Limited Space? Miniature Painting & Cheap Storage Hacks 

Mate, you jave no IDEA how much I appreciate you right now. My husband has been keeping his paints on a dodgy sofa tray and using my coffee mugs for his water for so long, which I didn't mind, but I felt so sorry for him not having a decent set up. Just gone to Amazon and ordered everything you were talking about. Even the metal pencil case which means he'll have a mixing pallett to use too. That's Christmas sorted!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am going to feel so much more comfortable watching him work knowing he has a more decent set up with somewhere to keep everything thats easy to use and easy to access.

Pants down, true commitment

The ‘essential oils’ case idea is genius. I have kids so i need to be able to deploy and store the stuff assp and this helps to have the current pain scheme readily available and quickly put away. ❤

We now have an American affil-DISTRIBUTOR. Great video as per usual mate.

Really useful products for anyone who doesn't have the space for a permanent set up. Personally with all the set up I would find the motivation to paint a little harder but it is also a good excuse to paint for longer when you are set up

I made my own wood suitcase table. It has a work mat inlayed in the "top". The legs fold up into the bottom in two storage compartments. Instead of the top flipping up it has two pull out drawers. One holds my paints, brushes and a small homemade wetpalate, the other holds my flock, assorted tufts of grass, grouting powder, superglue and white glue. I'm looking at making a second one that has a compartment on the bottom to hold a mini LED strip lite that I can connect to the top on a swivel arm. But I have been using the one I currently have for the last 15 years and it has held up extremely well for being made of junk wood I got from an old work site I worked at.

Thanks Luke. You've solved an issue I've been having. The wife has been very patient with me taking up the dining table with piles of kit, so this table and case solution will be ideal for me to put up in a spare room now. Keep up the good work buddy

Dat intro :D

This is hilarious. I just was painting in my bathroom! Best light in the flat this time of year.

I love that base ready range. It's so bloody quick and easy

The table is the Cosco Multi-Functional table.

Great video as always, my man! I'm super stoked that you've got a US Distributor now! I've just ordered my first bit of Luke's APS basing materials! Hype!!! Now I'm even more pumped for your Martian soil! Keep up the awesome, Luke! ~ Wolfbrother Methos

This might actually be the solution to my little conundrum! Now to save up for everything I'll need! Thanks for the tips; great stuff!

Literally just bought an essential oil storage box off Etsy for just this purpose. Glad to see I'm not off track. Cheers, mate

Great setup. Im totally getting one for my bathroom as well.

This is life changing! I will be doing everything on here x

Thanks for making this video, I don't have much space and this really helped!

wow! this is great! exactly what hobby artists need, that want to find some space and solutions in their living room.

I have a 25sqm apartment. And not only do i fit a permanent paint station in there, i also have a 4x6feet game table that i can put on top of my couch table. And yes, i do have a couch and all other furniture in that too. I guess it comes down on how you use your available space.

I am using an old Pelican Laptop case. The foam cushions fit above the paint bottles and hold them in place really well. The best part is I bought it close to 20 years ago, so I didn't need to pick up something new when I got back into the hobby.

Dude ive been on the fence about an essential oils box for weeeks... dope dope dope . I will buy 3 now. Thanks so much.

Great video with just the suggestions for tools and products I need. Will check them out. Thank you!

I actually have a really decently sized hobby setup right now, but I couldn't help but click when I saw you painting on the loo

Great video and you've just made my day. I can get your high-quality product here on this side of the pond. Thanks a million and keep that great content coming.

Yes!! Australian Store! Cant wait!!!

My spare room about 3 x3 has to serve my 2 hobbies and hold a bunkbed,stackable storage caddies with caster wheels and a plain desk then wheel them under when not in use,ceiling shelf like you see in garages or sheds ideal for storing gaming boards ,foam mdf etc.,and a good light essential ,daylight bulbs and spots and or sunlight.

Luke, your vids just keep gettin better and better! Keep it up!

Thank you! Very helpful especially for beginner miniature painter like myself.

Brilliant ideas Luke.

I have limited space after downsizing a house move, but I have 2 fold away tables, 2 clamp lights, But all my paints & tools are in cardboard boxes and the essential oils cases look spot on. cheers.

