Reddit reviews Plano Molding 135430 Stow N' Go Pro Rack with 4 #23500s Prolatch Organizers,Graphite Gray, Sandstone

I've been looking into this space (best medium-cost maker/builder/fab tools) over the past couple of months, and here are my recommendations so far...

• CNC Mill (router) - For doing wood, plastic, and some light metal work, the Shapeoko 3 stands above the rest. It runs around $1.2k with a router included and can cut 16"x16"x3". You'll still need mill/router bits and materials, but pretty awesome for the price range. Note that they also just started selling larger versions (goes up to 33"x33"x3") for a few hundred dollars more. To move up to the next professional level but still on a budget, I'd consider building your own via CNCRouterParts Pro Kits (48”x48”x12”, $8k total).
  
  
• 3D Printer - The LulzBot TAZ 5 stands above the rest because of the range of materials it can print (with a special high temperature hot end) and its build area (11.7”x10.8”x9.8”). It's recently been reviewed by Make as the "Best Overall 3D Printer" which is a pretty high endorsement. It runs a little expensive ($2.2k) but looks like it's one of the best bets if you're looking to get into 3D printing.
  
  
• Lathe - You can get a mini lathe (7”x16”, $1.3k) in the price range you're considering, and while it may be a bit too speciality and manual, they're a great tool to have in your workshop. Especially if you like making round things.
  
  
• Laser Cutter - To get a decent laser cutter (not just engraving, but actually cutting materials) that won't break down, catch fire, release noxious fumes, or potentially blind you is currently around $4k minimum. There are a lot of cheap "eBay" laser cutters out there, but when you start to add up everything and weigh the risks they aren't really all that much cheaper. The two stand out models I've been considering are the FullSpectrum (40W, $6k) and the "coming soon" Glowforge Pro (45W, $4.8k).
  
  
• Electronics - You didn't mention this, but if you're looking at getting your hands dirty making things, electronics is now a pretty crucial component to support. The big ticket items (like an oscilloscope) are now a lot more reasonable than they were even 5 years ago and sites like SparkFun carry a lot of electronic components and tutorials that make it easy to get started even if you don't have much background in circuitry (yet!). My short list would include: a Rigol 50MHz, 4Chan, color disp, 4 probe oscilloscope ($450), a nice Weller soldering iron ($320), a soldering fume extractor ($70), some helping hands ($10), a Siglent signal generator ($360), and some nice boxes to keep your parts sorted ($20).
  
  Now go make some awesome things!
  

I've got something like this from my local fishing tackle store. One tray holds rebels, one holds Imperials, one holds all the tokens, and the last tray holds my two damage decks and the dials. The top section holds bases, movement templates, and my lambda shuttles because they dont fit in the lower trays like everything else does.

The manly tackle box versions: http://amzn.com/B001TH8P1E and http://amzn.com/B000OES590

I have the 3 tray one - it comes with one shallow tray and two deeper ones. The deeper ones fit the vehicles nicely - I don't think the vehicles will fit in the shallow tray, but I honestly haven't tried.

The 4 tray one is the same overall size, it just has 4 shallow trays, no deep ones.

I forget Amazon does targeted advertising, just because I see a link to the manly tackle box version from the pink craft version, doesn't mean everyone will. :-)

Fishing Tackle Box

This isn't the exact one I have because I couldn't find it right away, but it works wonders. Holds my tiles, minis, extra pencils, paints.

I actually got the idea from a friend of mine. I use a tackle box. It's easy to carry, the compartments are subdivided and depending on the style you get, you can have removable trays. Here's one on amazon similar to the tackle box I use:
Tacklebox Link

Also this. Basically the same thing, but with drawers.

Alternatively, this box is only $20 and has more than enough storage for almost any number of ships. The top will store anything that isn't a Tantive or Raider. Probably not as big as the one linked, but it is less than half the price.

I was thinking of the 1374 which is much more similarly priced. My bad.

http://www.amazon.com/Dewalt-DWST14825-Organizer-Metal-Latch/dp/B00AUVX394

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000OES590/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1422230843&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=41jS2b%2BunDL&ref=plSrch

Foam trays. It's a relatively expensive option, but it's the best option. If money is not a serious issue, I'd check out the company Battle Foam for foam trays and bags. I wargame, so I have one of their larger bags -- the PACK 720 -- which holds an entire 2000 point Warhammer army, but is way more than a GM needs.

I think the Pathfinder Bag is probably overkill, but it's extremely nice with space for tons of books, minis, dice, pens, tokens and other useful toys and tools (also appears to be on sale and nearly half-price right now).

If your collection grows large enough that it no longer fits in the bag, you can buy additional trays and cardboard storage boxes to hold excess trays.

That's pretty much what I do. I store one army in my PACK 720, and store my other armies in stacker boxes (though I use the large boxes and trays), and then when I'm heading to a game I put the army I plan to play with in the bag, and leave everything else at home.

In addition to my warhammer armies, I also have a large box that is nothing but gaming miniatures -- mostly stuff from Reaper. I bought a bunch of custom sized trays from Battle Foam that are the size of most gaming books (8.5" x 11", 1.5" thick) and a large document box (17" x 11" x 12") to hold them.

When I'm leaving to run a session, I take one 8.5" x 11" tray with me, with just the miniatures I need for that session. I usually stick the tray inside the box from a boxed set -- typically I use the box from my copy of Elminister's Ecologies, since it's about 2" tall.

Of course, all of this assumes your miniatures are painted. If they aren't painted, then a tacklebox should be fine. Plano makes a lot of great cheap boxes with modular shelves, like this one that will hold a ton of miniatures, so long as you don't care about them getting banged around.

It's a great case but I'm kinda running out of room in it >.<

I was thinking about upgrading to something like this.

I use a Plano Molding 1354 Stow N Go Tool
Box for lots of things other than liquid. The top section has a lot of room, and the organizer trays have adjustable compartments.

Harbor Freight has a cheaper version, but the latches don't look as good.

A fishing tacklebox or two ought to do it.

These plano boxes are stackable and can be inserted into Plano tackleboxes like this one

I've been using a large tackle box with removal drawers/containers for my mobile DMing. This isn't the exact one I've been using (it's smaller than mine) but the design is the same: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OES590/ref=asc_df_B000OES5904933066/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B000OES590&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167125219398&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17647591324316422866&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015399&hvtargid=pla-275321242061

It's really nice because the very top has sections for the 6 different types of dice. Books fit in the top compartment or the garage if you don't use all 4 drawers. Same goes for Tile set boxes. The containers in the garage also work really well for minis and administrative stuff like pencils, erasers, and such. I'm currently keeping my dice tower/tray, spell cards, and larger minis in the top container.

Make sure to check the dimensions, though. You'll need a larger one that will likely run $25 - $40.

I've been looking at these tackle boxes http://www.amazon.com/Plano-Molding-1354-StowAways-Sandstone/dp/B000OES590/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1398399845&sr=1-1&keywords=Plano+Molding+1354 and http://www.amazon.com/Plano-Molding-5231-Double-Organizer/dp/B000HJ9514/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1398399879&sr=1-1&keywords=Plano+Molding+5231

Neither are quite as travel friendly as I would like. They're fine if you're driving, but a bit annoying to lug around on a bus or subway.