Army Transport?

Hi Fritz,

Long time reader, short time emailer/commenter.

I was wondering, since you have a much larger model collection than I do, what army transportation system you use?

I've looked at BattleFoam, and the GW cases. Anything you use? Recommend? Hate? Love?

I currently run with my Marine army right now, but I also have a Null Deployment Nid army, and possibly building an IG army.

Thanks a bunch!

~Kyle

Kyle, thanks for emailing. I basically have three case systems to transport my army. The first is just a standard GW carry case for my infantry based armies like my Death Guard, Eldar Halrequins, and old Necrons. Everything but dice and tape fits into them and I can take two armies to play with me no problem. I also use the GW hard cases to carry my mixed armies of infantry and a few vehicles like y Hawk Lords- infantry, bikes, and four tanks fit in one case with some foam cutting.

Next is my Saim-Hann which fit in an sabol army transport case due to the large footprint of my vypers, jetbikes, and tanks. A bit big, but it is nice and carries everything in one case- dice, tape, codex, etc. My Black Templars which are razor-spam also fit in an army transport case.

Tyranids are where things get interesting as I have three armies…

The first is a big bug list- the big guys- tervigons, trygons, go in an army transport, and the smaller guys like gaunts, stealers, and hive guard go in a standard GW case.

Second army is my Null Army list and goes in a rather big fishing tackle box I lined with foam- with pull out plastic trays. The big guys and spore pods go in the top, and the small guys go in the bottom trays.

Final Tyranid army is one from early 3rd edition and fits in one standard GW case.

So, what to use?

I’d take a look at two things- where are you playing, and what is the size of your army? If you are playing locally then case size isn’t that important, as opposed to if you are planning to attend tournaments far away that require you to fly and travel. When I attend regional events I’d love to bring my Tyranid army but it won’t fit on a plane and I’m not checking it.

Second question is how much are you planning to expand your army?

Look into a system that always gives you a little more room as you will want to expand and include an extra unit or two in the future.

-Fritz

Guys, what cases/systems are you using to transport your figs to battle?