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Hi
This might sound like a newb question, but how do you guys transport deffcopters.
Without breaking the rotor blades.?

i never glued em except the main body
i just snap it together before every battle

I bought mine of ebay, ready built because they were cheap.
will have to remember that for the rest of them

loki old fart wrote:Hi
This might sound like a newb question, but how do you guys transport deffcopters.
Without breaking the rotor blades.?

I have one of those deep well black and decker nuts and bolts cases. It holds them, and buggies and kans pretty well. Even a pair of trucks. of course you have to add your own padding for painted models. But for unpainted ones they fit nicely.

I use a sabol case. Miniature cases are pricey and most people would rather spend the money on miniatures, but if you invest in a good case you won't be sorry.

You have to learn how to make your own custom-cases. For example, I take a strong cardboard box (not a shoebox, those are weak) and then insert cardboard dividers into it (you can cut up a cereal box for the dividers, whatever, man).

Each Kopta gets its own section so it isn't bumping into all the other ones.

There are lots of variations on this theme, but it can be tough trying to buy a case with JUST the right sized compartments in it.

That's my advice. Good luck, and let us know what you end up doing.

I'm THIS close to ordering a battlefoam 1520.... $300 for a case may seem like alot, but i've spent twice that on my army, and factor in my time to paint it... $300 doesn't seem so bad anymore.

I use Sabol cases, exclusively... and the coptas were a problem. However, I work in a computer environment and get access to foam packing sheeting. Sometimes as much as 2 inches thick. So, I made my own trays..





It really helped that my rotors and bases come off.. upside down, the bases slide their poles down into holes I cut, and all the rotors stack on top of each other

-P