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Greetings,

Quick question. Has anyone attempted to use the new small GW carrying case for Warmachine/Horde models?

My problem is that I play Circle Orboros and a lot of the models have tiny spikey bits (Warpwolves) or are very fragile (Tharn Bloodtrackers), etc. I don't want to be placing them in foam trays to just pop over to my buddies house to play a quick game. Therefore the new GW case looks unique in that it has sort of vertical flaps that hold everything in place. Does anyone have any experience with this new GW case that can provide some feedback?

Thanks in advance to any who reply.

Got a link or pictures?

For myself, I use Harborfreight cases. They hold a 35 point list easy and can probably fit most 50 point lists. Great for travelling for just a game or two. And the foam is pluck and pull so you can customize it. The tool pockets have a single stitch between them that is easy to pull out and it then gives you pockets to hold cards, dice, tape, etc.

http://www.harborfreight.com/18-in-x-6-in-x-13-in-aluminum-case-62271.html

I think you would find it impossible to fit large-based models, and many medium-based ones, in the trays - they aren't quite deep enough even for pretty well-behaved models like warpwolves. You might also have trouble with metal models like bloodtrackers being heavy enough that they can move inside the trays in transit.

In any event, I don't think the case is much quicker to load or unload than normal foam trays, especially if you have models with spiky bits. I would just get a KR premium cardboard box and call it a day.

They are ok for plastic models but forget using them for metal.
Metal models will just move about in the strips and chip.

Thanks for the feedback boyz.... yeah all my Circle models are the old heavy metal ones... so I'll pass on the GW case. I'll explore other options.

I own a WMH battlefoam case and it's pretty nice. Expensive but worth every dollar. If you can hold off till their Black Friday sale you can get 20% off.

I use the new small GW case for my cygnar army. I put the Jacks in the bottom and the infantry up top, but I run a pretty heavy infantry list. I don't think it would work well for large, metal models.

I just finished building my stormwall and have no clue how to transport it now.

I prefer KR. Nice, soft foam that doesn't scratch the paint off metal models and a lot of options.

 PrinceRaven wrote:
I prefer KR. Nice, soft foam that doesn't scratch the paint off metal models and a lot of options.

I got a case of KR foam for my skorne and really like the case.

I have the medium sized case that I use for my Legion and my friend has the larger case that he uses for his Khador. They work... well. For most models, they work very well keeping it all intact, however, there are a few models, such as Abby2, that don't fit well.

As mentioned above, metal can be a bit of an issue. I put all my metal models near the bottom and haven't had an issue, but I could see it easily causing an issue for someone else.

+1 for KR... been swapping all my stuff from GW cases to KR over the years and still going.

Got one of these:
http://piratelab.com/pages/miniatures-case-details-page

fits 70+ points of circle or my cephalyx army! love it!