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Title: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: khartoum2 on February 26, 2021, 01:22:12 PM: In one of those oh too often conversations about the space that my hobby takes up and how few games are actually played with my wife I said that I would get rid of a few things (still to do) and sort out my other stuff. Her biggest bug bare is the Batman city chronicles game I bought but have not played as yet (there are 30ish figures painted - what more does she want). So I suggested buying a display cabinet to put some of the stuff in and reduce the areas into which my stuff had expanded.

As such bought a glass cabinet to replace and old CD case - It wasn't as tall as I would like as space on top but I could get additional shelves to put in in Case arrived and jammed as much into the 4 shelves that it had with it (additional 9 shelves delayed). The more I could fit and clear space the happier she was going to be - The current project of Landsknechts are prime example as 10 currently blue-tacked to each base for 4. This weekend its time to add the additional shelves (big job as have to partially dismantle to add brackets :-[). Then as much as possible needs to go in - the Batman stuff, the Hellboy kickstarter, the Joan of Arc kickstarter plus all the other bits and bobs that can stand up. Game boxes to go into the attic (but that will be next pressure point).

Once complete I will have the cabinet of shame showing all the figures that I have painted and all the figures that I haven't - probably a lifetimes work.

Am I alone in this?
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on February 26, 2021, 01:31:44 PM: I got divorced 5 years ago... the reason on the paperwork actually states miniature collecting ;D
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: robh on February 26, 2021, 01:36:41 PM: Quote from: khartoum2 on February 26, 2021, 01:22:12 PM

Once complete I will have the cabinet of shame showing all the figures that I have painted and all the figures that I haven't - probably a lifetimes work.

Am I alone in this?

You are going to display your unpainted stuff? :o

I cram as much unpainted lead into as small boxes as possible just to minimise its apparent volume and spread it out around the house. God forbid it should all ever expand to its actual volume and appear in one place.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: manic _miner on February 26, 2021, 02:07:05 PM: I think my miniatures collecting is more of an addiction.There are miniatures all over the house including the bathroom.Loads of boxes in the attic and on top of cupboards in various rooms.Loads on the landing and in the passage.Just goes to show how this hobby like others can and does take over your life.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Citizen Sade on February 26, 2021, 02:11:21 PM: Quote from: The Dozing Dragon on February 26, 2021, 01:31:44 PM
I got divorced 5 years ago... the reason on the paperwork actually states miniature collecting ;D

Maybe I should start listening to my wife’s complaints about my pile?
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Harry Faversham on February 26, 2021, 04:03:10 PM: Where Herself's concerned...

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/93/04/1a/93041abcd9bd52b54296b389b4f41053--hogans-heroes-vintage-tv.jpg)

:-*
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: dwbullock on February 26, 2021, 05:57:38 PM: Everyone knows, if you paint all your models, you die the next day.

We shall all live forever, as our shelves of shame grant us immortality.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Patrice on February 26, 2021, 06:46:33 PM: You are not alone in this galaxy.

For my figures I have a lot of metal boxes, and 6 IKEA metal chests of 6 drawers each stacked in different parts of the house and that's still not enough ...but the main problem is terrain elements, terrain boards etc. they need an entire room.

Quote from: robh on February 26, 2021, 01:36:41 PM
You are going to display your unpainted stuff? :o

:o I am also surprised to read this. I've often been on naturist beaches and sometimes in naturist camping sites, but... what? displaying unpainted miniatures!? :o Ooohh that's something I would never dare to do in public!

Quote from: manic _miner on February 26, 2021, 02:07:05 PM
There are miniatures all over the house including the bathroom.

That would be for naval games and submarine warfare?

Quote from: dwbullock on February 26, 2021, 05:57:38 PM
Everyone knows, if you paint all your models, you die the next day.

lol That's a good one, I'll repeat it!
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Tactalvanic on February 27, 2021, 09:49:53 AM: My mountain of miniature tat. My study, my Shed, and part of the log cabin..

