RE: How do you organize?
I use cross-stitch floss boxes for each game. Plenty of room to separate major component types by nationality (16 "regular" sized and one "double sized" for 17 compartments). Thanks to Vince, I now have sufficient "cool" color utility counters to have a dedicated box containing both the warm and cool sets for M/F; morale; ENTs and Dug-ins etc. They do occupy some volume, but they secure nicely; can be stacked on a book shelf (not too deep); and can be written on with a permanent marker for easy identification and pulling. These boxes go for no more than ~ $4 at A.C. Moore or equivalent (more expensive than "baggies").
For example, I have one box that contains in separate compartments:
SF: SS ground
SF: SS transports; guns
SF: SS leaders
SF: SS armor
SF: NKVD
SF: PAR
SF: NKVD leaders
FR: IT foot
FR: IT leaders
FR: IT armor; transports; guns
FR: IT blackshirts
AFD: Finn foot
AFD: Finn transport & guns
AFD: Finn leaders
AFD: Finn cav
AFD: Finn armor
AFD: Sov amor; transport
So if playing a scenario from a supplement, I just have to grab the appropriate specific box and any box(es) from boxed games. Another box has Black SS; Secret Weapons; and Iron Curtain etc. Smaller boxes with 7 compartments are also readily available which are good for mines; wire; and other ancillary items.
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