"Cheap Crates" Topic

So I have started on some thing

so check it out
silo1313.blogspot.com

and please give me your thoughts

Okay I got booted before I was able to finish selecting to all the other boards I wanted to post this too
Pulp, Zombies and etc.

Nicely done.

nice idea

Cool idea.

If you want to post to that many boards it really belongs on "Wargaming in General"

Great idea indeed. I used the same method to make crates for 1/72-76 dioramas.

That looks really sharp. I tried that some time ago, but could never get a consistently square cut. In the end I cheated slightly by cutting squares slightly bigger than the cube and gluing to the top to form a sort of lid. That's what I did for the wet cardboard box on the far left in this picture:

Will you glue those stacks together for ease of placement and durability, or do you think you can get away with just stacking them up at random one at a time?

I used wooden craft blocks to make crate stacks.

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I used an X-acto miter box to cut those to make them square, I'm also going to make some a little longer like weapon crates of sorts, I do plan to glue them down in groups for better handling.

@ Rothgar
Those look really great hope mine turn out as well.

I use the wooden greebles from hobby lobby/michaels a lot. perfect in 15mm and 28mm.

Also, if you get prescription medications, they sometimes come with a cylinder-shaped desiccant capsule that makes a very cool sci-fi barrel for both 28mm and 15mm. The ones I've seen (and which I've used for Space Hulk obstacles) have perforated ends in a latticework pattern that definitely has a sci-fi vibe about them.

@Kenohhc
Those look great as well, I have checked out the local Micheals around here and they seem not to carry those, but they are working on bring in a new Hobby Lobby so fingers cross, in the mean time I'll have to keep plugging along until then.

@javelin98
I wonder if there is someplace online to find those, Good thing is I'm very healthy, bad thing is I have no meds to take so Finding those online is my only other option.

You might be able to buy them straight from a pharmacy. They probably buy in bulk and if you sweet talk them a bit might part with a few on the cheap.

@Kenohhc

I've seen most of the greebles in your photo at my Hobby Lobby/Michaels, but not the ones that look like pipe parts. I want those! Along with re-purposed containers for storage tanks, just think of the cool industrial scenery that could be made…

@ TeknoMerk
The pipe fittings are Hirst Art casting molds, you can buy the molds and cast as much as you want or need some other really nice stuff there too..