And some of the loft.

Oh the odd new thing turning up that will get in there somewhere.

But less of that now. Age, reality and other factors, financial etc.

Its not my shame, painted or not, its a sanity, a retreat into madness and calm, away from the everyday, the infection of reality's harshness.

Others have shoes, some have handbags, some even football or something, to save them from the everyday, work, and, others.

I have world's in miniature, and games to play - to keep me sane enough to be able to interact safely with the others outside.

Although the medication no doubt helps, and my Wife's patience and some amount of restrained understanding.

To my great shame I will admit, I lack a basement.

That would really be useful to store some of my tat...
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: armchairgeneral on February 27, 2021, 10:57:57 AM: Moved house about 18 months ago which enabled me have my own games room. The previous owners left a decent sized display cabinet which houses about half my collection, about 900 painted 28mm. The remainder are in box files with about 450 still to paint. So from reading some of the above posts that doesn’t seem too bad.

I have plenty of space now but limited opportunities to game and slow painting speed tend to limit my acquisitions.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Onebigriver on February 27, 2021, 01:42:12 PM: Quote from: dwbullock on February 26, 2021, 05:57:38 PM
Everyone knows, if you paint all your models, you die the next day.

We shall all live forever, as our shelves of shame grant us immortality.

I might be dead by the end of March then - I've only got about 80 Emhar WW1 British Infantry and 50 Doughboys left to paint!

Apart from the odd display piece my painted and unpainted mini's, games etc. are kept in the loft due to limited storage space and for the sake of marital harmony. I have the odd model dotted about, although the wife won't let me hang the planes from our bedroom ceiling. :'(
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: TWD on February 27, 2021, 02:40:48 PM: Quote from: dwbullock on February 26, 2021, 05:57:38 PM
Everyone knows, if you paint all your models, you die the next day.

I thought it was 'whoever dies with the most unpainted models is the winner'
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Dolmot on February 28, 2021, 10:48:38 PM: I'm dealing with this matter thoroughly right now. I won't start typing the full rant because it would take too much of my precious time, which must be spent elsewhere (and the lead pile definitely plays a major role in that act), but I'll post anyway to get a possible reminder about this topic. :P Let's see if the situation gets any better in a few weeks, so that I can finally tell war stories. :-I
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Diablo Jon on February 28, 2021, 11:43:07 PM: I was banished to the garage many moons ago (not as bad as it sounds I double skinned the walls, put in a heater, added a raised floor and some carpet tiles it's very cosy). It works well the garage is my domain and I can do what I like down there as long as my hobby stays there. The house is hobby free (apart from the odd reference or rule book) and my marriage is a serene sea of calm and tranquillity :D
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Codsticker on March 01, 2021, 07:10:12 AM: My problem is what to do with the painted stuff. All my unpainted stuff is packed neatly into roughnecks stuffed in the basement (probably about 2500 minis). Once painted (pffft lol ) it's going to take up a lot more room. I've been buying foam trays and RUB's as fast as I get stuff painted but it takes up much more room than it does when it is loose and unpainted in bags and boxes.

I better start throwing out some of my wife's crap....
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Tactalvanic on March 01, 2021, 08:21:01 AM: Quote from: Codsticker on March 01, 2021, 07:10:12 AM
I better start throwing out some of my wife's crap....

Remember, everything that is yours, is hers, everything that is hers, is still hers.

Now ask her to write a list, of her crap in order of what can go first, if she really loves you, then your collection will be no 1 on it, and you, second.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Codsticker on March 02, 2021, 06:24:54 AM: Lol, I don't think she has any idea; I don't think she even knows what she has. lol
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Robosmith on March 02, 2021, 04:39:02 PM: Quote from: Tactalvanic on March 01, 2021, 08:21:01 AM
Remember, everything that is yours, is hers, everything that is hers, is still hers.

