago, I have been dealing with this sorting and organizing problem. Let me tell you, you are spot on with this video. I would like to add a few things I figured out over the last several years. Ask yourself a few questions: Do I have a permanent build area, or do I need my collection more portable? How large is my collection, and do I plan on adding to it over time? How do I build? Sets vs. Mocs What do I like to build? What you like to build is very important and will help you focus on how far to break down your inventory. If you enjoy Technic....then you will want to sort it out so you can find parts quickly and spend more time building and less time digging for parts. My personal preference is to set up a drawer system for the small parts you use most. I have mine right on my build table. The larger drawers work great for larger bricks, which I sort by size. 1x1 1x2...up to 1x6 and so on....2x2 2x3 2x4....the larger sizes get combined in to their drawer. I use Store House bins from Harbor Freight to organize my Technic collection because I don't use them as often, and I can take the inner trays out to my build area as needed. I mainly sort my parts by function/ size and not color unless I have an abundance of a certain color. Overflow parts get bagged in zip loc bags and stored in to the clear plastic shoe bins with lids. There is no "right way" to organize your collection. The main thing is to find what works for you, so you can enjoy your time building !

[@firebirdbricks]

Great advice!!! Thanks for sharing the extra tips.

[@JuegaBien]

Thanks for the advices

[@Legomen360]

LOVED this video! Such a huge help!

[@firebirdbricks]

Glad it was helpful! Your new sorting setup looks great!

[@alc_studios]

I'm loving your new vid style!! Great job!

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks man!

[@dd_zzero6827]

Pretty thorough video about the subject. What I pretty much got out of it is that there really isn't one was that stands out. What do you think about using the plastic pick a brick cups for storing? There has to be a method that can work with them.

[@kyr_taap]

I was really looking forward to the video. Thanks for sharing your thought process on sorting. In my case I lack a dedicated space for my parts collection and use zip bags for part types, which are then packed in groups into larger bags. The storage itself takes place in a good old cardboard 😅 not pretty, but at least it's already quite easy to search for specific parts when searching parts for an existing set or moc I want to build for myself. Since I lack the space, I have no idea how this suits for a true moc. I design my own stuff in studio, which saves me a lot of space 😅

[@firebirdbricks]

Designing digitally can save so much money and space for sure!

[@oscarharris3037]

I have two Alex units from ikea but I have tried both ways with the wall mounted from Amazon the thing I like about the bigger units is that if you are looking for parts you don’t have to open so many different things to find what you are looking for so it saves time but it really doesn’t matter all Lego is cool

[@firebirdbricks]

Less drawers to open is always good!

[@Cauliflower4life]

i've always had a small bin of the most useful parts then everything that isn't used as often gets put in the big bin of doom

[@brickDonUsa]

Sweet video!🔥

[@TheNextOctaveUp]

I do it by color for me because of both space as well as the fact that I’m just used to it

[@Patsourhs]

You helped me a lot And i am not lying btw i separate my legos by color ❤

[@xiaomifan5983]

Your sorting method is really good, I unfortunately don't have space/money for so many small drawers. I sort by category in cheap plastic boxes, so Plates 1 x ... , Plates 2 x .... or Tiles 1 x ... . If I have parts very often, then I put them in my small drawer sorting system. Since I like to build MOCs, I also have IKEA sorting boxes, which all have a theme, so I have a beach box with plates of all sizes in tan or a forest box with plates in green and leaves, green slopes and flowers.This is far from the best variant, but actually works quite well and is just very cheap.

[@nointeraction-today]

For a relatively small channel is the quality of your content amezing

[@firebirdbricks]

Thank you! :)

[@kaleyfantastic]

iris brand drawers are just as good and cheaper than akro-mils. also they are the ones that made the official lego drawers back in the day. the iris drawers are modular. u can take the top off and join 2 units together to make them taller.

[@DerinUcer-rd6pd]

this is very helpful

[@acethetoady]

Hey man love the vids! i was wondering if you could tell me where the shelves in your background are from? thanks .

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks! They are ikea ivar shelves.

[@grindingbricks]

Great video! I'd have to agree with most of what is discussed here, the main factor to consider are truly how many parts you got and what do you build the most. For the type of building i'm into, precise sorting is where it's at as i mostly have to pick specific parts from a list. So i for the most part sort accordingly to BrickLink categories, it's what makes the most sense for custom set building. I'll send you a DM of a bin system my buddy sent me that i think is the ultimate...!

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks for sharing! If I had unlimited space I might move to sorting by element and color but for now I have to go with my mishmashed approach haha

[@grindingbricks]

@@firebirdbricks For large landscape MOCs I would think that your sorting method is better suited since it's a more intuitive/feel building approach. My collection of loose part is also much smaller than yours I'm pretty sure, main reason why I can contain my inventory that way.

[@Pandee_customs]

Where can I get that shock trooper shirt? I need it

[@firebirdbricks]

I got it on ebay!

[@dgutie8]

What about storing Lego magazines/instructions?

[@xterrfy]

Thanks for this video!! How do you decide when to combine sets into a collection. I feel like I’m losing some sort of value, resale. Do you just keep the sets that are special? Just curious how you make the jump to MOC mentality. :).

