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Hi all,

Just wanted to share a new discovery which might be useful for others,

Website called www.storage4crafts.com

From which I just purchased one of these

http://www.storage4crafts.com/shopx/product.php?productid=868&cat=0&page=1

Something to put all my conversion bits in and keep them organised.

Will declare an interest as the websites owners are friends of mine, but I have no financial interest in this, it is purely sharing something others may find useful.

That's actually a really good idea. I'm in the US and getting it from there probably won't make sense with the shipping cost, but yeah, I am really unorganized now so I should get something.

We're chatting about possibly doing something with foam inserts as an ad-hoc army transporter too, watch this space!

I use a similar case for my bits. Actually I use 4 of them.


The difference is that they are about the length and width size of a standard piece of paper and they will stack in a standard "letter" sized file box.

You can find them for 2 dollars each at Hobby Lobby (http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/craft-storage-box-666735/ )
or other craft stores and they are often called bead or thread cases.


I used to use them for army storage also as seen in this gallery...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-24779-13923_Ig%20Army%20Storage.html

until I found a better storage option for rougly the same cost.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/362407.page

I just use tupperware containers.

Yeah, they're called bead boxes. You can get them for like 2 bucks at any craft store or large retail store (like target, walmart, and the like).

I use an old box i made in 7th grade(im in college now)
But i think i might change. i got a tackle box i used to store my models.

As a lover of compartmentalization, I have seven parts containers of various sizes currently in service (not to mention the dozen coffee cans and several boxes), with a brand spanking new one waiting in the wings. That said, I would never buy the thing (even assuming dirt cheap/free shipping).

I'm always amazed at how expensive some seemingly basic items are, but ~$17 seems a bit ridiculous for a plastic box. I regularly see similar (roughly the same size, removable dividers, etc.) containers for half that price, though they don't offer five years of tarnish protection. Then again, if that protection is justified, I must be gold-plating my miniatures, so I doubt I'd be too put off by the price!

Best I've found, stateside, are the ones Eilif posted (same manufacturer, rebranded by different stores). A tad flimsier than the fancy stuff, and non-adjustable (barring hacking up the molded dividers), but I can't argue with the $3 I paid for it.

oadie wrote:
I'm always amazed at how expensive some seemingly basic items are, but ~$17 seems a bit ridiculous for a plastic box. I regularly see similar (roughly the same size, removable dividers, etc.) containers for half that price, though they don't offer five years of tarnish protection. Then again, if that protection is justified, I must be gold-plating my miniatures

But gold isn't going to tarnish unless you store it somewhere nasty. I guess if you're gonna bury your bitz box, these might be necessary

I recently found a huge carrying-case for my models at the hardware store. It can hold easily 10k pts of models, even more once I set up a small shelf in the large compartment for foam. It was only $20-ish, and even has a top compartment for paints and modelling supplies, including the little plastic divider boxes I have for my bits.
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=ZAG+ROLLING+WORK&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=018800R&SDesc=Stanley%26%23174%3B+Mobile+Work+Center

And it has wheels! Wheels that move! O:

I have a ginourmous cardboard box full of them...it is super hard to find a particular thing, but it doesnt take up all that much room

Wont lie, I expected another Hygiene type thread about not getting a girl or something...

Anyways I found storage unit shelf type tupperware things from
Wal Mart to pretty much be all I need.

carry on...

Eilif wrote:I use a similar case for my bits. Actually I use 4 of them.


The difference is that they are about the length and width size of a standard piece of paper and they will stack in a standard "letter" sized file box.

You can find them for 2 dollars each at Hobby Lobby (http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/craft-storage-box-666735/ )
or other craft stores and they are often called bead or thread cases.


I used to use them for army storage also as seen in this gallery...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-24779-13923_Ig%20Army%20Storage.html

until I found a better storage option for rougly the same cost.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/362407.page

Are all those in the back filled with bits?

I place my sprue and other various bits in zip-lock bags, label them with a sheet of scrap paper inside the bags (so I don't have to cross out the name on the outside if I want to use the bag for something else), and store the bags in a shoe box. I feel it is much more efficient. I can fit a lot more into a smaller space. I can even put entirely new sprue inside if the boxes if I plan to assemble the miniatures at a later date.

Eilif wrote:I use a similar case for my bits. Actually I use 4 of them.


The difference is that they are about the length and width size of a standard piece of paper and they will stack in a standard "letter" sized file box.

You can find them for 2 dollars each at Hobby Lobby (http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/craft-storage-box-666735/ )
or other craft stores and they are often called bead or thread cases.


I used to use them for army storage also as seen in this gallery...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-24779-13923_Ig%20Army%20Storage.html

until I found a better storage option for rougly the same cost.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/362407.page

Ive got a couple boxes very similar to that. Works great.