Now ask her to write a list, of her crap in order of what can go first, if she really loves you, then your collection will be no 1 on it, and you, second.
Reminds me of an episode of Hoarders where a couple were both hoarding. She blamed him entirely until they started to throw things out and half of it was hers and she didn't want to let it go.

Does no one else have a trunk of models? I have an old carry case full to the brim of models thrown in. It's like a bit box you could fit a cat standing up inside with room to swing it's tail. I keep meaning to toss out a bunch of old stuff I'll never touch but 4 weeks later I get a conversion in mind and off I go into the box to find the bits for it. That's all I have.. honest.. please don't open the closet, it's full of skeletons (and many other undead...)
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Daeothar on March 03, 2021, 02:42:35 PM: This is why I love the LAF.

Bear with me: a couple of months ago, I finished the move downstairs to my dedicated gaming room (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=128446.0), but I had to bring everything down there. And boy, was it a lot...

I was really flabbergasted to find out how much hobby stuff I had actually accumulated over the years, and quite frankly, it was sort of a humbling experience as well. And because I really wanted to keep my new lair as neat and organized as possible, it was inevitable that I would be getting rid of a lot of low priority items, because I simply lacked the storage space for it all!

In fact, I'm right in the middle of that process, please check out my sales thread in the bazaar (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129659.0)... :D

But while reading this thread, I found I'm not as bad as a lot of other collectors/gamers. Not by a long shot. Which gives me courage to face the coming period of downsizing, knowing it could have been infinitely worse ;)
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: khartoum2 on March 04, 2021, 01:07:17 PM: The cabinet in all its glory and shame

The bright blue Batman stuff stands out most

Old cabinet nearly empty but will have to work on filling that with stuff in boxes.

My 2 boxes under pressure to reduce (but I've got rid of one)
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Onebigriver on March 04, 2021, 01:35:51 PM: Quote from: khartoum2 on March 04, 2021, 01:07:17 PM
The cabinet in all its glory and shame

The bright blue Batman stuff stands out most

Old cabinet nearly empty but will have to work on filling that with stuff in boxes.

My 2 boxes under pressure to reduce (but I've got rid of one)

I've got to say I don't think it's a bad idea. Having the unpainted miniatures on display with the painted ones may well be a good motivator to get them painted, instead of having them tucked away in boxes where they can be forgotten.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Tactalvanic on March 05, 2021, 08:21:18 AM: Quote from: Onebigriver on March 04, 2021, 01:35:51 PM
I've got to say I don't think it's a bad idea. Having the unpainted miniatures on display with the painted ones may well be a good motivator to get them painted, instead of having them tucked away in boxes where they can be forgotten.

It is, my study cabinet is mainly unpainted stuff, the majority of painted goes in boxes once done, a few stay to motivate, and the undercoated masses motivate from the opposite direction.

Feels good as a shelf fills with completed and the colored in stuff starts to out number the not, the already done ones help by showing you what you can achieve, and help encourage more painting and less work depressed fugue.

Nice cabinets, I only have a standard Ikea Billy with extra shelves - keep meaning to get s couple more extra shelves..
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Cubs on March 05, 2021, 09:49:58 AM: Looks like you bought the same cabinet I did when they were going cheap in Lidl! I've got two of your wall-mounted one, and this is where the (only painted) stuff goes. Both are about half full so far, but I could squeeze more in by adding the extra shelves.

The unpainted stuff is hidden in tubs, drawers, boxes ... anything but on display.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: jon_1066 on March 05, 2021, 10:18:56 AM: My stuff isn't too bad. I have half a dozen boxes in the loft, a set of shelves in the general purpose office come games room and the storage under the gaming table in the same.

