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Well for my xmas gift to myself, I shelled out the $100 for a Flames of War case.



I play US for flames of war, specifically a tank company, and the start of a paratrooper army.

My first impression was WOW! The things is really well made, and is durable. There is a lot of room for models inside of all kinds (infantry, tanks, command teams, artillery, armoured infantry and vehicles, etc).

The only issue I have, is that the foam included is generic, so any army can use it. Now for any of the infantry or artillery, basically anything on a base this is no problem, as the bases sizes are standard and fit nice and snugly.

The problem is in the tank and vehicle areas. I play with shermans, stuarts, M10s and halftracks, and unfortunately, the US versions of these are smaller than other armies, which leads to lost turrets in general jumbling around if i am rough with the case (as I was on purpose to test it).

Now, I am in the process of magnetizing all my turrets so that should solves the problem mostly. And Battlefoam does make army specific trays, which I will likely invest in, in the new year, but for now, the bog standard case is what I have.

Final Analysis (or the TL;DR section): The case is very well made and seems ideally suited for German armour. All models on bases will be great in this case. Various factions tanks and armoured vehicles may see a bit of shuffling, though if you don't bang your case around they'll be steller.

Value: 7/10 - Good quality cases cost money, but this is even a bit pricier (on par with Battlefoams stuff)
Quality: 9/10 - Well made, durable, good construction.
Appearance: 10/10 - Looks great and with an army specific patch and a nameplate it would DY-NO-MITE!


Would I buy one again? Yes I would, but I would immediately shell out the cash for the army specific trays and sell some of the standard ones to friends/ebay.

Nice review, I´ve been considering one of these myself, and having read through this will certainly get some of the more specific trays for some sections of my army.

Thanks.

Thanks for the review, I had been curious about the sizing. I foolishly put aerials on my tanks so there is no way they can go in foam without snapping off, but useful to know for future army projects Would love to see some pics of your FoW stuff too if you fancy uploading some to the gallery!

I don't play FoW but I definitely like magnetizing turrets on tanks for my Heavy Gear tanks. It seems like the way to go, and I hear Battlefront incldues magnets in some of their newer kits?

I've decided the best storage for tanks seems to be to store them with turrets off. For HG, which is 1/144, I can generally get stuff in 1 inch or 1.5 inch pluck trays OK.

I'll probably be getting a Battlefoam case soonish, though...

Thanks for the review!

How did you get it? Is there a Canadian supplier or did you have it shipped (from Battlefront?)? If you had it shipped from overseas were the duties/brokerage fees an issue?

legoburner wrote:Would love to see some pics of your FoW stuff too if you fancy uploading some to the gallery!

I'll get some in there soon, its just been incredibly hectic lately, buying a new house and all that goes with that.

Specs wrote:How did you get it? Is there a Canadian supplier or did you have it shipped (from Battlefront?)? If you had it shipped from overseas were the duties/brokerage fees an issue?

The case was $100 USD from battlefoam and my invoice was for $107.26, shipping included. Never paid any other fees!

Thanks for the review. I think your assessment is spot on. I must say I find the cost prohibitive. Battlefoam is high end, five diamond emperor's club material. However, this is easier to swallow when dealing with awkard and bulky GW models. For FoW there are many excellent tool boxes out there that provide arguably superior functionality when used with magnetized bases.

olympia wrote:Thanks for the review. I think your assessment is spot on. I must say I find the cost prohibitive. Battlefoam is high end, five diamond emperor's club material. However, this is easier to swallow when dealing with awkard and bulky GW models. For FoW there are many excellent tool boxes out there that provide arguably superior functionality when used with magnetized bases.

Absolutely, but I didn't want to magentize my entire army