[@firebirdbricks]

I wish I had a good answer for this, but really its just a question as to whether or not a set has good pieces that I think I could use in other builds. If it has too many specialized parts or lacks many interesting pieces I will usually sell the set on FB marketplace or drop it off at my local Bricks and Minifigs. I don't think there is technically any right answer here though. Definitely subjective!

[@GoodVidMode]

thanks this helped lot!

[@firebirdbricks]

Glad it helped!

[@gorillatube3363]

Very very helpful video thank you bro

[@firebirdbricks]

Happy to help!

[@RCmies]

I also want to build a sorting robot with the mindstorms set as it has built in computer vision features, sorting by the main colours and then using computer vision to determine the size to sort into say 50 different bins would be amazing but obviously that would be a huge engineering challenge but one day I want to try something like that. If the Lego mindstorms (robot inventor) set isnt enough maybe some other methods. But just imagine how cool it would be to just drop a bunch of legos in the machine and watch them get sorted one by one without you having to do anything.

[@firebirdbricks]

I would love a machine like that. I have seen a prototype someone made in a video before. If you could make a machine like that Bricklink sellers would pay a lot of money for it!

[@LegoPetMinecrafterLife]

Thx so much this is going to help tons 😊

[@firebirdbricks]

No problem 😊

[@panduhgamez337]

Yeah my problem is I want to build both star wars and world war 2 Mocs I like building big which is my problem. I often run out of parts and stuff and then I’m too broke or too impatient to order the parts and the quantity that I need

[@metoph3126]

I started sorting by part type but it really doesn't work because if I want to build a moc of dark tan, then I could just grab the dark tan bin and build where as if it's sorted by individual part then I would never be able to build a quick moc.

[@kamaritillis9751]

If you have Legos and they're all mixed together and there's no color in orders you can take them out by pile for whatever been you have them in and sort them through color it's way faster than you think it is it'll take a couple hours or so depending on how many letters you have😊😊

[@user-dr9vn5vk5o]

@@kamaritillis9751 i spent ~13 hours doing that 🤣

[@sparkyystuds]

5:53 what's the drawers called?

[@firebirdbricks]

Here is a link! amzn.to/3OwDH3q

[@ZdinoYT2]

0:56 well I like building well people are sleeping sooo

[@elliotthill7008]

I'm moving my collection from my parents basement to our other house in my room. So I thought it would be a good idea to sort my bricks.

[@PalpatineGaming]

I want to upgrade my storage, but for now to save space I sort by color

[@solidgeo1531]

I have all the small and important pieces laid out on a table

[@roosterfireball2109]

I just did colors for now

[@benjaminasiedu6296]

I want to join you😊

[@benjaminasiedu6296]

I want to get some of your Legos for my son

[@benjaminasiedu6296]

So how will I get it

[@tonyg4622]

I go by color and then part type

[@owendaines8331]

I started by color then part type.

[@MortonBricks]

It's too late. I already sorted by color family a long time ago and I'm currently in the process of sorting each color by piece type. I should say sorting them by piece category. I divide them into 4 categories. Bricks, Plates, Slopes, and Misc. I only have 1 color left to sort, black. I'll eventually sort them even better than that. It's taking forever.

[@smacky9035]

how do u get all your pieces?

[@SimicChameleon]

Sorting lego piece by parts and piles like plates, tiles, mini figures, and bricks. Organize by parts make more sense

[@TengertLanes]

I sort by size the color

[@MrSaurusOfficial]

but bro, 'sorting is sooooo boring haha. I Do agree that it's probably not the best that I am sorting by individual elements though because I am having a hard time remembering where all the pieces are.

[@firebirdbricks]

Its definitely boring sometimes haha. Gotta get some brick labels or switch up the sorting system it sounds like. Parts management could be a full time job for some of our collections!

[@joshuakim4569]

Do u have a bricklink store

[@firebirdbricks]

Not at this time!

[@robinfox4440]

I've been wrestling with a relatively small collection of 90's Lego and come to realize that actually sorting and organizing it effectively is an expensive luxury rivalling being a Warhammer fan. I'm tempted to get rid of it all after it. Lego has become a headache.

[@n3xus_st]

Nice video

[@firebirdbricks]

Thanks!

[@NooceneSounds]

lmao HI ZUKO!!!

[@JmocStudios]

I know mark and Steven Ericsson

[@CheeseChud]

Wait people actaully sort. Man I’ve been doing this wrong for 20 years. In all seriousness though. Ikea drawers I’d see for bulk reserve pieces. Like bagged bricks and tiles. And baseplates. Cheap plastic shoe boxes for bulk bricks as well. If you can’t fit all the pieces of a certain element 2 by 4 bro kz

[@essex__rider]

SNOT! 😝

[@emilymiller6574]

heh I'm not that old with very little money and want to build Lego mocs

[@nikita_cz]

Im using PARKSIDE organizers for 17 $

[@coolnaturebro9857]

No one should use bins and dump their lego in there

[@hyvern2611]

I like the indoraptor gen 2 purely because I have it and it’s blue 🤌