One tip I would give is go to 6 mm. My 6 mm napoleonics (French and Austrian armies) take up one box including terrain (most of which is woods)

I like the idea of putting everything in glass cabinets on display, painted and unpainted. It would act as a motivator to get stuff done if you had a system whereby finished miniatures made there way up the shelves (ie unpainted low down, painted up high).
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Onebigriver on March 06, 2021, 02:09:13 PM: Quote from: jon_1066 on March 05, 2021, 10:18:56 AM
I like the idea of putting everything in glass cabinets on display, painted and unpainted. It would act as a motivator to get stuff done if you had a system whereby finished miniatures made there way up the shelves (ie unpainted low down, painted up high).

I don't know, having an unpainted unit adjacent to painted ones might be the better motivator than banishing the unpainted figures to the depths of the display cabinet.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Aerendar Valandil on March 06, 2021, 03:43:13 PM: I've been in a surge (well, a very slow surge) to paint my piled up stock since about three years. I'm a slow painter, and although I have been collecting for ages, it isn't that bad. I think within a year or two most of my stuff will be painted. I have (painted and unpainted) two big chests and a few boxes, that's it. The collection must remain limited though, as we live quite small. But hey, we cope.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: jon_1066 on March 06, 2021, 04:36:59 PM: Quote from: Onebigriver on March 06, 2021, 02:09:13 PM
I don't know, having an unpainted unit adjacent to painted ones might be the better motivator than banishing the unpainted figures to the depths of the display cabinet.

Ha yes! Shame the unpainted unit by arranging it beside their painted brethren.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: khartoum2 on April 26, 2021, 07:40:34 PM: Feeling the shame I've started to work on the top shelf to make it look better and got a few pieces painted since the cabinet arrived

All of them are from 15mm Joan of arc Time of Legends - although the monsters wouldn't look out of place with 28mm figures

Still more to do :)
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Duncan McDane on April 27, 2021, 11:46:37 AM: The point of shame has been passed ages ago over here ;).
But seriously, after having been to hell for over 15 years, in retrospect even longer ( personal matters ) and still clawing my way back I've rediscovered that collecting and enjoying mini's simply makes me happy and relaxed. It just feels good to look at them, handle them, clean them, prime them and paint them ( although I haven't finished a single model in over 15 years. Coincidence? Probably not...
Shame? No. Not for those who really matter, they've seen me at my lowest point and they're still there. The rest I don't care about.
But I've always been a collector. Books, music, folk art, audio, toy cars, just name it and I probably got some of it.
However, at one moment one has to start downsizing or else. And that's what I'm doing atm, ditching the audio ( it took up more than 1 room at some point ) and only buying miniature board games ( kickstarters ) that actually will be played over here. And I'm more selective with models, not longer getting boxes with plastic sprues "because I could use it for this or that"... No. It won't happen. Never. Not in this household. So for me a waste of space and money. Better spend it on models that will actually see the light of day on the painting table or on the battlefield. I limit myself to boxed games though, like Kill Team, Warcry, Necromunda, that sort of things. Those plastics will get on the table.
Recently I shifted to backing kickstarters of and ordering from smaller companies and it feels satisfactory. Cool, original models, something else. Like e.g. Black Crab from Andrew May, Mom Miniatures, Into the Abyss, Midlam, Ragnarok ( Colin Patten ) and the next one will be Bob Murch's 1066, both sides probably. And the money? Not a rich man - far from it - but simply a question of priorities. I don't care for a new tv or new smartphone every 3-5 years, don't care for expensive clothes ( especially not inhouse ), never buy new bikes or cars, don't go to fancy restaurants, don't have expensive cable networks or whatever. Get my books and music from second hands or goodwill stores ( or when on sale ) so yes, then you can do a lot with the same money.
But it helps I live alone these days; when having a wife it quickly becomes a different matter. And that's a kind of freedom I don't want to give up now. She's got her place, I got mine and that's about it.
Ah, well, back to what really matters, cleaning and priming my beastmen :D.
Title: Re: Cabinet of Shame
Post by: Antonio J Carrasco on April 28, 2021, 10:07:29 AM: Fortunately, I have no shame. Otherwise, I would quit the hobby! lol