you ever have a few extra hobby dollars burning a hole in your wallet but you don't
know what to spend it on hey guys jay here welcome to eons of battle and i have three
purchases that although not the sexiest thing you can buy with your hobby dollars
it will turn you into a next level plastic hoarder and stay tuned till
the end to see a montage of painted models courtesy of the eob complete community
now before we get to the three things i want to preface if you only have money for one hobby
purchase buy more models obviously but if you have some change left over after that any of
these would make a solid choice what makes these invaluable to have but no fun to purchase is that
they all fall into the category of hobby storage which is a predicament that i and i'm sure many
wargaming enthusiasts find themselves in all the time where do you find the room for all this stuff
minis are tiny and you'd think they fit anywhere but they take up a surprising amount of room
i went through all the usual routines of storage first the box they came in then a shoe box
then i had one of these but nothing ever really worked out having hundreds of models scattered
to the four wins can make getting things done super taxing where did i even put my
schitari i know i had a commissar around here somewhere uh oh where did this guy's sword go
if you find that you have more models and you know what to do with this first item is for you
where do you keep about a hundred one-inch tall figures well the answer is a seville
classic large 10-drawer multi-purpose mobile rolling utility storage organization carts
this thing is perfect it doesn't take up much room and it provides easy instant access to your mini
horde it is the perfect tool for the job i've been thinking and thinking and racking my brain
on a better cleaner easier storage solution but i can't think of anything that would work nearly as
well this thing feels like it was tailor made for minis every time i started a new project my desk
chair floor everything gets covered in a fine layer of models and i think man i wish i had
more table space well these drawers are like having an extra hundred feet of table space
now usually i'm not a big fan of drawers i agree with the mythbusters on this one
drawers are where tools go to die let's be honest i don't know what's under my sink i probably have
six bottles of drano and four bottles of windex unopened i definitely have a goldfish brain i
forget things exist if they're outside of my island for too long and that's the problem with
drawers you put the thing in you close the drawer and then you forget it ever existed
but i think the quote should be slightly amended too cabinets are where things go to die
these drawers have a decent air gap and are clear you can basically see what's in them all the time
for my drawers i try and keep them separated by army my black templars get three drawers
my necrons get three drawers and i actually leave out a drawer or two to give taller models the head
space they need this works out great because the unused drawer sits on top of the unit and becomes
the transportation box to and from friendly local game stores and my friend's house there are 10
drawers in total that's about 120 square feet of drawers that's a little more square footage
than a full-size gaming table's worth of minis stacked up neatly in the corner now this unit is
meant for paper and each drawer is rated for three pounds no problem for minis but i feel
like it would buckle if you put a ream of office paper in each drawer now these cards are designed
for paper and typically come with drawers of eight and a half by eleven but i suggest you splurge and
get the big mama 13 by 15. it's a little bit more money but it's worth it for the price of a rhino
tank it'll store 110 rhino tanks i have an insane mini collection and this thing holds all my minis
another thing that is bursting at the seams in my house is things in bottles if you want to be
a hobby hero you need tons of specialty paints chemicals goops powders and where do you store
that stuff well for me i have recently purchased this seville classic three-tier ultra durable
commercial grade heavy duty nsf certified service utility storage cart this rolling cart now has
become my liquids card it satisfies all my needs it is small it can roll it's not drawers it has a
nice three tier design and not only lets me hold all my liquids but it also helps me to sort them
the way i sort my cart is on top i keep all my specialty paints like my oils thick body
acrylics primers varnishes and my effects paints like crackle and such this stuff is on top because
i use it on a daily basis in the middle basket i keep glues hot glues gorilla glue super glue epoxy
spray adhesives resins this 3d print cleaner stuff and these things i don't use on a daily basis but
i probably grab one or two of these things a week and it's nice to have them so available
on the bottom basket i essentially just keep rocks this is my basing sands i have
all different types of grated sands slight rocks pebbles duraham's water putty my drywall spackle
