Army Carriers

[romorini]

I know this is a topic that comes up fairly regularly, but I'm wondering what everyone thinks about the various foam cases produced by Citadel (www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat1030021&rootCatGameStyle=gaming-accessories), the ammo crate coming out with the Gamer's edition (www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1210011&prodId=prod1420008), or any of the other various solutions, such as tackle boxes, third party producers, etc.

Currently, my army is stored in either a drawer in my desk, or egg cartons, a box with old socks and packing material, and an empty first aid kit. Very sub-optimal conditions.

[invictus]

Well for me i sadly use plastic bins for my gaunts/stealers/etc. If I went with army trays It would be too costly, instead I use the trays just for some of the metal figures (except gargoyles). My gargoyles are in a plastic bin also with some .50 cent wool scarfs protecting them from each other. Then I stick all that in my mobile toolbox.

Really though you don't have much choice especially if you go troop heavy, I'm at around 276 models for just my troops (not counting rippers) And putting that many troops into a tray is just not economically sound.

There was a topic listed before for what people use for transport, the pic of the one I have is listed there. I'm quite happy with that one, I can hold all my nids, along with my 200 model orc horde, and my necrons. Only thing that doesn't fit is my monolith which is "safely" stored and carried in a walmart plastic bag lol.

[rfly]

I have a briefcase, with some foam layers I made in it. Fits all my books and all my infantry, but no vehicles or MCs.

[WestRider]

I've got a couple of the GW cases. They're really not that great. The slots have trouble holding anything besides a more or less human model in a fairly static pose. It's a major pain getting my Hormies in there and even the shooty Gaunts don't fit that well. The hinges and clasps aren't terribly well made, either, and I know several people who've had trouble with the case breaking.

Sabol's Army Transport line (and the cases that other companies, such as Reaper, have cloned off of them) really seem to be the way to go.

[Haraio [MALAL]]

I have an Intersponge bag which my girlfriend gave me for Christmas, and I love it to death!!^^ You make the slots yourself, so you can make them fit your spesific models like a glove^^

www.intersponge.com

[romorini]

rfly: Sounds cool, can you give any more details/pics? what kind of foam did you use? How much was everything? I have more time than money, and with all the magnetizing
I'm doing I'm thinking I may as well make my own case.

Westrider: I have seen the Sabol Carriers, and am intrigued, do you have pics of how you use their system?

Haraio, how do you feel the Intersponge system is better than the citadel cases? It looks very similar.

[WestRider]

I don't have any pics, since I've not got one of the cases myself, but basically, each layer is divided into 1/4" squares which you can pull out so as to create a space specifically to fit any particular model.

[Haraio [MALAL]]

I haven't tried the GW cases, since the Intersponge bag is my first army carrier, but I find that it's really good. Compared to my friend's ultramarine carrier (GW I think), the trays are bigger. While he has to lay all his models down, I have four trays which are tall enough to fit a Carnifex (basic pose), and I can still fit almost thirty Hormagaunts standing straight up. In one trays, I managed to fit two Carnifexes (one with long guns) and the Tyrant, and still have one quarter of space left (gonna put my Tyrant guards there).

In addition to all that model space, the Intersponge carrying case is also good because they take care of the other needs of us gamers too. There's a detachable dice pocket under the lid, where you can keep the dice during the transportation. There is also a large book pocket, for keeping Codexes, rulebooks, templates, calculators and such^^

I can fit my entire 2600 points Tyranid army in there (though I'm only using two trays so far: the rest are in ice cream boxes ), along with the rulebook, codex, templates, about twenty dice, calculator and paints and brushes^^

[theevillemon]

i use ice cream containers lol im so cheap.

[Haraio [MALAL]]

Hehe, I used ice cream containers too, until I found out they tend to break my larger Nids. Now I only use ice cream boxes to transport plastic models^^

[Koyori]

romorini: Sabol cases are they way to go, one gets quite a bit of foam over, which with some creative use of glue and something for a bottom, you could make a bunch of new treys.

[romorini]

That's what I've been thinking. I'm going to have to look for come good containers, and figure out the dimensions.

[Koyori]

The word is slipping my mind but if ya use one those foam thingies you sleep on when camping, as the bottom, and then use some good glue you can get good treys. I recommend you use standard sizes for the treys: like 33,5 x 19cm the hight adjusted to what ever you want to transport. A basic sports bag will do enough to carry a HUGE amount of models.

[flyingspoon]

I'm actually after a bag as i can't carry a normal games workshop case as they give me sores on my hands at the base of my fingers and i've recently hurt my back so i need a bag or large case to minimize strain

[romorini]

Flyingspoon, sorry to hear about your back problem those suck big time.

Koyori: are you referring to eggshell foam or those dense foam pads about a centimeter thick or less? As for the duffle bag, I take public transportation and such, so I think a hard sided carrier will put my mind more at ease.

Keep the ideas coming, I'll put up some pics of the final result when I get it!