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Sinewgrab, you're right that I don't have the space to leave these collections set up. Once the photography is done it's all packed up and put away. All of my galleries/collections are set up on one or two 5 ft. x 7 ft. tables. These are plywood surfaces with wooden rims/frames around the edge. The plywood surfaces are set on folding tables (3 ft. x 6 ft.). The plywood surfaces have frames on the bottom of each surface that fit around the tables so the plywood surfaces are secure. When the photography is done the plywood surfaces are taken off the folding tables and placed against a wall in the garage. The folding tables are folded up and placed against the same wall. Most of my gallery layouts are done on ground cover that consists of indoor-outdoor carpet that I bought years ago. I have it in two colors... green and tan. When not in use they are rolled up and put in individual canvas bags that my wife made for them. Most of the figures go in multi-drawer wooden boxes (I've picked up about 30 of them at the swap meet over the years.) I think that if you go to the Post Apoc Gallery posting on my website the first picture in the gallery shows the table and in the background you can see me and some of the wooden multi-drawer boxes. I'm fortunate to have a 3 car garage, and while I keep three cars in it, there are cabinets along the walls were I store a lot of my miniatures' terrain. I also have a very nice Tuff Shed that I use for storing miniatures (the wooden multi-drawer boxes) and terrain. Anyway, that's how it's done. Probably more than you wanted to know.Doug, I'm really glad that you decided to give my gallery a look. I'm sure that you're not alone in skipping over my work because of the name War In 15mm. When I began painting miniatures more than 40 years ago, my focus was on military/historical collections, and because I love the look of huge armies on the battlefields I went with 15mm. But about 15 years ago I go hooked on the 28s with regard to Pulp/Adventure/Victorian Gothic and crazy stuff like this post apoc collection. I still divide my time between the two. Maybe I should change my posting name from War In 15mm but I've had it for a long time. I was the name I had when my collections were featured in Wargames Soldiers and Strategy in 2009, so it's part of me. When I post a 28mm collection, I always identify it in the title as 28mm, but I'm sure that gets missed by many. As of now I think I have 13 completed 15mm military/historical collections and eight 28mm Pulp/Adventure/Victorian Gothic collections. That division of my painting attention hasn't changed. Having just finished my 28mm post apoc collection, I am now painting a 15mm/18mm Boxer Rebellion collection... that will last until around January at which time I will probably begin another 28mm project. And now we also have the fun of a baby granddaughter. Life is good. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to write. Richard
RK, glad you enjoyed the gallery, and good luck with your project. The bikes with flaming wheels are old Heroclix. I got them in a bucket of Heroclix figures for 50 cents each and did a little modification. I afraid I don't know what superhero (Marvel/DC) line they are associated with.