I LOVED all your storage solutions!!! I thought I was a tad compulsive with arranging the box, but you have me beat for sure! How in the world do you have the time for the gaming, storage, and filming/editing I have no idea. My hats off to you! Thanks, you for make gaming fun. Having complete kits, coming from the land of my father, is an extra bonus.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Glad to be of help, it's an amazing time for boardgaming, I feel fortunate to live in a such a great time for boardgaming.
@patrickols6 ай бұрын
very nice storage for these, you sure have an eye for it. I use zip locks of different sizes for them and I use cheap plastic saucers from the $1 store when I play for the counters. But really like the storage very neat and very organized
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Hi Patrick - I'm so appreciative of these things to speed up my gameplay by removing a lot of the tedious sorting and searching tasks. Just a huge fan. :)
@Esel-ic7so7 ай бұрын
Dear Sir, I would like to thank you for introducing me to the interesting and exciting world of wargaming. At Christmas I finally joined the ranks of wargamers. My first game was Crossing the Line Aachen 1944 by Vuca Simulation. I'm often in Aachen on business, so it was practically a must-buy. And I also bought trays from Cube4me to support it, very helpful. Thanks for the great entertainment and best wishes from my wallet ;)
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you've been able to find fun in wargaming! Welcome! We're glad to have you part of the community! How are you liking Crossing the Line Aachen?
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Also, are you okay if I share this out on social media?
@Esel-ic7so7 ай бұрын
@@ZillaBlitz Thank you very much for the welcome. I like it much and I think it's a good place to start. Even though I've only been able to play it solo so far. Theseus is next and I'm hoping for a reprint of Bug River. The production value of Vuca is outstanding. And please feel free to use it on social media. 👍
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Thanks! And yes, for sure, you've made a great choice in a first game, and such works of art. :)
@teutonicc7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I was just thinking about ordering from them after your video of Panzer NA and I saw those trays.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
My pleasure! I still can't believe everything was able to fit back into the Panzer NA box. :)
@mitch49497 ай бұрын
I made custom 3 comparment paper dividers for cube4me trays. With the dividers, I can store 36(thick gmt brown core)~ 45(white core mmp) per a compartment(8mm trays). I've tried gmt, dvg trays, baggies and all kinds of storage solutions but cube4me is the best solution for me!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I could see the dividers being really helpful for many of the games with 5/8" counters in particular, that's a great idea. :)
@joeyj68087 ай бұрын
Those trays sure beat the heck out of all the ziploc bags I currently use. Very cool! Reminds me of my school days of building regiments, etc. for Panzerblitz and storing them in film canisters LOL. See? 35mm film WAS good for something!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Wow, film canisters is a throwback in time. But couldn't you not see inside them?
@RobertO-ly5tb7 ай бұрын
This made me smile. When I was a kid, I stored my Panzer Leader counters in repurposed prescription bottles! Cheers.
@marknelms86947 ай бұрын
I have found that Avery return labels for the tips of the Cube4Me trays just right so I type out what's in each compartment and label it which makes putting counters back so much easier
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
This is a great tip, I'll have to check out those labels. Thanks!
@SoloBattles7 ай бұрын
They worked really well for Hill of Doves, making setup and takedown a snap!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yes, I really like them for games with a set up sequence, because you can build the tray to follow along with the set up. Makes it so fast. :)
@MeanderingMikesManCave7 ай бұрын
I used the Cube4Me trays for Andean Abyss (and covered it on my Channel). So many games can benefit from improved storage organization!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely agree. Time is the key factor and these save so much time for me.
@jeffc47576 ай бұрын
Woohoo just got my shipment in for like 5-6 games. I really appreciate your curated lists.
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Nice! Sounds like a fun storage project! I'm glad the lists were helpful. :)
@kickthesky7 ай бұрын
I have been getting wooden pieces from them for a while now. Now I know that they exist outside of Etsy and that they sell wargame counter trays! Bonus!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yes, they have a lot of little wooden pieces that can be used a lot of different ways. :)
@joelcole1617 ай бұрын
I received 30+ deck trays from Cube4Me just yesterday - I needed to sort out a lot of deck-heavy games like Corsair Leader, B-17 Leader, etc... They are really terrific trays, I can see me ordering a ton of stuff from them in the near future.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Very nice! I'm actually making a kit for B-17 Leader this weekend. :)
@RobertO-ly5tb7 ай бұрын
I think I’ve only purchased one custom set (Here I Stand) from Cube4me, but I’ve purchased a LOT of individual trays. I think they are the best trays on the market. The only downside is they can be a little expensive when compared to the GMT trays. Otherwise, I would’ve purchased even more. The idea of having a tray serve as the lid to the tray beneath it is genius. Cheers.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that you are liking them! :)
@the_Mike_d7 ай бұрын
I think I've purchased storage from them to cover at least 5 different games - they're really well done. I also like when you purchase trays for a specific game, they put tiny colored dots on the trays if you have more than one set included in your order (so you know which ones to use). Price is great and shipping is surprisingly quick. I've had domestic shipping that takes longer!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yes, I have visions of the Polish postal service as superheroes in capes. The stuff gets here much faster than I'd think it would.
