My wife and I finished the Miniature Storage Container project for the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures. The total cost was $10.48 ($9.49 for the Sterilite Filing Box and $0.99 for the Craft Foam). Let's see what's inside!
On the very top, I put a 1 inch-thick layer of foam to help fill the empty space and protect the top layer of miniatures. | Under the protective top layer of foam, you have the first layer of Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures. This layer was made from 1 inch-thick foam and held all of the small miniatures from Legend of Drizzt and Wrath of Ashardalon. |
Here you can see all 4 layers of of the Miniature Storage Container. We cut the foam so each miniature had its own custom space to provide maximum protection. The bottom layer was around 3" thick and held the large boss miniatures. The next two layers were 2" thick and contained the standard size miniatures standing vertically on their bases. The top tray was 1" thick. On top of the 1" tray, there was the additional 1" layer of foam to protect the top layer of miniatures. Even with all of these trays, there is at least 1/2" of vertical space left in the container.
All in all, I'm really happy with how our thrifty DIY Miniature Storage Container turned out. I only paid $10.48 for the whole project, which saved me at least $50-60 if I were to buy an official miniature storage container. In addition, my foam trays are actually more protective since I was able to customize each compartment to fit each miniature.
If you're going to do this project, be sure to give yourself at least a half day since cutting out the foam compartments can be quite time-consuming. Also, make sure your razor blade is sharp! Since there is a little extra vertical space, I will most likely convert my 1" protective layer into a 5th tray to hold miniatures and finish with a 1/2" protective layer of foam.
All in all, I'm really happy with how our thrifty DIY Miniature Storage Container turned out. I only paid $10.48 for the whole project, which saved me at least $50-60 if I were to buy an official miniature storage container. In addition, my foam trays are actually more protective since I was able to customize each compartment to fit each miniature.
If you're going to do this project, be sure to give yourself at least a half day since cutting out the foam compartments can be quite time-consuming. Also, make sure your razor blade is sharp! Since there is a little extra vertical space, I will most likely convert my 1" protective layer into a 5th tray to hold miniatures and finish with a 1/2" protective layer of foam.