Baphomet69 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Are those Mantis boxes cardboard?! If so, SOLD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Are those Mantis boxes cardboard?! If so, SOLD! Yes, fancy cardboard box with a wide range of foam inserts to choose from. I believe he's looking at cardboard alternatives - I didn't pay too much attention that that conversation. Mantis is a one-man start-up operating from his garage and rented space and struggling with delivering his first KS on his own while coping with life and work to pay the bills (commas removed from that sentence - solidarity!). He is intending to offer the cases for sale online and is even mad enough to be considering another KS. Good on him and good luck, I hope he makes it work and I encourage you to support him with your business. But fair warning not to expect the Reaper-level-customer-service-awesomeness yet. His web page (mantiscreations.com) is just about KS fulfilment but he has a twitter page which gets occasional love twitter.com/MantisCreation I can't comment on the quality of the cases as I'm still awaiting mine. His KS is only 5 months late so far, barely even worth mentioning. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Legacy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 So, it's come to this. Storage. Bought the bones, now where do you place them all? You can't place them all in one thing. You buy a good solution for the thing, then you buy more things that don't fit the solution. *Goes mad* Seriously though, I will probably have to explain the organized madness that I have been working on soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycnet Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Currently my mini collection is several places. Everywhere that I've been able to get away with it they are perched on the mouldings in the livingroom... (my sweetheart only lets me put so many there) and a bunch are on my desk right now (D&D: Icingdeath, Gargantuan Black Dragon, Remorhaz, Aspect of Hextor, Shambling Mound, Bugbear Gang Leader, Protectar, Dragonwrought Kobold, Flameskull, Centaur Hero, Lord of Blades... Pathfinder: Irabeth and Sea Cat) Then I have several "tackle box" style rectangle cases filled with humanoids, and an old sewing box filled with monsters, and a huge cupboard full of very large minis... um... and a bunch just perched everywhere I guess what I mean to say is I appreciate all these suggestions because the first thing anyone asks when I say I have almost 8 lbs of miniatures coming in the mail is "where will you put them?" and the answer is OMG OMG I HAVE NO IDEA. (Also I have this massive wooden display thingy that I use as a GM screen and it is also filled with minis. And I have a paper bag filled with them on shelf in the hallway... and and... I have a miniature problem!) Edited February 18, 2015 by cycnet 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ced1106 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 If you live near a Michael's, check out the Darice / Darcy 17-compartment bead boxes. Cheap, stackable, soft plastic, and you can use a coupon on them. Bones miniatures are pretty durable after being painted. You can use some cotton, bubble wrap, foam, napkin, etc. to further protect the miniature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talae Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Plano 3600 trays and a wire rack to hold them from Amazon. I sort by manufacturer with Bones also being solo due to the mass quantity of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I use two of those 6 drawer wheeled plastic thingys they sell everywhere. I keep my Unpainted Bones 1 stuff in there, except for the really big stuff, which sits on a shelf on my basement painting desk with a bunch of other unpainted big stuff. I should have room to add all the new Bones goodness, except form the really big stuff. That shelf is pretty full already. My painted Bones go on the shelf on the study with all my other painted stuff, or on the diorama shelf if that's what it is. I need to allocate another shelf or two in the study for painted figs, if I can get them cleared off.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I use two of those 6 drawer wheeled plastic thingys they sell everywhere. I keep my Unpainted Bones 1 stuff in there, except for the really big stuff, which sits on a shelf on my parents basement painting desk with a bunch of other unpainted big stuff. I should have room to add all the new Bones goodness, except form the really big stuff. That shelf is pretty full already. My painted Bones go on the shelf on the study with all my other painted stuff, or on the diorama shelf if that's what it is. I need to allocate another shelf or two in the study for painted figs, if I can get them cleared off.... Sorry, couldn't pass that one up... ;p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thes Hunter Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I use two of those 6 drawer wheeled plastic thingys they sell everywhere. I keep my Unpainted Bones 1 stuff in there, except for the really big stuff, which sits on a shelf on my basement painting desk with a bunch of other unpainted big stuff. I should have room to add all the new Bones goodness, except form the really big stuff. That shelf is pretty full already. My painted Bones go on the shelf on the study with all my other painted stuff, or on the diorama shelf if that's what it is. I need to allocate another shelf or two in the study for painted figs, if I can get them cleared off.... I'm a big fan of things with drawers. It's much easier to get at things than sort through stacks and stacks of trays. I haven't gotten any for the painted bones but I likely will need to here soon. The painted ones are starting to overwhelm my ability to display them. which is a good thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I use two of those 6 drawer wheeled plastic thingys they sell everywhere. I keep my Unpainted Bones 1 stuff in there, except for the really big stuff, which sits on a shelf on my parents basement painting desk with a bunch of other unpainted big stuff. I should have room to add all the new Bones goodness, except form the really big stuff. That shelf is pretty full already. My painted Bones go on the shelf on the study with all my other painted stuff, or on the diorama shelf if that's what it is. I need to allocate another shelf or two in the study for painted figs, if I can get them cleared off.... Sorry, couldn't pass that one up... ;p Just cause I'm not an old man like you (happy recent birthday btw) doesn't mean I live with my folks...besides, the ceiling in their basement is much too low.... Far more likely would be my wife's parents moving in with us in a couple of years.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg of Coot Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 All my unpainted miniatures are stored in boxes and crates on two 6'X4'X18" industrial steel shelves in my work shop. Painted figs are on display in two 6'X3'X10" camera display cases I got for free when the local Source stores (think Radio Shack) switched out their fixtures. They each have a built in light, ten adjustable glass shelves, and two sliding glass doors. All I had to do was repaint the exteriors to match my decor. The Egg 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 All my unpainted miniatures are stored in boxes and crates on two 6'X4'X18" industrial steel shelves in my work shop. Painted figs are on display in two 6'X3'X10" camera display cases I got for free when the local Source stores (think Radio Shack) switched out their fixtures. They each have a built in light, ten adjustable glass shelves, and two sliding glass doors. All I had to do was repaint the exteriors to match my decor. The Egg Those display shelves sound amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is holding the Core Set, Expansion 2, plus some add-ons. The only Bones 2 models left out are the Chimera and The Land-Shark. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Krieger Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is holding the Core Set, Expansion 2, plus some add-ons. The only Bones 2 models left out are the Chimera and The Land-Shark. What box/boxes is that? I can't tell if it's one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) This is holding the Core Set, Expansion 2, plus some add-ons. The only Bones 2 models left out are the Chimera and The Land-Shark. What box/boxes is that? I can't tell if it's one or two.It is a single box with two levels. Shown in its unfolded position. The brand escapes me, however.... E2A: Edited February 25, 2015 by TGP 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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