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So I will probably be doing some flying in the near future and I will be taking some minis. I was wondering how everyone gets their minis to and from big tournaments and conventions. The minis themselves are pretty straightforward, a carrying case as a carry-on, but what do people do with display boards? How do you transport/fly with those? I thought of maybe just packing a display board up as if I were shipping it, but that would be a pain to carry around. If that is the best way to do it then it's the best way though.

What cases do people use for carry on? Is a battalion okay to use?

Thanks for any help.

I have done this a LOT for adepticon in particular. I suggest: build your display base in the exact dimmensions of the interior of your largest suitcase, make any vertical piece detachable so they lay flat. Pack clothes on top, viola, your good.

*A Warning, most airlines charge a bag fee now, so don't be suprised when a checked bag costs extra $40 roundtrip.

Good luck!

I think the battlion Sabol case is still good for a carry on. Display bases is whats really gonna be a problem i think Augustus has the right idea. Thats probably the only way to get a display base through. If you did something simpler, hit up a Walmart in your target city, and grab a cheap TV tray or something. Hold onto the receipt and you can return it the next day! Win win!

I stuff as many as I can into the lining of my greatcoat, the turned-up legs of my trousers, behind my ears, up my nose, up my arse, between my toes, in my stomach, under my hair, and the rest are liquefied and injected into my bloodstream to be reconstituted later.

It saves a lot of baggage space.

IIRC, the Batallion is FAA approved for fit into overhead compartments; if that helps.

Cheese Elemental wrote:I stuff as many as I can into the lining of my greatcoat, the turned-up legs of my trousers, behind my ears, up my nose, up my arse, between my toes, in my stomach, under my hair, and the rest are liquefied and injected into my bloodstream to be reconstituted later.

It saves a lot of baggage space.

.............Does it hurt much?

Coming down to The Big WAAAGH! GMM?

orkishlyorkish wrote:

Cheese Elemental wrote:I stuff as many as I can into the lining of my greatcoat, the turned-up legs of my trousers, behind my ears, up my nose, up my arse, between my toes, in my stomach, under my hair, and the rest are liquefied and injected into my bloodstream to be reconstituted later.

It saves a lot of baggage space.

.............Does it hurt much?

I doubt it, it seems he has body packing down to a science..