I work away most week days and do something similar.
I have a couple of different small cases - a citadel skirmish case (which isnt actually that small) and a small toolbox from the local DIY store. I use one of these (depending what I am taking). I usually take 5 undercoated miniatures at a time, and around 20 paints and 10 brushes. I use citadel pallet paper instead of a pallet, although any really thick coated paper would work (I did try a glossy tourist brochure in a hotel once, and it worked ok but the paint would eventually soak through it).
I also have a small USB powered LED lamp, which gives good light, and a small container that I use for water. This all takes up about 2/3 of the room in a small (carry on size) suitcase, so I have to be quite tight with my clothes and toiletries that I take.
My approach is usually to base coat, apply two layers, wash and drybrush 5 minis over the 4 nights I am away, and then apply final layer and do the basing over the weekend. It works pretty well as an approach.
Sometimes I don't take paints, and instead take 1k of stormcast and try and get a game in at a club near where I am staying, which is also a great way to meet some nice people and have something to look forward to during the tedium of being away from family.
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I work away most week days and do something similar.
I have a couple of different small cases - a citadel skirmish case (which isnt actually that small) and a small toolbox from the local DIY store. I use one of these (depending what I am taking). I usually take 5 undercoated miniatures at a time, and around 20 paints and 10 brushes. I use citadel pallet paper instead of a pallet, although any really thick coated paper would work (I did try a glossy tourist brochure in a hotel once, and it worked ok but the paint would eventually soak through it).
I also have a small USB powered LED lamp, which gives good light, and a small container that I use for water. This all takes up about 2/3 of the room in a small (carry on size) suitcase, so I have to be quite tight with my clothes and toiletries that I take.
My approach is usually to base coat, apply two layers, wash and drybrush 5 minis over the 4 nights I am away, and then apply final layer and do the basing over the weekend. It works pretty well as an approach.
Sometimes I don't take paints, and instead take 1k of stormcast and try and get a game in at a club near where I am staying, which is also a great way to meet some nice people and have something to look forward to during the tedium of being away from family.