I use these


Wal Mart sells them for $2 each. I use one per army, 2 if I need more. Dirt cheap and a good solution for keeping everything organized, so heads in one bin, right arms in another, left arms in another and so on. I actually need to buy a few more and spend a day organizing my misc. bits.

So, general feedback is too expensive for not any great advantage? The movable dividers are actually pretty useful for bigger things like flight bases etc.

Bear in mind we don't have Walmart here in the UK, so these things are not so easy to come by. I would also say that it is twice the size of those listed for $2.

Nope. I have no trouble whatsoever.

azreal13 wrote:So, general feedback is too expensive for not any great advantage? The movable dividers are actually pretty useful for bigger things like flight bases etc.
Bear in mind we don't have Walmart here in the UK, so these things are not so easy to come by. I would also say that it is twice the size of those listed for $2.

There are versions with movable dividers for less than half of the price of the one you picked. As for me, I've not found that movable dividers are very usefull. I have one of my $2 cases that I've cut out a few of the dividers in to store my larger bases inside. Usually, the movalbe dividers only come out in one direction, so you have long slots, but no wide slots.

I use a Rolykit for my vehicle bits. It has lots of adjustability and holds about 4x as much as a bead case.
http://www.rolykit.nl/Company/original.html
I use the large version. I wouldn't have bought one for the 20 bucks they cost, but I found one for 2 bucks at a resale shop.

hotsauceman1 wrote:

Eilif wrote:I

Are all those in the back filled with bits?

Actually those bins are filled with LEGO I've got 14 of them, and that's just for my "special" pieces....

azreal13 wrote:So, general feedback is too expensive for not any great advantage? The movable dividers are actually pretty useful for bigger things like flight bases etc.

Bear in mind we don't have Walmart here in the UK, so these things are not so easy to come by. I would also say that it is twice the size of those listed for $2.

Asda!. It's owned by Walmart.

I use old plastic box's from the business cards. but I am finding now I'm moving into the 1500pts bracket a more organised system is needed.

I was just going to get one's similar to that shown, any hardware store will have a nuts and bolts box.

azreal13 wrote:So, general feedback is too expensive for not any great advantage? The movable dividers are actually pretty useful for bigger things like flight bases etc.
Bear in mind we don't have Walmart here in the UK, so these things are not so easy to come by. I would also say that it is twice the size of those listed for $2.

True, but at current rates I could get 9 of the cheep ones, without shipping. It may still be a great deal in the UK but no one in the US is going to buy.
Also, the thought of putting unpainted bits near "patented tarish inhibiting additives" gives me pause. Can I be sure that won't melt my bits/cause issues with my paint?

Finally, I use one of these:

Paid about the same price, removable dividers, a Bigger section suitble for holding finished models needing repairs(and my tools), convient handle, and double sided (hard to see in the picture) and at only 3 inches thinner (you don't get that wide front space where the wire and pliers are) it's got 3 times the storage space.

I have a little plastic box full of all my bits, Its not really hard for me to find the stuff i need

this thread depresses me

I have at least 20 of the cases in the first post for bits >.>

Trying... not to... laugh at the.... thread title.

Anyway, it's just a storage box that's about 40cm^3.

http://www.containerstore.com/shop/garage/storageDrawers

After over a quarter of a century of doing this hobby all those boxes are too small.
I now use plastic tubs I bought from my local Chinese take-away.
They come in 2 sizes which is really helpful.
Some will ask why I don't just use the ones I got food in - well, for whatever reason, they seem to absorb the oil from the food which then leaks out over time - ie greasy bits & no one wants that...

I also went to my local sporting goods store and picked up the cheapest tackle box I could find for $5. Had positionable partitions and everything.

I also like to leave things on sprues, not only so I don't have a bunch of stray bitz lying around, but also so I can conveniently store them in drawers without worrying about things going flying everywhere.

Maybe its the sleep deprivation, but I can't stop laughing at the title of this thread.

I know exactly where to put my "bits"!

haha! but yea, I have a big plastic tub for all my bits.

My girlfriend makes me put my bits in rubber

I use zip bags. Very practical, and cheap. Like five bucks for 100 of them.

illuknisaa wrote:Nope. I have no trouble whatsoever.

Spoiler:

Lmao....that's amazing

Alright, after ripping a gut:


This is the exact tackle-box I use for all my paints and such.

At the moment, I don't have enough bits to have to worry about using anything more than a couple of these gems:


I use 1 for my nids, and 2 for my SW, kept in the bottom of my main tackle-box of paints and tools.

I just pop them all in a huge box and now and then have a sift through, pick out some bits that look cool and convert something :3