Figure Storage?

[shrike]

Not sure where this belongs but what do you guys use for your army's storage? Carrying cases?

[guns]

I use these plastic boxes: www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/usa/

Good quality, efficient use of space since you can stack 'em, come in different heights (sizes big enough to contain a based Harpy/Crone, Flyrant, etc.) and they're as good for longterm storage as they are for getting an army to a gaming night. Biggest drawback is the price.

I can generally fit an 1850 to 2000 point army in three boxes (one 11 litre, one 17 litre, and one 19 litre) with any or all of our creatures comfortably contained.

[Mearl]

Goodwill suitcase $8 to $10 and foam from craft store when it's on sale which is almost all the time and all different sizes $40 and boom 2000pnt army transport with wheels and pockets. Cut a piece of like 1/2 inch for the the bottom of each tray you want and then cut whatever thickness you need for the models and hot glue it.
One thing to know is don't cut the foam to exact fit in the case you want it to be little smaller then the case like 1/4 to a 1/2 inch because if it's to tight after you cut for models it'll be pushed in on its self plus so it has room to expand from models.
I've used mine for going on three years now never broke a model in it. It's basically the same thing people spend $200 for and mine has foam for the bottom of each tray not the harder foam stuff thats in the real ones.
2 tyrants
2 tervs
6 hive guard
2 zoans
2 trygons
2 dakka fex or tyranofex
65 gaunts

[romali]

Mearl, can you post some pics please mate? I've bought myself a glass display unit to store my Nids at home but as yet don't have anything to transport them.

[Sensei]

I shopped around local hardware stores and found some toolboxes on sale. I have two larger toolboxes and a few of the smaller parts/washer boxes. I took the inserts out of the toolboxes and found some foam sheets at a craft store. I cut the foam to fit in the toolboxes and then cut out space to safely put my larger more important models in. Smaller models like gants and the like I will transport in the smaller parts cases. I have a few heavier duty cardboard boxes that I store gants and the like in as well.

For transport, I find a small duffle bag works well and I can get the toolboxes along with my rulebooks into it.

[eskimo]

I have a large sports kit bag.
Made 2 boxes with flip lids out of 1cm thick cardboard and duct taped together.
Inside i fit KR Multicase foam trays.
Can throw and drop the bag with no injuries

Though when carrying lots or termagants i don't think they really need foam compartments each.

Tyranids is an annoying army to carry in general.

[irishbarse]

I use sandwich bags!
Slowing finishing my models with varnish so slowly gettn proper storage

[immortalblue]

I use this :

The bases have pennies in them, and the case has magnets.

[lictor534]

Jan 23, 2014 12:25:21 GMT immortalblue said:

I use this :

The bases have pennies in them, and the case has magnets.

Do you have any recomendations on the magnetic sheets you are using? i'd like to do something like this but i was curious about cutting the sheets or where you can get them, how strong of a magnet is needed etc. I saw some magnetic vent covers from home depot but didn't know if these were strong enough to hold the figures in place during transit

[agonzoman00]

This is not a cheep option but its an awesome carrying, storage and display system with tons of options.

www.tablewar.com/

I have met and been destroyed on the table top with the guy who makes them. Check it out but I use tool boxes myself.

[shrike]

Anyone had experience with the GW carrying case? My FLGS only has those in stock and I have to order online if I want anything else that'd not from the hardware store

[coredump]

IME, GW boxes tend to assume you are playing with basic infantry models, and not always so great with odd shaped/sized models. But they might have gotten better at this.

I think they have really missed out on the opportunity to make some custom foam for their boxes, but oh well...

[shrike]

Don't they use pluck out foam?

[mobugs]

So I love the idea of just putting washers on the bottoms of the infantry units and sticking them to magnetic sheets.. I did a quick google search and found you can get the sheets pretty cheap www.magnetking.com/#Circlessquares I checked with K&J magnets and they don't have the sheets. I love this idea. Anyone know a good place online to purchase the foam from? How do you cut the foam inserts to the shapes you want?

[coredump]

if you are putting washers on the bottom... paint them and use different colors. This way you can tell your gaunt broods apart more easily.