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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 11, 2014 10:58:57 GMT
I would like to know how many of you store your terrain pieces. Not the nice tidy tiles that DM Scotty has espoused becuz they are very space effective. Im talking the bigger more unwieldy "set pieces" (forgive the terminology I come from a movie backround) I just seem to accumulate the bigger more extensive pieces everywhere. Do some of you recycle them (ie: tear down and salvage) or just keep piling them up?
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valas
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Post by valas on Jan 11, 2014 12:15:04 GMT
I have a ton of terrain from my war gaming days. Mostly it sets on a shelf in my man cave until I grab a piece for gaming. The little 3d pieces for the tile I store in plastic boxes.
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Post by tauster on Jan 11, 2014 12:43:58 GMT
Rather than large 'set pieces', I try to create terrain pieces that are as small and as modular as possible, so I can fit large numbers of them tightly in boxes. This still doesn't solve the problem of storage space, but it helps a bit.
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Post by robagd on Jan 11, 2014 22:23:43 GMT
I have started storing my bits in my coolers Trees, portals, columns etc and in my big cooler (120qt I think) I have started stacking tiles. -R
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Jan 12, 2014 8:08:03 GMT
Depends on the type...and how fragile parts of it are... My giant mushroom forests, for example, I keep on shelves, but things like my cavern pieces and dungeon pieces I end up storing in large plastic tubs...
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 12, 2014 12:42:22 GMT
I have all my 2.5 stuff stacked neatly in seperate boxes! My problem is things I build for one off,s! I had an entire Mad scientists lab ( think Dr. Frankenstien" with LED lights and all sorts of bells and whistles. When the encounter was done I put it on a shelf and it just sat there. I would have like to save it but space being what it is I had to sacrafice it to the Great Crafting God in the sky. Lol! I salvaged what I could and it was gone. Many pieces have shared it's fate. You know come to think of it maybe I have waaaaay tooo much time on my hands......... But you know what they say "Go big! Or go home!"
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 12, 2014 12:47:52 GMT
Depends on the type...and how fragile parts of it are... My giant mushroom forests, for example, I keep on shelves, but things like my cavern pieces and dungeon pieces I end up storing in large plastic tubs... One question Do you find yourself with too many trees? That may sound odd but just today I was straightening out "The Man Cave" and I have three shelves with just trees on them. Palm trees and Big oaks, the ubiquitous Halloween"Old Spooky trees" from Sleepy Hollow! I guess it comes down to me loving to craft and just saying "I can do that!" I am thinking its just me! Lol!
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 12, 2014 15:30:29 GMT
I don't know about "too many trees"... I war game, so I like to have plenty of trees for my forest areas of terrain -- I actually think I may have too few (around 100-150?; several different types; evergreens could also get the frost treatment, and look great -- hmmm...). Yesterday, while driving on Interstate, I saw many trees, frosted white, on all of their branches (trunks were dark brown). They looked gorgeous. I plan to run some winter-based fantasy games, so frosted trees would be fantastic terrain. I began thinking how I could make them: use the pre-made train tree kits, where there is no foliage, just bare plastic trees and trunks (the intent is for you to use Hobby-Tac Glue to add lichen or ballast, as foliage); apply White Glue, then swish them around in a bowl of white powder, to add the 'frost'. Not sure what white powder to use: flour will rot; baking soda will dissolve on contact with water -- unlikely to happen, but it is a possibility; powdered gypsum, from drywall would work, if I can find it for free -- construction sites always have dumpsters full of cut-off's of drywall, so this is a decent possibility.
Frosted trees are only useful in winter scenes, but they would be sooo easy to make, and so cool to have for scenery. Gonna have to do it, just because it would be so neat to have them, and to be able to do some winter scenarios (I play historical games, as well as fantasy, so I can use them for more than one type of game, to get more mileage out of them...). Cheers!
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Post by DungeonMasterRandom on Jan 12, 2014 18:18:24 GMT
For more campaign/encounter specific tiles, I prefer to keep them hidden away and bring them out when the game calls for it. Since the 2.5d system is so wonderful, this is easily accomplished. I prefer storing them before the game in a large bin that is covered by a black cloth, in a closet, and with the curtains or door closed. Individual little tiles don't give up much, but i have them in a shoebox or little bin inside the closet as well. I even put the little box of accessories in there too, after I'm done crafting the campaign. Since I play at home I just bring the bin out and bring the pieces out accordingly, but I could do the same at another location.
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Post by DungeonMasterRandom on Jan 12, 2014 18:20:28 GMT
But in terms of after, I like to keep my prized ones alive. But some of the minor ones I just salvage.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jan 12, 2014 19:30:54 GMT
I have several cardboard boxes where I store some of my more fragile terrain. I have a round plastic container that holds a witch's shack I built out of a large cylindrical can. Overall I think I've got about six or eight containers holding those items. I've also got six or eight large pieces that are Just stored on my shelves, including Fort Pringles, a dwarven storeroom, a cavern and a couple floors of a palace. Finally I've got four large individual units that are kept on display in my living room on the ffireplace mantle.
Then I have my two sets of modular "dungeon" tiles that are just stacked on the shelf and a bunch of individual pieces like doors, furniture, etc.
