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biccat wrote:If you're really cheap (like me), you may want to consider gun cases. They use soft foam and are hard-sided so you're less likely to damage the models.

It's a great idea, and I've seen it mentioned several time. However, there's a problem regarding the fact that it's a gun case carrying stuff.

I'm lucky in that I live in the US South where carrying around guns in public is allowed. Good luck getting that working in the Northeast US (liberals and cops would be all over you) or the UK (civilian firearms are outright illegal).

It's not as bad as you make it out to be. I've known many people who've carried those around, and they never had a simple problem.
Never heard of it being an issue from anyone online, either.

Eric

Absolutionis wrote:

biccat wrote:If you're really cheap (like me), you may want to consider gun cases. They use soft foam and are hard-sided so you're less likely to damage the models.

It's a great idea, and I've seen it mentioned several time. However, there's a problem regarding the fact that it's a gun case carrying stuff.

I'm lucky in that I live in the US South where carrying around guns in public is allowed. Good luck getting that working in the Northeast US (liberals and cops would be all over you) or the UK (civilian firearms are outright illegal).

I've heard that, but never had problems myself. It would be a lot of fun to have a cop try to search one of my gun cases.

Took my Portable Warfare bag to Dakkacon this weekend via Fying. No issues fitting it under the seat on 4 different Delta planes, or going though security checkpoints

I'm going Portable warfare when my other bags start to die.

I might have missed it entirely but will the sabol trays fit in a PW bag?

I THINK they are close.. I don't have a PW bag myself, but I looked into it 6 months ago and that was one of my questions then.

-P

ironicsilence wrote:I might have missed it entirely but will the sabol trays fit in a PW bag?

Yes
Both hold the standard 7.5"x13" trays that most companies use.

I was going to get Portable Warfare stuff until I realized I'd need 2 for each army at about 1500 points.

Downsides to playing horde armies, I guess.

ironicsilence wrote:I might have missed it entirely but will the sabol trays fit in a PW bag?

Simple answer yes.

Longer answer, both their Blu foam and sabol foam fits in the bag. Battlefoam Sabol sized foam fits better though.

MagickalMemories wrote:It's not as bad as you make it out to be. I've known many people who've carried those around, and they never had a simple problem.
Never heard of it being an issue from anyone online, either.

Eric

I can also agree with this. Most players at out FLGS use them for Warmachine but are slowly phasing out for Battlefoam. I just stenciled a Cryx logo on the side of mine to distinguish it.

Also, they were originally made as R/C controller bags. At least thats what they are listed on Amazon as.

Catyrpelius wrote:

ironicsilence wrote:I might have missed it entirely but will the sabol trays fit in a PW bag?

Simple answer yes.

Longer answer, both their Blu foam and sabol foam fits in the bag. Battlefoam Sabol sized foam fits better though.

so the foam from another company fits PW bags better then PW foam?

ironicsilence wrote:

Catyrpelius wrote:

ironicsilence wrote:I might have missed it entirely but will the sabol trays fit in a PW bag?

Simple answer yes.

Longer answer, both their Blu foam and sabol foam fits in the bag. Battlefoam Sabol sized foam fits better though.

so the foam from another company fits PW bags better then PW foam?

Portable Warfare does not make BluFoam, he just has an arrangement with the company that makes it to sell it with the Sgt. Bags.

The PW APC box does not use Blufoam.

Slightly off topic, but this is the Mercedes Benz of figure cases. Worth checking out even if you don't intend to purchase a case any time in the near future.

http://www.tablewar.com/