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Magnetic Miniature Display: Why Magnetised Stands Keep Painted Models Safe
Magnetic Miniature Display: Why Magnetised Stands Keep Painted Models Safe
One knock, one toppled model, one chipped paint job — the argument for magnetic miniature display in a single sentence. How magnetised stands work, why polarity matters more than you'd... Read more...
Miniature Display Shelf Ideas: Turn Any Bookcase, Desk or Cabinet Shelf Into a Showcase
Miniature Display Shelf Ideas: Turn Any Bookcase, Desk or Cabinet Shelf Into a Showcase
You don't need a dedicated cabinet to display painted miniatures — you need to use the shelves you already own properly. Tiering, spacing, lighting and dust control: how to turn... Read more...
Turn an IKEA® Kallax® Into a Miniature Display Cabinet: The Full Guide
The IKEA® Kallax® is probably already in your hobby room — and it's quietly one of the best miniature display cabinets you can own. Here's how to turn a 33cm cube into a tiered showcase: layout, lighting, dust control and what actually fits. Read more...
Is the IKEA® Detolf® Discontinued? What It Means — and How to Get the Most From the One You Own
Is the IKEA® Detolf® Discontinued? What It Means — and How to Get the Most From the One You Own
The IKEA® Detolf® — the unofficial standard glass cabinet for displaying painted miniatures — has been pulled in the UK and Europe. Here's what actually happened, whether you should worry,... Read more...
Introducing the WarSplay Pro — Stage Your Whole Army
Introducing the WarSplay Pro — Stage Your Whole Army
We've been quiet for a reason. Meet the WarSplay Pro: a magnetic, modular, UK-made display stand — and the first of a whole new wave. Read more...
Will a Tiered Display Stand Fit in an IKEA BLÅLIDEN?
Does a tiered miniature display stand fit inside an IKEA BLÅLIDEN glass cabinet? A measured look at shelf depth, height clearance and how many models you can show per shelf. Read more...
How to Display Wargamer Miniatures
From IKEA cabinet hacks to tiered modular stands and LED lighting — a practical guide to displaying your painted miniatures so every model gets seen. No workshop required. Read more...
How to Clean Dust Off Painted Miniatures (Without Wrecking the Paint)
Dust dulls even the best paint job. Here's how to safely clean dust off painted miniatures — the right brushes, the air trick, the wet method, and the mistakes that strip paint. Read more...
Miniature Display Case or Display Stand? How to Show Off Painted Miniatures
Miniature Display Case or Display Stand? How to Show Off Painted Miniatures
Searching for a miniature display case? Half the time a case is the right answer — and half the time what you actually need is a cabinet you may already... Read more...
Displaying RPG and Board Game Miniatures: Party Lineups, Villains and Big Boxes
Roleplaying parties, board game hordes and campaign villains deserve display too. How to showcase mixed, irregular miniature collections — base sizes, lineups and storage crossover. Read more...
Christmas Gift Ideas for Tabletop Miniature Gamers (2026 Edition)
The 2026 Christmas list for miniature painters and wargamers — stocking fillers to showstoppers, ordering deadlines, and the gifts that actually get used in January. Read more...
Gifts for Young Tabletop Gamers: Kid and Teen-Friendly Hobby Presents
Buying for a kid or teenager who's fallen for miniature gaming? Age-appropriate gift ideas that support the hobby — and a parent's guide to what it all costs. Read more...
Gifts for Him: What to Buy the Man Who Paints Tiny Soldiers
Husband, dad, brother or mate into tabletop miniatures? Gift ideas by budget and occasion that land every time — plus the one question that guarantees a hit. Read more...
How to Finally Clear Your Painting Backlog (Without Hating the Hobby)
The pile of unpainted miniatures isn't a discipline problem — it's a systems problem. Six fixes that actually work, from batch limits to the display-shelf trick. Read more...
Where NOT to Store Miniatures: Heat, Damp and Sunlight Explained
Lofts warp them, garages corrode them, windowsills fade them. The environmental science of miniature storage — and the safe zones every home already has. Read more...
How to Clean Dusty Painted Miniatures (Without Ruining the Paint)
Inherited a dusty army, or let the display slide for a year? Safe cleaning methods from light dust to grime — and the two “tricks” that destroy paintwork. Read more...
DIY Miniature Display Stand vs Buying One: The True Cost Breakdown
Foamboard, MDF, or print-it-yourself? We costed every DIY display stand route against buying — including the hours. The numbers surprised us. Read more...
