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After seeing the post last week, I went and checked out Battlefoam.com. The website seemed cool but I was a little cautious with my purchases and picked up one Red Scropion tray for Sabol case and one Red Scorpion for GW case. I got the foam on Monday and I was hugely impress with the quality of the product.

Compared to Sabol:
Don't have to pick and pull
NON STCIK(no putting paper towells to protect minis)
Better Quality Foam
Custom Cuts
Custom Name per tray
More mini per tray
$15-$20 Which is double

Compared to GW:
More minis
Better quality
Custom Cuts
Custom Name per tray
$15-$20 Which is double
Better use of space

Overall I would give the Customer service, Product, and Experiance an A

This is a product review. I have purchased the product and stand by my words. I'm not part or have never been a part of Battle Foam. I have put this disclaimer on here after watching some people get blasted over the past week.

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Just thought I'd ask....how do the foam trays fit into the GW case, if at all?


Edit: IGNORE ME!! Went to the site and they have the info there

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to bad im in the uk

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Ya there good if you have the money to spend 20$ on one tray.

I still prefer the 8$ a tray with a little work.

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It depends. I just ordered a couple from battlefoam because you can get more guys per tray. I want to see how big the spaces are in person before I order more.

The way I see it, if I buy one $18 tray instead of two $8 trays, and can fit the same number of models either way, then I only have to buy half as many cases to hold the models because I need less total trays.

On top of that, during the summer, I travel on my bike, so I only have space to carry one case. If I can fit twice the number of models (or even 1.5 times the number of models) into my case, I have a lot more options. For me, the extra few bucks is worth it for this reason.

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You cart your 40K stuff via bike? You're a braver man than me.

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Tempting.

Also, this should be an article. Anyway, it gets my vote for one. Care to try it?

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You can order trays to fit either GW style cases or Army Transport style cases.

The D6G crew just got some samples the other day... we were VERY Impressed. We had them make some custom trays for Warjacks, Uncharted Seas, etc.

Our next episode will feature an interview with the owner of Battlefoam.

 
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The trays look good and it seems you get what you pay for. The carrying capacity is increased.

If I were going to entrust £100 worth (not including painting time) of figures into a foam carrying case, I would not begrudge an extra £5.

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Frazzled wrote:You cart your 40K stuff via bike? You're a braver man than me.


Why shouldn't I? If I get in a bike accident, I'm pretty sure that the state of the miniatures will be the least of my concerns. To keep things in perspective, at any time I may have, maybe, $1k worth of figs on the bike. The bike's worth $20k. My head is irreplaceable. If I'm willing to risk my bike and my head, I'm willing to risk my figs.

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Kilkrazy wrote:
If I were going to entrust £100 worth (not including painting time) of figures into a foam carrying case, I would not begrudge an extra £5.


This right here is what I agree w/ I'll be making a purchase on Friday and let everyone know how the order goes and what I also think of the trays when I receive them. Cheers

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Well see there's your difference redbeard. My bike costs maybe $200 when new. My wife says I'm paralyzed from the neck up so there's no money there. Clearly the minis would be the most precious item...

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20K$ fora bike? That thing better be able to fly...


I'm not saying its a bad investment, its just not the thing for me. For the few models I use foam for (Most of my boys and other plastic bits are just in an old fishing box I got when I was 10 ^^) don't warrant the need for it.

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JokerGod wrote:20K$ fora bike? That thing better be able to fly...



Redbeard wins for expensive hobby in this thread.

Unless someone decides to reveal that their hobby is hiring underlings with full health insurance.

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At least you can drive around places on a bike.

And pull girls.

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malfred wrote:
Redbeard wins for expensive hobby in this thread.

Unless someone decides to reveal that their hobby is hiring underlings with full health insurance.

Oh, I OWN one of those Gyrojet pistols from the 60s. The rounds are a mere $100 per, I'm thinking about going shooting this weekend, anybody up for a some plinking?

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Bike = motorcycle, folks.

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MagickalMemories wrote:Bike = motorcycle, folks.


Ok that makes seance. I was thinking ching ching, not vroom vroom XD

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BigToof wrote:Oh, I OWN one of those Gyrojet pistols from the 60s. The rounds are a mere $100 per, I'm thinking about going shooting this weekend, anybody up for a some plinking?


Beeing curious I red about it. I imedetly thought, wow, its a boltgun!
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Still... $20K is a lot of damn motorcycle.

I have an expensive Italian job and it still comes in around $11K. For$20K you either have a very expensive sportbike, a Touring rig like a Goldwing, or an overpriced Harley.


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The Green Git wrote:Still... $20K is a lot of damn motorcycle.

I have an expensive Italian job and it still comes in around $11K. For$20K you either have a very expensive sportbike, a Touring rig like a Goldwing, or an overpriced Harley.


Or its a custom, they can shoot up in price very fast.

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Probably a Harley Davidson. 20 grand easy on those bad boys.

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yeah,
back on topic the trays look awesome!
5 x 10 man squads is made of win!
You could probabily make some money back selling your old foam trays on ebay... I'll have to think about these?

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It all looks good, as after reading the ThunderOrk flame session, I checked out the site. I do have 1 word of caution though for the owners, and this is speaking from experience......

Be careful of the symbols and logo's you print on the trays, GW legal will have your behind for breakfast quicker than your Gretchin fail morale checks.

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Peredyne wrote:Probably a Harley Davidson. 20 grand easy on those bad boys.


Yup, it's a big touring Harley. My wife and I go cross-country on it for weeks at a time.

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Peredyne wrote:Probably a Harley Davidson. 20 grand easy on those bad boys.


Yup, it's a big touring Harley. My wife and I go cross-country on it for weeks at a time.


Oh well, maybe next time you'll get a real motorcycle

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Wait a sec, you got a Duck for $200?

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