@jefferywilson32796 ай бұрын
Many recent game purchases are hard to fit back into the boxes once punched. Gmt Panzer sets and Dvg leader games and expansion sets leave little room for storage of the counters. Hobby Lobby sells storage containers in their jewelry dept of three for $3.49 which have a shallow depth about the same as a SPI tray. Typical storage is about 300 per tray dependent on counter size. Hobby Lobby has a vast assortment of zip lock bags. Jeff Wilson
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Yes, totally agree on the challenge of getting some of the counters back into the boxes. I've had good luck with these so far. I thought the recent one I did, Storm above the Reich, would be impossible, but then it worked out. :)
@KitsuneBleu7 ай бұрын
Cube4Me's full kit for the entire Commands & Colors Ancients line is just amazing. I got mine about 3 weeks ago for the base all 6 expansions and the way everything fits just makes that game so much easier to pull out and set up.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
That's a huge set, for sure! Very nice. :)
@marksockwell55006 ай бұрын
Great video as always, Zilla! We came up with the same solution for Silent War 2.0
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Yes, I had a couple of variants but settled on this one in the end. Nothing else worked as well and fit in the box. :)
@joequinones52467 ай бұрын
These are the best game trays...period. Thanks Zilla
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. :)
@TomHickey7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! I picked up my first couple of Cube4Me tray sets a few months ago and they worked great.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! :)
@thecustardprophet84347 ай бұрын
You seem to have as much fun working out the storage solutions as playing the games themselves!!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Ha! Yes, they are like little puzzles in themselves, and it feels good when it all comes together. :)
@patrickols6 ай бұрын
Zilla enthusiasm known no bounds 😉
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Ha! By nature I'm not very organized, but for whatever reason I like my wargames organized. :)
@DavidBrown-hy4vm7 ай бұрын
Those cube trays look so nice, keeping cubes separated & ready for immediate use or setup.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! I'm a huge fan. :)
@masmorden7 ай бұрын
These trays are perfect! Thanks for the tip.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, I love these things. :)
@j_atkinson7 ай бұрын
Seriously got to get a hold of these! They look great!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Up until I started using them, I've always been someone who would rather get a new game than spend money on trays for existing games. But once I realized how much time they save me, I'm a convert. The time savings in set up and play is so helpful.
@MrNeverbeentoEurope7 ай бұрын
The Cube 4 Me you highlighted for Panzer North Africa worked great! They shipped fast and did not take long to get to the US.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Oh, glad to hear that, thanks for letting me know. :)
@lakingsgeek7 ай бұрын
As an organization nut I can attest that Cube4me are the best storage solution out there.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I know there are other solutions out there that work great too, like custom 3D-printed trays. But for ease of use I do really like Cube4Me, yes. :)
@theMikeKop7 ай бұрын
Looking great, I wonder if something like these would work for Escape From Stalingrad Z. Maybe not for everything, at least for the weapon and maybe round character counters.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
For the counters, certainly, but not for the minis. :)
@davidmirman69297 ай бұрын
thanks for running the giveaway
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
My pleasure, it's Cube4Me that's sponsoring it, so they are really the ones giving it away. :)
@syramento7 ай бұрын
Excellent work Zilla.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Thank you much.
@d.r.44537 ай бұрын
Great timing! I was looking for a storage solution for my "Flying Colors" game and they had it. I also grabbed the ASL tray. I didn't see a 'Wing Leader Supremacy" storage solution but they did have a "Wing Leader Victories" one so I sprung for it too. Looking forward to receiving them. Nice video!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Those Universal tray sets can be a good deal if there are a few games that there aren't sets for, as you can almost always figure something out with one of those. :)
@richard-mtl7 ай бұрын
I LOVE my Cube4me trays. I have so many, I get rid of all baggies and everything goes into my trays and boxes. I am especially proud of my Fire in the Lake setup: each faction in its own card tray, and I've included the Sovereign of Discord extra cards as well. It's a beautiful organization!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
It really is a fun feeling when a set/game comes together. So... organized! :)
@RussellFlowers7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, I had been looking for counter trays and only found expensive options on Ebay and Amazon.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Oh, great, glad it helped! The shipping from Poland is pretty quick too, and because the trays are light it's reasonable too. I hope you like them! :)
@Kerdaq7 ай бұрын
Those look great! Need a few them.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Big thumbs up from me. They've changed the way I wargame. :)
@nordicmaelstrom47147 ай бұрын
I recently purchased a game from Noble Knight Games that had a cube4Me tray in it and I have to say they are really nice trays! I actually need to start getting my counters out of tackle boxes and into trays in the boxes. Starting to get too big of a collection to keep doing that for anything other than the series admin counters.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I think tackle boxes make a ton of sense for things like ASL, for sure. But for the non-series games, having everything inside the game box is really helpful. :)
@nordicmaelstrom47147 ай бұрын
I used them because they were readily available. I actually made the decision to stick predominately to series games so I can easily pick up rules and play more. I have great battles of Alexander on the table now! @@ZillaBlitz
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
The "I already know 75% of the rules" is a huge thing with series games, isn't it? So much fun to pick up a new game and being playing very quickly.
