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Pocket Travel Mini Lego Playset

As the owner of YOU gNeek - unique items for the geek and gadget enthusiast in YOU, we package and ship many of our small jewelry items in small pillbox tins. These tin boxes are the size of the Mini Altoids Tins and we love the fact that they are reusable and can be recycled. We can't force our customers or owners of these tin boxes to recycle but we can offer fresh DIY projects to turn their tins into cool gifts and toys and, yes, gadgets in our upcoming instructables.

Presenting: The Pocket Travel Mini Lego Playset Tin

Materials:

one small tin
at least 3 flat Lego pieces 2 x 8 or any configuration
permanent adhesive (we recommend E6000)
a variety of small Lego pieces (sold in small quantities at the Lego store or from your stash)
hammer (optional)

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Step 1Prepare your tin

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Remove any stickers or labels from the tin.

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Oct 12, 2011. 11:37 AM

scoochmaroo says:

Omg, that is fantastic! I so want one for my desk.

Apr 28, 2012. 7:46 PMmomma_faeyth says:

This is absolutely wonderful and perfect for my 6 yr old son who brings a number of Legos everywhere we go! I can't wait to find the tins and start making these! Thanks!!! :D

Apr 7, 2012. 1:17 PMwaterlubber says:

What a cute kit!

Mar 31, 2012. 5:47 PMlegofreak0110 says:

What if you yous a Alford box?

Apr 1, 2012. 12:05 PMYOUgNeek (author) says:

then you can put even MORE legos inside and more flat pieces on the outside!

Nov 12, 2011. 6:39 PMwunderdog317 says:

its crazy i got a new lego magazine today and am watching the dvd the magazine right now!!!

Oct 12, 2011. 8:42 AM

monsterlego says:

Cool, like the ninja hideout.

Oct 21, 2011. 12:29 PMYOUgNeek (author) says:

the ninja was from a ninjago but it works!

Oct 21, 2011. 2:22 PM

monsterlego says:

Yah, i know.

Oct 21, 2011. 6:05 AMtechnicalgenius says:

Awesome it is!

Oct 14, 2011. 5:34 PMYOUgNeek (author) says:

that's a great way to solve the "moving" brick problem when you place the pieces down in the glue. Good idea!

Oct 14, 2011. 10:22 AMMuniosi says:

When I glued the plates on, I used flat pieces to connect them before gluing them. After the glue dried, I took off the top layer of bricks. This way, the bricks are close enough together that there shouldn't be any problem of the plates not touching.