28mm Miniature Tabletop Wargaming in a Small Space

I took this hobby up for the third and most recent time in 2019. I live in a pretty small apartment with my wife. There is little space for a hobby that typically takes up a fair bit of room. Many of my decisions around this hobby are shaped with this in mind. 

For example, I've limited myself to fantasy miniatures and games. The reason is that it would take twice as much room to store the equivalent sci-fi-themed (or other, i.e.: historical, modern...) models and terrain alongside what I have. With the terrain in mind, I've opted for smaller, modular pieces that can be stacked and paired together to create a more vertical battlefield without the need for large pieces that require an entire shelf to themselves to store. Many of the pieces I've made nest inside each other to save space. 

A sample of nesting terrain.

It also affects the types of games that I choose to play. My focus has been on model-agnostic skirmish-style games. This helps keep my model count down as I can reuse what I have for whatever games I play. A typical skirmish game can be played on a 3'x3' or 2'x2' and sometimes even smaller space. 

The end result is a small but versatile collection that I can easily keep out of sight when needed and quickly set up for a game when wanted. 

*This is the bulk of my terrain and figures for now minus one stacked figure case.

Do I pine for sci-fy adventure? Oh yes, I do! Decisions had to be made and this is how I chose to deal with it. 

Do I regret my choices? Not one bit! Fantasy minis are what brought me into this hobby in the first place and there are a ton of fantasy skirmish games to play right now.

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