How do you store your miniatures?

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**Major Thom**

I had to put other as there was no all of the above, except for selection one option.

**CajunMan550**

I got like 3 different things. Got an Army Transport, a gw case, and a tackle Box I use. Along with half my army constantly laying on my desktop.

**jgemrich**

I'm really a combination. Plastic bins while minis are waiting to be prepped, assembled, based, and/or otherwise painted.

Once painted most are stored in a foam brick of some sort (ala Battlefoam or sabol). Then I rotate armies in and out of the display case depending on what is being played at the time. If I'm playing the army a lot it is usually in foam to grab on the go. Armies that are stagnent get to hang out and look good.

**Yggdrasil**

I'd like to them on display, but my girlfriend don't get the point in spreading my "tiny bizarre thingys" all over the house...

So when they're not on the WIP desk, or on the tabletop, they're being displayed... in a closed wardrobe!!!!

But when I'm there, I can open the doors and watch'em as much as I want huh!!!

**KingCracker**

I said other, ONLY because I store mine in both a multi section plastic box (tackle box) and on a shelf as well.

**Major Malfunction**

Depends...

New stuff goes on a storage shelf until I get to it.

WIP stuff goes on a bookshelf or storage shelf near the painting table. I'm fickle and work on multiple subjects at once.

Painted figs are either in the display case (stuff I don't play much) or in figure cases ready to go (for my currently playing armies).

**Golden Eyed Scout**

A repurposed toolbox.

**Tauzor**

Mistress of minis wrote:Assembled/painted figs I stick in padded cases, mostly some double layer pistol cases I got at walmart years ago for around 5$ each. Theyre about the size of a reg GW case and work fine.

I just got a Sabol case that will be nice for playing at stores or freinds places since I can store units as squads and cram my books/dice into one bag. I call it my giant 40k purse.

Unpainted/unassembled figs, of which I have legion, are stored by race in boxes on shelves in my 40k room. My larger armies generally have one large box, and the bitz intensive armies like SM, CSM and Orks also have a couple of large divided cases for bits (2 for sm, 3 for CSM, 2 for orks, 1 for IG). I also have a box thats just full of misc vehicle bitz and parts left over from other models.

where do you keep your shoes ??

**legoburner**

Since I got a display cabinet, I've had a lot more positive reaction to my models as they look much more like some high form of art than toys, especially when the down lighting is turned on. They have received considerably more admiration from visitors than when they were on my desk or piled away in boxes.

**Dez**

I needed an 'All of the Above' option

My basement has been described as 'What happens when the GW plant explodes'.

**Mistress of minis**

Tauzor wrote:
Mistress of minis wrote:Assembled/painted figs I stick in padded cases, mostly some double layer pistol cases I got at walmart years ago for around 5$ each. Theyre about the size of a reg GW case and work fine.

I just got a Sabol case that will be nice for playing at stores or freinds places since I can store units as squads and cram my books/dice into one bag. I call it my giant 40k purse.

Unpainted/unassembled figs, of which I have legion, are stored by race in boxes on shelves in my 40k room. My larger armies generally have one large box, and the bitz intensive armies like SM, CSM and Orks also have a couple of large divided cases for bits (2 for sm, 3 for CSM, 2 for orks, 1 for IG). I also have a box thats just full of misc vehicle bitz and parts left over from other models.

where do you keep your shoes ??

Shoes are in my regular closet, or more often, in a pile near the front door where I flip them off when I come home

**Deuce11**

is a plastic tool box a "multi-section plastic container"?

$10 at Home Depot and easily carry 3000 pts of minis and tanks

**don_mondo**

Need to allow multiple options on this one. For me:
In cardboard boxes
In an official GW army case
In a third party army case
(Most of the boxes and cases are in a closest)
Visible on open shelving or surfaces
In a display cabinet

**Tyras**

I store my models in a combination of ways. I have a dedicated game room, so my game table is always set up. I'll have some models on the table like a big diorama, and others in a display cabinet (Ikea has a good one for pretty cheap). Anything that either won't fit or I don't feel like putting out stay in GW cases or the big 'ol 45 gallon Sterelite container for tanks.

**solidus**

Random sectional cases for the ones i dont use or care to see .A tool box is what i carry my army in i fit a land raider a predator and a rhino at the bottom my terminators my chaos lord in termi army havoc squad chosen and 25 csm at the top and my codex and rule book dice measuring tape at the bottom as well.

If models sit on the shelves i find they tend to collect to much dust.

**Emperors Faithful**

Mine kind of...lay around all over the place.

**Great Unclean One**

All in a GW case, makes it easy so that when I go to my FLGS I just have to pick it up and go!

**caligo89**

I said third party case but mine is actually a tool box

**Fishboy**

I own a GW display case that I keep my purtier armies in...my average stuff or current tourny army usually sits in the case until I want to show it off. Any army that is currently WIP is also in the case. Next to that is an IKEA glass display case for all my trophies....

**smart_alex**

I use reaper but Im sick of it. I really wanted to look into those cases that were advertised on this site a while back.

**armbarred**

Had to go with Other as there was no 'All of the above'

**Steel Rabbit**

I take Charon foam and stick my models in 'em. Then I stick the foam in cardboard boxes originally used for storing 8.5"x11" paper. I label them, and stick 'em in my basement.

**kronk**

I have a 3 level cabinet with closeing doors. I put my 40k minis here.

Under the cabinet are open shelves where I keep my paints and supplies.

**sonofruss**

Well as there is no multiple thing option here it goes I have 6 gw cases, one sabo, one tool box, loads of boxes and plastic bins and three sets of shelves holding my stuff.

**MarkoftheRings**

Mine are in army cases, and on shelves, but I couldnt pick both, so just army cases

**templeorks**

I kinda put them where ever they can go. i have so dang many of these toy soldiers. They are all over the place.

**Vermillion**

I've only voted GW cases because that was all that was available locally to me when I bought aload and have found cheap on ebay past couple I bought years back.

Next time I need more room though going to be looking at the others can order online and for a case to transport armies in.

**ultramarinelord**

In a tacklebox I bought for $8! It's pretty full now, so I'm going to need a new one soon. The GW figure cases are far too expensive for a plastic box with some foam in it, $165 was just taking the cost of wargaming too far.

**Arctik_Firangi**

Mostly cardboard boxes with some sort of packing material, for storage at least. I'm happy to pick out what I need and transfer it to a case when required. Fully painted models tend to have permanent foam-homes.

**Hawkins**

i have a few of these, best mass storage cases ive found so far:

and it holds about this much.