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Offline Mr. White

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Storing Terrain?
« on: November 23, 2020, 06:28:11 PM »
I see lots of beautiful scenery and terrain posted in photos all over LAF, but how the heck to folks store all this stuff?
What's the secret here?

Offline OSHIROmodels

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2020, 07:01:59 PM »
Any available flat space, including the floor  lol
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Offline Codsticker

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2020, 09:19:33 PM »
Any available flat space, including the floor  lol
Pretty much. :D

Mine is all in United Solutions roughnecks and HDX totes. Some of it is on shelves where there isn't boxes of unpainted miniatures. ::) :'(

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2020, 01:41:55 AM »
I have a huge storage room with lots of shelves.

Offline Mindenbrush

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2020, 02:40:05 AM »
I have a load of IKEA Ivar storage racks which are adjustable so you can set the spacing to suit your requirements.
Wargamers do it on a table.
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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2020, 09:05:56 AM »
Any available flat space, including the floor  lol

Yup.
Floor space and racking.

Obviously flat boards take up a lot less space than ‘sculpted’ boards, and MDF or plywood boards a lot less space than thick slabs of styrofoam.
When I was younger and lived in small houses, most of my terrain boards were MDF. Since moving to a big house with plenty of storage space, I’ve made exclusively foam slab terrain boards. But they do require a lot of space. Clearly it’s a reason why so many people use cloths, mats, and teddy bear fur throws. Personally, I don’t think they look anywhere near as good as a rule (although they can look pretty good if done well), but if you don’t have the space, living in a small apartment say, you probably don’t have too much choice.

Offline Spinal Tap

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2020, 12:16:51 PM »
I don't really have much room for storage of terrain so have to rely on my imagination a bit more than I would probably like when playing, and tend to have to mix and match between genres.

My tables, therefore, are often less than realistic but I get by.

I have all my terrain stored in 4 x 60 litre boxes under the bed, there's probably room for 1 more.

I really envy those with a dedicated room; maybe one day.
« Last Edit: November 24, 2020, 04:18:32 PM by Spinal Tap »

Offline Davout

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2020, 05:03:45 PM »
When I owned a house it was shelves in the storage room. Now that I'm in an apartment, well, it's paper terrain and a small box of random terrain elements.

I'm still trying to figure out how to gave a good terrain collection in a small space. More so then miniatures terrain takes a lot of space to create and store.   

Offline has.been

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2020, 05:26:35 PM »
I used to:-
a) Make terrain
then
b) try to find a box big enough to hold it.

Now I (try to)
a) Find a (normally RUB [Really Useful Box]) container.
then
b) Use its limits to ensure the scenery fits the box.

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Offline Digits

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2020, 05:57:02 PM »
Yup...RUB’s are definitely your friend.....just wish they would do a few taller boxes,  up you can find sizes for most terrain projects.

Offline Elbows

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2020, 10:31:11 PM »
Also, when using plastic bins, use tacky (the puffier type) shelf liner on the bottom to keep stuff sliding around/colliding.  Will survive most normal driving, etc. 
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Offline sonicReducer

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2020, 12:09:47 PM »
I have 2 smaller RUB with smaller bits and 2 larger plastic containers for buildings and larger pieces, neatly stacked. These all go up in a cupboard and is fairly nonobtrusive.

Terrain and storage is definitely a big project killer and has mostly kept me to one period and scale for several years now. I would love to do proper tables or boards but nowhere to store them so a cloth is the only way really.

Offline leonmallett

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2020, 12:47:53 PM »
The 'legs' of my table are actually pine bedside cabinets from Argos; three drawers each. I use them to store a lot of my scenery, and the rest is on shelving.
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Offline Patrice

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2020, 01:00:30 PM »
Any available flat space, including the floor  lol

Yes.  lol

And not necessarily horizontal space! One of my friends had a good idea for (not heavy) polystyrene hills: fix one or two small rings under a side, and hang them to the wall... :o

Perhaps a new fashion for home decor? lol


Offline has.been

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Re: Storing Terrain?
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2020, 01:18:23 PM »
Quote
And not necessarily horizontal space! One of my friends had a good idea for (not heavy) polystyrene hills: fix one or two small rings under a side, and hang them to the wall... :o

I was hoping to do just that with a PlayMobil arena I got off e-bay (for my
28mm Gladiatorial games), BUT...
It turns out to be almost a meter in diameter!
Plus too big for 28mm. Gonna need a rethink here.

 

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