@nordicmaelstrom47146 ай бұрын
You got that right! I like picking up a game I just have to cursory read the rules and can pop it down an go.@@ZillaBlitz
@doc_adam7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the giveaway! Would love to get a couple of trays for Atlantic Chase.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Good luck! I'll be drawing the winners around next weekend (March 14-16). :)
@calciajd7 ай бұрын
I love their stuff. Shipping can take a while to the US but it isn’t their fault. Usually it is customs holding things up. Cube4me actually send orders out super fast.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Mine have actually be quite fast (to the midwest US). Probably 8-10 days on average?
@coyi517 ай бұрын
I really like C4me makes life so much easier, gradually, getting my games trayed, card trays also useful for storing wooden components. Panzer NA & Skies above Britain (sleeved cards)are still an issue and not happy, so will have to re think, although not sure what can be done Game manufacturers please note, use bigger boxes for those with lots of counters & cards. Many thanks.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you're liking them Coyi! Can I ask what is off with the Panzer North Africa set? And can I ask what is off with the sleeved cards for Skies above Britain? When I make those sets Cube4Me estimates based on the number of cards in non-sleeved trays how many card trays it will take to hold sleeved ones, but they also create storage size issues in the box. It will create a lid lift, which I believe is noted on the public notes for the set.
@coyi517 ай бұрын
@@ZillaBlitz Skies is now sorted and lid lays flat. PNA is a senior moment had three trays left which I thought were for the game, having checked the order this morning they were for another game, which has been trayed. Worryingly have never ordered the trays, I had also been punching & traying counters, sleeving cards for about 9 days, should have stopped but just wanted to get them done. Time to head for a darkened room. Currently looking at what trays I will need for Thunder in the East with counters (1050) out of the box plenty of room from trays, just a question of size and how many.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Ah, good to hear that it got all sorted out! And yes, for sure, organizing games can take a huge amount of time. Time for some well earned rest! :)
@nogardtla7 ай бұрын
One thing that you can do to eke out that last little bit of space - don’t lid each tray, just the top one. They nest tightly enough, especially if you stack horizontally on your shelf instead of vertically
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yes, I've found that nesting can work really well for some of the games.
@michaeldemeirleir7 ай бұрын
Great initiative!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@douglaspearson48537 ай бұрын
Wow you have been busy. I wish these were available when I younger. For me its bad timing my Russian Campaign is the 1st ED flat box. My ASL is all the 1st original full box ED
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
At some point I hope to make a kit for Beyond Valor. That would be fun. :)
@Stumptonian17 ай бұрын
I have used cube4me for several games in the last 6 or 8 months. Although i have the cube4me set, I have been holding off on doing my Panzer North Afrika until I can make some kind of key to help find the units on the reverse of the unit counters. I wish GMT wouldn't do that ...
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Yeah, the double-sided counters seems a bit ... different. I've not played enough to have it impact things, and I think the units on each side are "close enough" that I can find things quickly, but having said that, I feel like it's a bit odd that those two units on either side could never be in a scenario together. :)
@thequeencitygamer59657 ай бұрын
Excellent solution!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Definitely agree. :)
@laufetc7 ай бұрын
you sold me... jumped on their website and ordered some...
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Enjoy! I think you’ll like them.
@wxmnrpg7 ай бұрын
Cube4Me trays are really great! Thin, clear, and sturdy!
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Totally agree, thanks for stopping in! :)
@ArnoVdVelde7 ай бұрын
I don't use these for all of my stuff, but for some there is no replacement. Some games would be impossible to store without the boxes starting to take up a lot more space.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Totally agree, for the bigger games they are invaluable, for some of the smaller games that don't have a lot of back and forth with counters moving on and off the map, they are less critical. I still find them time savers, but the huge time savings come with the bigger games.
@rhlm957 ай бұрын
I like them, need to get more
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
They do get addicting. :)
@ludwigvan29326 ай бұрын
Love cube4me trays
@ZillaBlitz6 ай бұрын
Me too. :)
@Demy19707 ай бұрын
Hi Zilla, watching now, did u order Storm of Steel by Compass?
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
I did, yes. Sounds like it won't be long now. :)
@Zinmar7 ай бұрын
What cube 4 me would work with The Hunters series?
@pavelkren76777 ай бұрын
Deep big 15mm 20c, Silent Victory work perfect, Beneath the Med 8mm 20c.
@ZillaBlitz7 ай бұрын
Here's the custom tray set for Silent Victory: cube4me.com/product/silent-victory-u-s-submarines-in-the-pacific-1941-45/ Here's the custom tray set for The Hunters: cube4me.com/product/the-hunters-german-u-boats-at-war-1939-43/ The others I'm not exactly sure but I'm pretty confident that the 8mm, 20 counter trays will work fine. :)