Thanks for the ideas

Yay! US store 😁 excited to get some stuffs!! Ty for that and this was very helpful ty.

So awesome you have a U.S. distributor now! That's great!

Getting some strong Zaaap TV! vibes from this. Thanks for keeping it entertaining as well as informative!

I am glad you are back

You've given me some great ideas. Thanks

I don't even want to know how you clean your brushes!

Yay! US distribution! Just emailed you asking about that last week. Just placed my order

Talk about a video dropping :-D Great tips, Luke! Genius. I am over the [Bad] Moon at the news of your USA affil-DISTRIBUTOR. Delighted your terrain business is finding new avenues!

I bought a table like that from B&M not so long ago. Will need to have a look at some of the other stuff you’ve suggested. I like the essential oils case. Thanks

My goal is to live in a tiny house on wheels someday, so this really helpful mate. I was worried I'd have to give up the hobby!

Love your videos! This one applies to me all too well!

I have that exact table! 😂 I got it as a birthday present last March and it's great because I don't currently have a dedicated space to hobby on. I just use an A3 cutting mat which covers most of the table. 😀 The table is pretty durable as well, like I say I've had it a year and not an issue with it

That essential oils box was 100% a game changer. Thank you!

you have a real cool sence of humer, love it it makes your vids great

Love the sound effects Mr Aps....

Thank you for the Painting storage tip. It's awesome!!! Also, I found it on Aliexpress for a bit less than 4$

Lol love the intro....yes i work on my living room table. Then my kids throw their homework every where. Eat dinner or watch a movie. So i only have a small corner of the table to myself. Stuff goes missing or broken.

I'm glad I stuck around for the whole video. I'm excited to hear there is an American distributor.

Nice Products!

Found your channel recently, and I love your humor good sir.

David Rider is a cracking painter and an awesome fella.

I use a set of plastic tackle boxes from Wal Mart; they're just the right height, and I think they're about $7-$9 each. Holds all my paints and tools.

Very nice.

Great vid!!! Thanks!

I a c-clamp lamp just like yours but mine has a magnifying lens at the center and it's really useful in modular. not too expensive either.

keep up the grate work.

I thought at first that this was going to be about another technique to make a cheap alternative to Stirrland Mud. I liked the flourish with opening up your plastic mug. The ADR Dub was absolutely seamless, "...DISTRIBUTOR..."

Seems very handy

I think that table is a good idea for small spaces. I HAVE seen Mobility Tables for free, although they are a little smaller, they would work well too I believe. Also, lamps can be found for free too, you just have to be patient sometimes while looking for them, they WILL pop up. I have also found that some dedicated Artists Shops do have Cloth Brush Rolls that would further protect your Brushes and they are not that expensive at all. Alternatively, if you know a Seamstress, or have a family member that sews, get them to make one for your Brushes, it would also be good to have one made to store your modelling tools as well. Cheers for the video bud :-)

Menards in America sells a wonderful usb powered led strip lamp. I own 3. Only problem is you need to buy the outlet plug separately. Still less than $20 if memory serves.

Nice one Tim! And jeez Luke the intros are getting better 🤣

Best upload so far. Your acting skills were so good I could almost smell the massive log you made through my monitor lol. And also the part when you said "I had to buy this stuff just to do the video" made me laugh hard for some reason.

I'm finally able to catch up with my favorite guy!! Luke, I've been wondering as I've been searching for a few years and yet to find anything -- is there any type of "table" that isn't a "lap table" that you know of for those of us that are disabled? I've tried a "laptop table" and they're just horrendous at the end of the day. They're not close to being steady and if you want a flat, non-slanted surface then you're probably better off using the back of your house doggy. I ask because I'm disabled from Iraq and I can't lean forward due to my back so a table like you showed wouldn't work. If you don't know, it's cool! :) I've yet to find anyone that does. Keep doing the amazing work you are, it never gets old!!

Put links in for the stuff you are showing. Love that table

This popped up in my suggested. Watched literally 2 seconds of the video and subbed.

Neat suggestions!

This exact essential oil case can be found on wish dot com for ~14.00 US. a small bit cheaper than amazon. Shipping on wish dot com can be amazingly slow.