Army Display Cases and Transport: Getting a Whole Force to Game Night Intact
Foam trays, magnetised cases or hard cases? How to transport a painted army safely — and why your transport system should connect to your display system. Read more...
Display Ideas for a Small Hobby Room: Big Showcase, Tiny Footprint
A box room can hold a painting station AND a proper display — if you think vertically, go tiered, and steal these seven space-saving layouts. Read more...
Wall Shelf Displays for Miniatures: Floating Shelves Done Properly
Floating shelves turn empty wall space into an army display — if you get depth, height, fixings and dust strategy right. The complete wall display guide. Read more...
Display Podiums and Plinths: How to Showcase a Single Miniature Like a Trophy
Your best paint job deserves better than a spot in the crowd. Plinth height, position, lighting and backdrop — the museum techniques that make one miniature command attention. Read more...
Glass Display Cabinets for Painted Miniatures: The UK Buyer's Guide
Shelf depth, glass vs wood, lighting and condensation — what actually matters when buying a glass cabinet for painted miniatures, and how to triple its capacity. Read more...
Wicked Brick® Alternatives: 5 Cheaper Ways to Display Miniatures in 2026
Wicked Brick makes excellent licensed display cases — but they're not the only way to showcase painted miniatures. Five alternatives compared by cost, protection and visibility. Read more...
From Foam Tray to Showcase: Planning a Display for Your Whole Painted Army
A step-by-step plan for getting an entire painted army out of its carry case and into a showcase — location, layout, lighting, dust care and room to grow. Read more...
Hobby Storage and Organisation: How to Sort Paints, Bases and Painted Miniatures
The pile of unbuilt kits, the paint mountain, the bits box of doom — a practical system for organising a wargaming hobby, from grey plastic to finished display. Read more...
How to Display Large Miniatures: A Guide to 40mm, 50mm and Bigger Bases
Heroes, monsters and elite troops on 40mm+ bases are the models you're proudest of — and the hardest to display well. Here's how to handle big bases, mixed scales and centrepieces. Read more...
Miniature Display Stand Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right Stand for Painted Models
Base sizes, tiers, glare, materials and cabinet fit — the seven things that actually matter when choosing a miniature display stand, plus the mistakes to avoid. Read more...
The No-Jargon Gift Guide: Presents for People Who Paint Tabletop Miniatures
Buying for someone who paints tiny soldiers but don't know a basecoat from a base size? This plain-English guide explains what to buy (and what to avoid) at every budget. Read more...
WarSplay Now Ships Worldwide — Europe, USA, Canada & Australia Delivery
WarSplay Now Ships Worldwide — Europe, USA, Canada & Australia Delivery
WarSplay now ships worldwide from our UK workshop — including Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and the Rest of World. We have updated our checkout so shipping costs, duties and taxes... Read more...
Top 5 Gifts for a Wargamer
Stuck on what to buy the wargamer in your life? From paints to display stands, here are the five gifts that any miniature hobbyist will actually use. Read more...
Modular miniature display stand on a hobby shelf
When You Actually Don't Need a Display Stand (An Honest Guide)
Most articles on this site are advocating for proper display infrastructure for painted miniatures. This one isn't. There are specific situations where a display stand is the wrong purchase, and... Read more...
Close-up of a modular display stand showing its material and matte finish
What Is a Modular Display Stand Made From? Materials, Finishes, and Why It Matters
Most miniature display stand product pages mention the material in passing — "high-quality PLA," "premium acrylic," "MDF construction" — and move on. But materials genuinely matter for how a stand... Read more...
Modular miniature display for a rental property with no drilling or damage
How to Display a Miniature Collection in a Rental Property (No Drilling, No Damage)
Hobby display guides almost always assume you own your home. Wall-mounted cabinets, drilled-in LED strips, custom shelving — all of which is a non-starter if you're renting. The good news... Read more...
Modular display stand for roleplaying game miniature collections
How to Display Your D&D Miniatures and Roleplaying Collection
A roleplaying miniature collection is a different beast from a wargaming army. You don't have 100 identical troopers — you have a party of five distinctive characters, a shifting cast... Read more...
Painted miniature army displayed on a modular display stand
What Is Your Painted Army Actually Worth? (And Why Display Matters)
Most tabletop hobbyists have never actually added up what their painted collection is worth. The numbers, when you do the maths, are uncomfortable. A typical 1,500-point army costs £400-£700 in... Read more...