if i'm heading to my cart there's a good chance i need some of this stuff
this cart is the perfect solution because it's metal all this stuff adds up and it's super heavy
but this cart has given me no issues and it's a fun color and doesn't take up too much space this
cart may not be for every hobbyist most people don't have or need as much stuff as i've got
even though i only need maybe one or two things off this card a day i'm glad that they're all
right there waiting for me instead of under my desk or in drawers where i might never find them
again and i like that it's on wheels i have a few spots that i like to hobby and it's nice
to be able to drag this thing over to where i'm working i have tried so many hobby things and
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now i'm guessing that this one will be a bit controversial but hear me out if you want to
store your paints like a pro you might think you need those cool sexy upright laser-cut
organizers but no no you need big shallow bins now i know i know these bins sound dumb
but honestly this is the way to go i have hundreds of paints and i've never had any need for a nail
polish shaker or a vortex mixer i have gw paints that are 5 to 6 years old and are good as new
and every one of these paints without fail is ready to rock and roll in three to five seconds of
handshaking and i chop that up to my bins they are stored out of the sun the bins provide a second
barrier of air and temperature and the paint never has a chance to settle because they're mixed up
every single day when i'm looking for colors now you might be thinking sure maybe it keeps the
paints nicely mixed but how do you find the paint you're looking for well yes i do go digging but
it's not a big deal my bins are shallow enough that i can see most everything in just a few
seconds and the time i spend looking for colors is not time wasted it's time i spend thinking about
colors second guessing myself and contemplating other options it happens all the time that i'm
digging around for one color but the jumble tip of paint plops a better choice right in front of me
and saves me from my own bad ideas now yes it is a general mess but it actually helps me know
what i have for me and my goldfish brain out of sight means out of mind but with paint like
this i am constantly interacting with all my colors and so they all stay present in my mind
so even though i don't go for vallejo reflective green or p3 carnal pink every day i'm aware they
exist because i see and hold them all the time and those laser cut storage solutions sure do look
nice but they are expensive 30 bucks on the cheap side and you have a lot of paints you know you do
you're gonna have to splash out for the big set i think paint can run into problems when it sits
and settles being cooked by lamps overhead lights or windows acrylic paint does not
last forever and there's a reason that quality art supplies paint is sold in tubes that is the best
solution for paint but as wargamers we use dropper bottles and pots for convenience but it does mean
that our paint will die sooner give your paint the best chance of survival with some buckets
professional fine art resources recommend that you store your acrylic paint in waterproof airtight
plastic containers all i'm saying well there you have three purchases that i've made that have
greatly improved my quality of warhammer hoarding life now all that stuff that would be fastroomed
all over my desk and every other available surface are neat and tidy in drawers bins and baskets
none of these things were meant for wargaming but really that's how it should be part of the fun of
a niche hobby is figuring out how the heck to do it with everything organized the clutter is gone
and now there's plenty of room to buy new stuff maybe it's time to start that age of sigmar army
well i hope you guys enjoyed the video let me know in the comments what are some things
you've purchased to upgrade your hobby game and are you ready to see some models it's time to
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without further ado let's look at and get inspired by what the folks have finished this week
a kill team sergeant by just make stuff some frosty space wolves by ray line a plague marine
by amman a death killer war trike by nick an invictus tactical war suit by reed a sister's
repentia by power some necron warriors by wolf string a zombie by tadi a sister of battle army
by the rake an orc warboss by the raging modeler agabo shaman by crash some disciples of caliban
by joe dracos a rubric marine by disco a deadly warrior by coravan an orc war boss by paolotti a
redemptor dreadnought by omegon an angry marine by the happy heretic an adventurer by tune a plague
marine by calamity and a librarian dreadnought by craft singles in your area congratulations to
everyone for a job well done it's no small feat to get paint on a mini and you all should feel really
proud nothing gets the hobby juices flowing like finishing a project and we all thank you
for sharing your work motivating us and the hobby community to paint our plastic thanks for sharing