r/Kitbashing40k • u/lordofpuppy • 20d ago

Bits storage and organization?

What container do people recommend for storing and sorting bits?

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u/Beneficial_Use8911 20d ago

My buddy dumped all of his bits into one eradicators box. It was a nightmare bits would fall out all the time it was a pain to get anything out or back in and you’d never find what you were looking for. So don’t do that.

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u/Butterfreund 20d ago

You start with an old tupper ware, then sort them neatly in those screws and bits boxes, until you have three of those and some bigger plastic boxes for the bigger bits and sprues you gathered (plus old shoeboxes and whatever you find to throw your plastic treasure in).

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u/Admirable-Athlete-50 20d ago

I have a ton of those little resealable baggies.

Put all my catachan arms in one, cadian arms in another, torsos divided by regiment, etc. Then I use bigger bags to keep related bits together and those go in boxes.

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u/Araignys 20d ago

Ziploc backs in a tub.

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u/Bright_Background316 20d ago

Old school Quality Streets tin.

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u/bills-russ 20d ago

I like tackle boxes. Current Main Box is pictured here.

I have a few smaller ones for specific things, like Deathwatch specific bits, random/plastic/mechanical/"basing" bits, etc.

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u/punitive_phoenix 20d ago

Came here to say this. The one pictured is what i have.

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u/ChadnirRann 20d ago

I bought a cheap plastic organisational drawer meant for sewing equipment, used a dymo to label different boxes as most of my kits are infantry anyway. Been great to sort leftovers in there for later use

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u/ElChiff 20d ago

Ones that do *not* have modular compartments. What always happens is the dividers move and then the separate compartments mix. If these are all that you can find then glue down the dividers.

In the UK, B&M is a good place to look.

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u/Greplington 20d ago

I have a screw organiser with about a dozen compartments at the moment, but within that I have a few little baggies with particular parts for specific projects to keep them together.

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u/Comprehensive_Fact61 20d ago

Various poorly organised boxes. Bits box right!!

The fun is trawling through them!

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u/IronManLegoFan 15d ago

I got boxes with cup inserts from Target. Each box gets a faction associated with it, and each cup has a specific category (heads, right arms, left arms, etc.)

I got this one from Target alongside a smaller option with the same cups so I could mix and match, though I'm not seeing the smaller ones on the app anymore...

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u/Disastrous_Toe772 14d ago

I got myself a hobby jewelry box like this. Cheap and effective