Lighting a miniature display cabinet without DIY wiring
How to Light a Miniature Display Cabinet Without DIY Wiring
Lit display cabinets are the difference between "shelf of painted plastic" and "this looks like an actual museum." But every guide online seems to assume you're comfortable wiring a 12v... Read more...
Modular display stand for larger 40mm to 80mm based miniatures
Displaying Larger Models: A Guide to 40mm, 50mm, 60mm and 80mm Base Sizes
Walk into a wargaming display thread on any forum and you'll find the same recurring problem: gorgeous tiered display of rank-and-file infantry, with the character models, monsters, or large vehicles... Read more...
Hobby desk set up for both painting and displaying miniatures
How to Set Up a Hobby Desk That Doubles as a Painting and Display Space
The hobby desk is usually treated as one of two things: a painting station (with paints, brushes, water pots, and active projects) or a display surface (with finished models, lit... Read more...
Modular display stand showcasing a small skirmish warband of painted miniatures
Displaying a Skirmish Warband: A Guide for Smaller-Scale Tabletop Collections
Skirmish games have changed how a lot of hobbyists build collections. Instead of painting 100+ infantry for a full army, the focus is on a tight 10-20 model warband —... Read more...
Storing painted miniatures long-term without damage
How to Store Painted Miniatures Long-Term Without Damage
Most hobbyists have at least one army they're not currently playing — finished, painted, but rotated out of active rotation. Where that army lives during the off-period matters more than... Read more...
Modular display stand used to prepare painted miniatures for a tournament
How to Prepare Your Painted Miniatures for a Tournament or Competition
Months of work goes into a competition piece. Brush control, layering, edge highlights, NMM, freehand details — the kind of effort that wins regional painting awards. And then, on the... Read more...
Affordable tabletop hobby stocking filler gifts under twenty pounds
Stocking Filler Gifts Under £20
Stocking fillers are harder than they look. Too cheap and it's tat. Too generic and it gets binned. Wrong faction and it's worse than nothing. Under £20 is the sweet... Read more...
Customer review photo comparing miniature display stands, risers and plinths
Display Stand vs Riser vs Plinth: What's the Difference for Miniature Displays?
Search for ways to display painted miniatures and you'll come across three terms that get used almost interchangeably: display stands, risers, and plinths. They're not the same thing, and choosing... Read more...
Modular miniature display stand as a gift for a tabletop gaming partner
Gifts for Boyfriend / Partner Who Plays Tabletop
Buying for a tabletop hobbyist when you don't share the hobby is genuinely hard. You can't just buy "more minis" — he already has a pile he hasn't painted. You... Read more...
Modular display stand holding painted infantry miniatures for an army showcase
How to Display Painted Miniatures: The Complete 2026 Guide to Miniature Display Stands, Cabinets, Shelves & Army Organisation
You spent hours building, painting, shading, highlighting, basing, and finishing your miniatures. They should not disappear into foam trays, storage boxes, or the back row of a dark shelf. This... Read more...
Magnetising miniature bases with the correct magnet size
How to Magnetise Miniature Bases: The Ultimate Magnet Size Guide
There is nothing more soul-crushing than opening a foam transport case to find a snapped spear, a chipped sword, or a snapped flight stand. The "foam case burial" has been... Read more...
Magnetised miniature bases used with a modular display stand
Magnetised Bases and Display Stands: Creating a Seamless Hobby Workflow
For many wargamers, the "foam case burial" is no longer acceptable. You spend hundreds of hours painting an army only to hide it in a dark bag, risking snapped spears... Read more...
Compact miniature painting and hobby setup in a small flat
Small Miniature Painting Setup: Designing a Hobby Space in a Flat
For many wargamers, the dream of a dedicated hobby room is often sidelined by the reality of living in a flat or shared house. When your "painting studio" is actually... Read more...
Photographing painted tabletop miniatures with a phone
How to Photograph Painted Miniatures With a Phone
You have spent weeks perfecting the highlights on your latest squad, but every time you try to share a photo online, it looks blurry, dark, or washed out. The "foam... Read more...
Varnishing painted miniatures to protect them for display
Varnish Guide for Painted Miniatures: Protecting Your Army for Display
You’ve spent dozens of hours edge-highlighting your latest squad, and the last thing you want is for that effort to be undone by dust, skin oils, or the dreaded friction... Read more...