Micro Armor Storage

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Re: Micro Armor Storage

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At one point, I was considering self-adhesive labels on the bottom of the bases. A few examples. Image

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I was over at the club today and took a few photos. Firstly the cabinet were a few of the micro armies are stored.
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And the former type face unit that I keep my aircraft in.
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The first drawer is a bit of a mixed bag. P-38 Lightnings, Martin Baker MB5s, and Jordanian Hunters to name three.
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Another bunch of random aircraft (I really should sort them out). Bf 109s, Me 262s, Fairey Fireflies...
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Meteors, Arado 234s, and some weird Luft 46 types.
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Mustangs, Fleet Air Arm, and USN stuff.
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Random aircraft that I really DO need to sort out.
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P-47s, P-80s, a solitary Whirlwind, and a few Polish aircraft.
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A mix of Eastern Front allies and Italian aircraft along with a few Ta183s.
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Mostly early war with a few He 162s and Lippisch P.13s
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More USN aircraft - not mine, although I did paint them.
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FAA Barracudas and Avengers, along with some Dorniers, Henschel 129s and others.
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Mostly WW2 RAF - although they're not mine and (for a change) I didn't paint them.
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Back to my stuff. Fairey Battles, Hampdens, Mossies...
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Typhoons, Furies, and assorted Japanese.
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1/600th RAF and USAAF C-47s plus assorted (1/300th) RAF types.
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Assorted Soviet types.
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Focke Wulf FW 190s and Ta 152s
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More British stuff that's neither mine or painted by me.
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And another drawer of the same.
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My medium USAAF bombers and observation aircraft. The B-17s aren't mine (and not one of my paint jobs either).
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Finally, some WW1 types that again aren't mine (or painted by me).
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Re: Micro Armor Storage

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Those drawers are awesome, they almost look like they come from a school/university? That’s a serious aircraft collection!

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Beagle wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:17 am
Those drawers are awesome, they almost look like they come from a school/university?
I believe they came from a printers / print shop that was closing down and were used to hold lead type.
That’s a serious aircraft collection!
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I kinda thought that for a minute too, but then I figured they looked a little more geology department, lol.

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What an awesome collection! Hose pics were great. My favorite is the random drawer - looks like one of those big heaps of WW2 aircraft at the end of the war.

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That's so awesome! SO do you just keep your entire collection at the club, or do you have some stuff at home and some there? I've never been part of a club with permanent storage areas before, I always just brought my stuff over for a game.
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redleg wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:22 pm
SO do you just keep your entire collection at the club
Pretty much, it's the only place it gets used so it makes sense.

I do have some stuff at home but it's either stuff that I haven't finished or old stuff that I felt needed redoing. For example, as you can see in some of the photos, I've recently started painting the aircraft canopies in a light blue - in the past I used black. So over the next ? months I'll be redoing them in blue.
I've never been part of a club with permanent storage areas before
It's very handy, but can be expensive as it obviously costs more for permanent premises rather than booking a hall for one night a week (for example).

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I also belong to a club with permanent storage available. But I keep my stuff at home becasue I also game elsewhere.
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