Re: [OT] Storing Minis

On Sunday, November 11, 2001, at 04:15 AM, Ground Zero Games wrote:

>> At 07:45 PM 11/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
>>> I am starting to get a fair collection of painted lead, 151mm, 6mm,
>>> and FT ships.  I'm looking for ways to organize and store them (so I
>>> have room for...more lead).  My thought at the moment is to put them
>>> in videotape boxes with some kind of padding, but I'm curious what
>>> other listers do?

First I'll preface what I'm about to add to this discuss with the fact 
that my storage method is not intended to suffice for long trips, those 
more that a simple drive in a car.

I'm another of those that uses magnets attached to the bottom of my 
figure bases for everything except my FT related figures (those are kept

in GW/gun cases).  The figures or figure stands (for 15mm stuff) are 
stored on 19" x 12" cookie baking sheets that happen to fit snugly in 
19" x 12" x 3" top opening mailer boxes.  The figures survive short 
simple transport well, but not being turned sideways for severe 
jarring.  What I really like about this set up is I can remove the 
cookie sheets for packing and unpacking figures on the game table and 
the top opening boxes make is quick and simple to see what's where with 
minimal fuss.  I also keep a number of the Cheesex foam boxes around in 
case I'm planning longer trips or those that might involve rougher 
treatment or needing to turn/bump the transporting boxes a lot.

Kevin Walker
Horizon Concepts, Inc.
Miniature Painting & Sculpting