🧱 Miniature Storage (Round Base)
🎨 Author: Zykenhouzen
There’s one topic that rarely gets said out loud in the miniature hobby 🎲
Storage.
When you don’t have 10 minis.
Not 50. Not even 200…
But over 10,000 😅
Boxes run out, drawers surrender, and ziplock bags start to feel like a crime against the hobby.
And this is where I finally found a truly solid solution.
🔗 Author 👉 https://www.printables.com/@Zykenhouzen_435564
🔗 Model 👉 https://www.printables.com/model/385241-miniature-storage-round-base
🧩 What is this model?
This is a round-base miniature storage system, designed specifically for clean, compact, and safe long-term storage.
Not a display stand.
Not a transport case.
But a real storage system — something you can scale, repeat, and adapt for massive collections 📦📦📦
💚 Why this became a lifesaver for me
🟢 Solves the core problem — volume
When you own thousands of miniatures, you need something that works at scale, not something that just looks nice on one shelf.
🟢 Miniatures stand stable and safe
No wobbling. No falling. No rubbing against each other.
This is especially important for HeroClix, where the base is part of the model’s identity 🦸♂
🟢 Perfect fit for HeroClix (almost instantly)
The system worked perfectly with older HeroClix bases, and the moment I tested it, I knew — this was it 🔥
🖨 About compatibility and adaptation
Originally, the model was designed for older HeroClix bases.
I scaled the model up, and with that adjustment it became fully compatible with the newer HeroClix bases ✔
There is a trade-off, though:
Because of the increased size, the scaled version can no longer be connected to the original system modules.
That said — as a standalone storage solution for new HeroClix, it works perfectly and still solves the core problem:
safe, clean, and structured storage 📦
For reference, there is also a version designed specifically for newer bases:
https://www.printables.com/model/1511729-model-carrier-for-new-heroclix-bases
🖨 Printing & usage
🧵 Easy and predictable to print
🖨 Perfect for batch printing
📐 Clean geometry, no surprises
📦 The system can grow endlessly — until you run out of space… or filament 😄
This is not a “wow-model-for-photos”.
It’s a collector’s tool.
🎯 Personal impression
When you own more than 10,000 miniatures,
you stop chasing flashy solutions and start valuing systems.
This model gave me exactly that:
order, control, and the feeling that my collection is no longer fighting back.
Huge thanks to Zykenhouzen ❤
for a rare case where a designer thinks not about a showcase,
but about the real life of a collector.
🔮 What’s next?
➡ Large-scale miniature storage
➡ Best 3D solutions for collectors
➡ Or pain-free transport of armies and HeroClix 🎒
The future of miniatures isn’t only on the table.
It’s also neatly stored and ready 🧱🖨
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