Hi everyone. I'm trying to find something to store my role-playing miniatures in. I already have a couple clear plastic craft storage bins that I picked up, and they work great for smaller miniatures, but my larger miniatures (D&D line large creatures) do not. When I look for storage bins on Amazon, I get thousands of results, so does anyone know the actual name of the clear plastic divided storage trays or a company that makes them. If anyone has an alternative that would be appreciative too. I have a small collection, maybe 50 medium miniatures, and half a dozen larger ones.
Miniature storage container
Scribble
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I don't know the name of the company or the product off hand, but I would suggest maybe looking around on office max or staples web sites... They usually sell them, and their product list will probably be much shorter then Amazon's so you won't have to search through as much to find them.
Pseudopsyche
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I've had good luck with the craft storage aisles of stores like Joann's.
frankthedm
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A couple small cardboard boxes with closing flaps should meet your needs.... for now. Organizers cost too much and hold too little unless you get them cheap or second hand. They work OK if you are chopping minis apart and Frankensteining them back together, since you want to keep the bits separated. But if you were going to be paying retail for an organizer, you are better off spending the cash on minis.
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/223479-how-do-you-store-all-those-minis.html
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/223479-how-do-you-store-all-those-minis.html
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Thanee
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You could also take a look at actual miniature storage/carry solutions (like Army Transport), but I suppose those are a bit overkill for what you are looking for. 
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frankthedm
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Here is PDF of labels for minatures storage boxes (right click, save as)
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2355/binlabels.pdf
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http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2355/binlabels.pdf
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Oryan77
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I have these mounted on my wall:
Stack-On 39-Drawer Organizer: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00965901000P?mv=rr
and
Stack-On 18-Drawer Storage Cabinet, Gray: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00962319000P?keyword=stack+on+storage+cabinet
for my large size and smaller minis.
And I use these:
Sterilite Wide 3-Drawer Cart - White : Target: Sterilite Wide 3-Drawer Cart - White : Target
for my huge and bigger sized minis.
I'm an organization freak, so I also have clear plastic labels on all the drawers so I know what is in them. Everything is separated by monster type.
These things work great and they allow me to quickly and easily find what I want.
Stack-On 39-Drawer Organizer: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00965901000P?mv=rr
and
Stack-On 18-Drawer Storage Cabinet, Gray: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00962319000P?keyword=stack+on+storage+cabinet
for my large size and smaller minis.
And I use these:
Sterilite Wide 3-Drawer Cart - White : Target: Sterilite Wide 3-Drawer Cart - White : Target
for my huge and bigger sized minis.
I'm an organization freak, so I also have clear plastic labels on all the drawers so I know what is in them. Everything is separated by monster type.
These things work great and they allow me to quickly and easily find what I want.
Jeff Wilder
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I found what I consider to be perfect storage for Large minis at The COntainer Store.
Basically they are stackable plastic boxes, about shoe-box sized. The reasons I like them so much? (1) They come in several different colors. (2) They are actually drawers that pull out, but won't come all the way out.
I think I bought 14 of them, and I label them with removable labels and stack them on shelves. Efficient storage and incredibly easy to find and retrieve what I need.
(I have a similar system for smaller minis, but I use cardboard "card houses" and 801-SKU card boxes to achieve the same thing: clearly labeled storage that makes it easy to find and retrieve what I need. For Huges ... well, I don't have a good solution for Huges. Luckily I have a wrap-around five-inch shelf in my game-room, so they're basically just lined up against the wall.)
Basically they are stackable plastic boxes, about shoe-box sized. The reasons I like them so much? (1) They come in several different colors. (2) They are actually drawers that pull out, but won't come all the way out.
I think I bought 14 of them, and I label them with removable labels and stack them on shelves. Efficient storage and incredibly easy to find and retrieve what I need.
(I have a similar system for smaller minis, but I use cardboard "card houses" and 801-SKU card boxes to achieve the same thing: clearly labeled storage that makes it easy to find and retrieve what I need. For Huges ... well, I don't have a good solution for Huges. Luckily I have a wrap-around five-inch shelf in my game-room, so they're basically just lined up against the wall.)
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