Let's Talk Cases

[grandmastorage]

I've been collecting and painting my tyranid army for about a month now, and have just over 3000 points worth of stuff. I have a 1500 pt Inperial Guard army that fits fine into the Games Workshop case that is half tray/half pluck foam, but I know that my nids aren't going to fit in something that small. I was looking at this:

us.battlefoam.com/1520-p-a-c-k-1520-xl-molle-full-pluck-foam-load-out-black/

Because the wide variety and depth of the foam included allows me to comfortably store the different sizes of models that I have (at least I would think so).

I've got

2 hive tyrant with wings
Tervigon
Tyrannofex
Hive crone
3 carnifex
3 hive guard
3 venomthropes
3 zoanthropes
3 warriors
20 gargoyles
52 hormagaunts
60 termagants
8 ripper swarms

I know most of you guys probably have the same, double, or maybe even triple what I do, so I'm just wondering how you guys transport your stuff.

[Freeman]

I'd always used kr multi cases and still swear by them. They are really top draw.

However I'd found myself struggling to get my Nids into a single large case. Basically three flyrants fill any case and that's without the rest of your army.

So I'd adapted coredumps idea and have glued sheet metal to the bottom of a stacker box that is slightly taller than my tallest flyrant then super glued magnets ont to ne'er side of every base.

Don't get me wrong it wouldn't be able to go through a baggage hold but it's fine for putting in a car boot or carrying onto a train etc. Plus packing up is loads quicker and it all looks tidier.

[ordosean]

I bought this for my Tyranids specifically.  www.tablewar.com/display-tower-half-size-case-mark-iii-black-red-blue/

It fit in the overhead of the plane and no damage.

I fit 3 flyrant(one the giant forge world one.) 3 mawlocs, 6 lictors, 3 rippers, 2 tyrant guard, 20 spore mines, 4 mucolids.  comms relay in this case.  If you magnetize the flyrants wings off it would be easy to cram some more in probably.

[gigasnail]

^ i have a couple of friends with these cases, and they're ace.

i make my own out of shipping boxes from Philips. they make the very best boxes ; ;

[grandmastorage]

So on that tablewar case... From what I can see from the pictures, it looks like the models just sort of rest in grooves on those trays. Don't they go flying all over the place if you bump it? That's crazy that it survived being in the overhead compartment of a plane.

[gigasnail]

the bottoms of the trays are metal, and you put magnets on your bases.

[grandmastorage]

Interesting. Magnets would probably weigh down my wobbly little hormagaunts too.

[WestRider]

Those TableWar cases are great. I know a couple of people with them.

I've got a couple of GW and Chessex cases for my smaller stuff, and for the bigger Models, I basically just have a selection of Rubbermaid tubs and a bunch of bubble wrap.

Regardless of which case you've got, magnetizing the wings on FMCs vastly reduces how much space they take up, highly recommended.

[rroach]

Random boxes and bubble wrap, baby! (please do not swear) yeah!

(I am snapping scything talons and it's beginning to worry me.)

[shadowfinder]

I needing to find a good way to transport as well. Those cases look good.
What size magnet are you using to hold a tyrant or the new pod that thing is just crazy large and top heavy when built like its post to be.

[cypheon]

get a good sized toolbox.. and then..........

warbuilder.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/diy-make-your-own-foam-miniatures-trays/

or..... if you don't mind odd looks from people at security checkpoints....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_zhmDRHLw

[emoge]

A while back someone sold me on gun cases. I got a nice rifle case from black friday that's meant to hold 2x rifles but now holds an entire 2000 point army.

[grandmastorage]

Oh (please do not swear) you guys. G-Dubs just put up 3 new cases on their site that are going to be released on the 28th. That channel foam sure looks interesting, if it really can conform to any shape like they say, regardless of how pointy.

www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Citadel-Crusade-Figure-Case?_requestid=3276314

I could double up on gaunts in that, and cut the space I need by half or even 1/4. Sure, those cases look ugly as hell, but they might be better than the last ones on GW

[asmodas]

I got the battle foam spear bag, with the pluck foam loadout. It's a nice set, and the foam can be customized to the shape of your FMCs. Works good for me.

[cypheon]

grandmastorage: from the picture they have up... MCs and tanks are still not going to fit that stuff without hacking pieces out of the middle... which is sad that they still don't get just how big and bulky their own stuff really is...

edit: after watching the video, i stand (slightly) corrected... the trays have inserts you can pull out... but if you only buy one big case for your whole army, you'll still have another tray pressing down on the MCs from above.. it looks great for our infantry options, though.