I'm not happy with the way I have them stored and wish I had a way to store/display them taht wsa both more convenient and more aesthetically pleasing.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 12, 2014 22:27:30 GMT
I don't know about "too many trees"... I war game, so I like to have plenty of trees for my forest areas of terrain -- I actually think I may have too few (around 100-150?; several different types; evergreens could also get the frost treatment, and look great -- hmmm...). Yesterday, while driving on Interstate, I saw many trees, frosted white, on all of their branches (trunks were dark brown). They looked gorgeous. I plan to run some winter-based fantasy games, so frosted trees would be fantastic terrain. I began thinking how I could make them: use the pre-made train tree kits, where there is no foliage, just bare plastic trees and trunks (the intent is for you to use Hobby-Tac Glue to add lichen or ballast, as foliage); apply White Glue, then swish them around in a bowl of white powder, to add the 'frost'. Not sure what white powder to use: flour will rot; baking soda will dissolve on contact with water -- unlikely to happen, but it is a possibility; powdered gypsum, from drywall would work, if I can find it for free -- construction sites always have dumpsters full of cut-off's of drywall, so this is a decent possibility. Frosted trees are only useful in winter scenes, but they would be sooo easy to make, and so cool to have for scenery. Gonna have to do it, just because it would be so neat to have them, and to be able to do some winter scenarios (I play historical games, as well as fantasy, so I can use them for more than one type of game, to get more mileage out of them...). Cheers! I know of these trees that you speak of! I am staring at about 4 of them right now. I made them with a wire armature texture painted brownish grey ish then I stood directly above them and hit em with White primer (Satin) and They came out nice. I play a lot of VSF skirmish games and I would love to do a winter scenario. Sadly there is no snow on Atlantis!
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 12, 2014 23:11:49 GMT
I have several cardboard boxes where I store some of my more fragile terrain. I have a round plastic container that holds a witch's shack I built out of a large cylindrical can. Overall I think I've got about six or eight containers holding those items. I've also got six or eight large pieces that are Just stored on my shelves, including Fort Pringles, a dwarven storeroom, a cavern and a couple floors of a palace. Finally I've got four large individual units that are kept on display in my living room on the ffireplace mantle. Then I have my two sets of modular "dungeon" tiles that are just stacked on the shelf and a bunch of individual pieces like doors, furniture, etc. I'm not happy with the way I have them stored and wish I had a way to store/display them taht wsa both more convenient and more aesthetically pleasing. "Fort Pringles?" tell me you have pics PLS! Back in the day I had an SS Maloxx! Sometimes the obvious is a good thing! Lol!
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jan 13, 2014 1:45:08 GMT
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Jan 13, 2014 6:02:35 GMT
Depends on the type...and how fragile parts of it are... My giant mushroom forests, for example, I keep on shelves, but things like my cavern pieces and dungeon pieces I end up storing in large plastic tubs... One question Do you find yourself with too many trees? That may sound odd but just today I was straightening out "The Man Cave" and I have three shelves with just trees on them. Palm trees and Big oaks, the ubiquitous Halloween"Old Spooky trees" from Sleepy Hollow! I guess it comes down to me loving to craft and just saying "I can do that!" I am thinking its just me! Lol! So far, no...but I could foresee me getting there, lol.... right now I just have the 'shroom forest and a few pines... but I am planning on getting a bit more variety... I mean geez, my treant needs a forest to blend into and tend over... Those will probably go onto my shelves rather than into boxes..... As it is I'm running out of room for my minis (finally) and need another bookshelf...
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 13, 2014 10:08:19 GMT
I know this is not a really economical way of storage for minis but I have all of mine (Excluding my two Treants ) In plastic Cases. The cases are magnetized and all my minis are based on steel washers. So that solves a bit of my space and storage for my minis. But for me it brings up another problem. I mainly do VSF gaming. Both RPG and skirmish and let me tell you my collection of scratchbuilt and kitbashed conveyances and contraptions is VERY large. There is where I am having my storage issue! I cant see spending hours building a nice model only to put it in a box maybe never to be seen again. I like to put them on my shelves.I hang the Flying Ones by fishing line. My Man Cave looks like my old high school bedroom!Lol!
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Post by drathirbarrastudios on Jan 13, 2014 15:17:18 GMT
I do not have as many pieces made as yall do yet. So far my flat tiles stack in a box that hangs out in our bedroom. I have not made any trees or things yet, but I have a fairly large stash of tables, chairs, chest, treasure piles, various fire pieces. These I keep in sandwich baggies in a plastic tote box. Luckily my largest piece is collapsible, so I can take it apart and store it with my tiles. My bridge no so much. I think with the larger ones that can not be taken apart I will donate them to my FLGS, and then they can give them to players or do as they see fit with them. I thought of taking them apart to salvage materials, but I just cant do it. Currently my custom minis are stored in prescription bottles that mother-in-law saves for me. I am going to be buying a glass display case from a neighbor who is moving in the spring, it will be soo nice to have a place to keep my customs out where I can look at them!
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Post by skunkape on Jan 13, 2014 17:09:03 GMT
Quite a bit of my terrain is pretty hardy, so I store it in various plastic bins, cardboard boxes and plastic drawer units. I'm moving from the boxes to the bins though, as I can stack the bins easier than the boxes.
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Post by grym247 on Jan 18, 2014 8:01:29 GMT
Even my Bigger pieces i have started to build with storage in mind, any thing that stands tall is made to be able to take off, my larger pieces are also no bigger width and length then the base of a large box, any feature pieces like the throne from the Dec Craftwar i tell my wife it looks great on the Book Shelf....need more book shelves
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Kyral
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Post by Kyral on Jan 18, 2014 9:04:00 GMT
I store a lot in plastic bins. Though i had to get a storage unit in my apartment for all of my cardboard and to store all the stuff I have finished, need to finish, and stuff I need to start. granted it is only $10 extra on rent, I argued with the wife about it since she was telling me to move my stuff all the time. Told her that I will get a storage unit for my stuff since she has one for just decorations... Now i have a nice place to store it all in...
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