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Hi All,

I am just after what you all use to transport your Termigant/Hormagaunt models (or similar horde kind of units)?

The reason I am asking is today I have purchased a new carry case to store and transport my MC and Tanks and came accross the issue that I have way too many models to slots in cases.

What I have is 1 citadel case (3 sheets of 27 infantry slots), 1 Citadel tool case (something like 40 ish infantry slots and 3 large squares that can hold Rhino sized tank, 1 Bunnings 500x300x200 (ish) case with 3 40mm foam trays and an egg foam padding on top, 2 old watch carry case, holds 4 40mm ish foam trays 1 is cut for infantry the other I can buy foam for (as I don't have it yet) and cut to spec.

I was thinking of maybe getting some 20-30mm thick foam and cutting infantry slots similar to the GW cases to hold the 100+ gants/gaunts I have.

If anyone else has other methods I'd love to hear them.

I suppose the other alternative is a big plastic contaner and just toss them in

I have the same issue. I don't need a whole other carrying case just for a horde of 3$ models. Just line them up in a box and put paper in bewteen the layers. Some GW boxes are well sized for this purpose.

I use a bucket.

Seriously, if you varnish them well enough and aren't mashing them down on each other it will be okay.

Bucket 'o Nids and Bucket o' Orks. Odd looks and hilarity ensue when I pull them out. FYI larger models, special units, metal figures, and character models I put in foam cases but the rank and file aren't too special to be in the bucket brigade!

I don't own Tyranids. My friend who does has a simple cardboard box that houses all of his 20mm base-sized Tyranids in a loose pile. They're all plastic, and if you're priming and protecting your paint jobs properly, this is sufficient.

I've got a couple of the pre-cut battlefoam trays for my gaunts and gants. The overflow have magnets on their bases and I put them in a metal box.

Steel toolbox with magnets under each base. I can fit 80+ per drawer.

I use regular old egg cartons. You can fit 24 gaunts per carton, and it's about as cheap as it gets!

I use plastic fishing equipment boxes and tool boxes for my rank n file guardsmen. Larger plastic containers are actually great for IG vehicles.

I used a box that I magnetized the bottom of and a ton of magnets for all my troops. Holds them enough to not slide around, but they are still easy to pull off.