Love the case. I'm going to have to pick one up so I can stop using the cardboard box currently holding my paints. I should also retire the Pringles can holding my brushes while I'm at it. A friend of mine uses a collapsible led light that's battery powered. He managed to find it at the local dollar store, might be worth looking into if you need to be more portable without access to a wall socket.

Great video Luke, living in a flat I need thinking about storage of all my hobby stuff. I have used the Poundland Tommy Walsh Tool Organizers for minis, small resin pieces and bitz. As I play skirmish games, I like to have each team stored separately. I have even considered The Works wooden boxes, just need a foam insert for minis. And then can paint up and decorate the outside for each team and game. And a Wilko 4 drawer storage unit for all my hobby tools, green stuff, epoxies, terrain materials, and minis for other projects. I really like the essential oil suggestion for paint storage and the collapsing cup. Though I do need to sort out where to store my foam, cardboard, and other materials etc.. And have been looking at folding camping tables, for use as gaming tables and for terrain crafting. Have you tried Bartoline Clean Spirit? As I am looking for an odorless, non toxic and non-flammable cleaning solution for my paint brushes. For use with acrylic and paint tester pot paints.

Grate vid again keep up the good work grate ideas

Love Love Love

Amazing video I have a question for you can you take a diorama that's about a 4-foot by 4-foot with a lift out section in the middle how can you do your scenery around that so no one can see that it is a lift out section

Reaper paints come in nice small very hardy carry cases I have a mix of Reaper Army painter and Vallejo paints ( I have the big sets of the latter) sometimes if I'm working on a particular project and I know what paints and inks I'm going to use it will just pop them all in the cases and take em with me of painting away from home, These are useful when my son and I are painting at the kitchen table as we might be doing completely separate projects so we have a case each. I think I bought the paint sets for around £25 but the cases have proved to be worth more than their weight in gold I thoroughly recommend them. For a light you can get a work mans headband light to wear around you head that saves on space too ( you can also pretend to be a cyberman) you can get these quite cheap on ebay. My cups are old playdoe containers from a set my son had when he was little ( I even have all the cutters and shapers which work great with DAS or miliput) I never throw stuff away that I think I can find a use for. for example I'm just coming to the end of a tub Luke's arid earth mix (I already bought a back up) I will keep the tub and when I start buying the new bags I'll just put the contents in the tub. luckily I bought the entire range.

Great intro haha if u have seen any of my video ur know I have a super tiny painting / building station. But we have to work with the space we have 👍

You should patten The toilet paint station idea. Great video sir very cool!!

Nice intro Luke, you´re getting there ;-)

As a carrying case for my paints and tools? I normally use an old tackle box. Lol But that table look intriguing...

This is absolutely genius

Where can I get that table? Looks perfect.

Best intro to a youtube video i’ve ever seen 😂

Any chance of getting the amazon link for the essential oil case? Can’t seem to find that one and none of the ones of come across seem like they would fit citadel paints! Thanks 🙏

Do you have a brand name for the essential oils case you're using? I ordered one, but the holes make the Vallejo paints fit pretty snug, which means the Citadel paint pots are a tad too big (they warp the surrounding holes when trying to fit them in)

neat to know a look in to

Does the us and Canadian distributor have the tudts or water stuff, or will they, I did not see them

I've found the essential oils case but what exactly is the case holding your basing materials? I see no link to mentioned items? Im working towards vans life so the more compact and organized the better. LGS is where ill be hobbying but need an efficient way to transport.

What sort of bulb do you use in the desk lamp? I assume it is a daylight type bulb but how bright/warm is it?

Looking forward to hearing about an Aussie distributor

Hi Luke. I'm keen to buy that paint storage box you recommended but none of the links in your description take me anywhere I can buy it. Are you able to provide a link so we can give you the Amazon affiliate bonus?

What is your paint shelf on the right lol awesome

Do you ever use led lamps that use batteries? Any recommendations?

i love you Luke

What is the model or name of that folding table that fits under your sofa?

That would be awesome if i could get your products through an Australian distributor! yaay.

Is there a new link for the US/Canada distributor?

How many times did you wanna say quid instead of pounds whilst narrating this hahahaha, I can feel it!

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Nice miniature what range is it from ?

Is it better to have a white light or warm light for painting

just bought the paint case. fantastic find. tried to use your affiliate link but it went to amazon.co.uk so i had to search it on US site.