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So...I was looking into a way to carry my army from place to place. I have seen the troop transport foam carriers...but the GW brand ones are expensive as hell! Is there any cheaper way to get this (like a generic version)? Or an alternative that won't destroy my models?

Look into Sabol Defense. Pretty good stuff, and I didn't think it was too terribly expensive.

Jimsolo wrote:So...I was looking into a way to carry my army from place to place. I have seen the troop transport foam carriers...but the GW brand ones are expensive as hell! Is there any cheaper way to get this (like a generic version)? Or an alternative that won't destroy my models?

Do you have any extra banner or antennae sticking out?

If not , there is nothing a towel and a box cant do. Im sure its better than foams too

Really depends on what your trying to protect.

I box/plastic container with packing peanuts works just fine for tanks etc.

I have two cats and I use the extra buckets that their 35 pounds of kitty litter come in.

I spray painted them black with green spots and strips to make it look like camo. Then I use extra plastic containers like peanut butter jars or butter tubs packed with paper towels and bubble wrap. Works perfectly. I could drop that thing off my roof, kick it around, sit on it, and they stack easily.

Save the planet: Recycle, Reduce, REUSE!

If you are feeling up to some work, you can head to a local shop that sells fabric, and you can usually find the foam used inside cushions in furniture in sheets of various thickness, down to about 1/2 inch. Some work with a hobby knife and a hot glue gun, and you have some trays.

LunaHound wrote:

Jimsolo wrote:So...I was looking into a way to carry my army from place to place. I have seen the troop transport foam carriers...but the GW brand ones are expensive as hell! Is there any cheaper way to get this (like a generic version)? Or an alternative that won't destroy my models?

Do you have any extra banner or antennae sticking out?

If not , there is nothing a towel and a box cant do. Im sure its better than foams too

I have no idea how you can endorse this idea.

Sabol foam is the best for the price. For $70 you get their standard case, filled with pluck foam that you can customize to fit whatever models you want. While it's more expensive than GW's case, you're getting a LOT more storage room for the money, and customization to fit your needs.

grizgrin wrote:If you are feeling up to some work, you can head to a local shop that sells fabric, and you can usually find the foam used inside cushions in furniture in sheets of various thickness, down to about 1/2 inch. Some work with a hobby knife and a hot glue gun, and you have some trays.

This is what I did. I got 30 Sabol-sized trays' worth of foam for $40.

You usually cant get as good a cut on on it, and therefore cant get the same amount of stuff in, but the price is right. blackfang may have had different results from me, though; he seems to have used it quite a bit more lol.

Don't know how much shipping is to the US, but I use KR cases - they're £20 each with customisable foam and carry more models than a (larger) GW one.

www.kaiserrushforth.com

I just use a tool box with removable tray. The bototm part of the tool box holds vehicles/terrain, the top holds infantry.

I used to use a box and threw my models in after wrapping them in bubble wrap. Worked very well.

I found a steel suitcase and made cut outs from these old foam tiles we had laying around.

And a few battle foam sheets for the units.