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 Fishboy wrote:
I like the idea of the trays for infantry models but have concerns about larger fiddly models like my Flyrants. The video shows a rhino, Nagash, etc but I cant see these supporting some of the larger creatures without risking minor breakage. Also in the video the plastic lid flexes a lot which leads me to believe the plastic is thin. May be nothing but I need to see these in person...the problem is where hehe.

Yeah. I'd be worried moving Nagash from the shelf to the table, let along it supporting itself on the side inside acase that requires some pressire to keep things in their place. Same deal with the dangly bits on the Bloodthirster's wings, and so on and so forth through the new "animated" plastic range...

Interesting. At that price KR is still cheaper, but that's comparing GW's hard plastic cases to KR's card. Not that I've ever had a need for anything stronger than card. I would say "you get what you pay for", but then again this is GW...

I'm sure those who like to stick with official products for their GW collections will be pleased, though.

The crusade case actually looks like a real good value in all honesty. $150 CAD for a case that size feels competitive to me.

The video they posted on GW's website next to the cases does show a small drop and the results. It looks like it's actually pretty secure. I'm seriously intrigued by this. Looks like it may be a great case for a lot of different armies.

I will be watching...

 godswildcard wrote:
The video they posted on GW's website next to the cases does show a small drop and the results. It looks like it's actually pretty secure. I'm seriously intrigued by this. Looks like it may be a great case for a lot of different armies.

I will be watching...

In all honesty, i think the design only works with plastic models. Maby Resin.

If you are useing older Metals, I'm not sure if the foam will secure it properly due to weight.

I'd worry about a lateral drop. If the force heads into the wall it looks ok, but if things head along the wall, I'd worry about a pileup at the end.

An oddly loud video on the new cases:





Still not sure about them...

 Lockark wrote:

 godswildcard wrote:
The video they posted on GW's website next to the cases does show a small drop and the results. It looks like it's actually pretty secure. I'm seriously intrigued by this. Looks like it may be a great case for a lot of different armies.

I will be watching...

In all honesty, i think the design only works with plastic models. Maby Resin.

If you are useing older Metals, I'm not sure if the foam will secure it properly due to weight.

That's my thoughts, too. I can't see myself ever using this stuff except for storage of mass plastic infantry. Even then, I don't think I'd ever want to stand them vertically for any real period of time, especially not in a moving vehicle.

I'm scared. I found a GW product reasonably priced for Japan and might even buy it!

The end is near I know!

Seriously now, I think the GW cases seem like a nice alternative to carry my miniatures in cardboard cases.

M.

Nice, I have been looking for a reason to ditch the KR cardboard boxes i have, (not a fan) and these ones look like they could do the job, guess it depends on how good the new type of foam is.
Looking forward to checking some out in store, always had good experiences with GW cases, and these ones look really nice too.

Previous GW carrycases had problems with the latches I was told. I hope this is not the case in the new ones.

M.

 Miguelsan wrote:
Previous GW carrycases had problems with the latches I was told. I hope this is not the case in the new ones.

M.

Thats true i wonder if this one will have the same issue.

Colour me impressed! That's a good chunk of stuff to fit in there.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 Lockark wrote:

 godswildcard wrote:
The video they posted on GW's website next to the cases does show a small drop and the results. It looks like it's actually pretty secure. I'm seriously intrigued by this. Looks like it may be a great case for a lot of different armies.

I will be watching...

In all honesty, i think the design only works with plastic models. Maby Resin.

If you are useing older Metals, I'm not sure if the foam will secure it properly due to weight.

That's my thoughts, too. I can't see myself ever using this stuff except for storage of mass plastic infantry. Even then, I don't think I'd ever want to stand them vertically for any real period of time, especially not in a moving vehicle.

It looks fine to me for transport as long as everything is plastic, witch GW stuff has been rapidly moving to a all plastic range for a few years now. So makes sence to just design a case with that in mind. Plastic mini's aren't the heavy, and the foam seems to sandwitch them in pretty good. You can see the foam compressing when the case full of figures is closed.

But no way you would be able to transport anything metal thow, the modles would be to heavy for the foam to hold in place.

Resin forgeworld stuff is what i'm worried about how well it transports, since it's halfway between plastic and metal in regards to weight.


For armies that never fit properly in the old GW cases, this is a big deal.

With regards to metal models, I imagine it'd be fine if the trays are actually full, if you have a single model in there it'll probably bounce around, but if you fill all the adjacent cells with models I imagine it'd hold them in place fine.

I'm not sure how it'd deal with small or slender models though.


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 Lockark wrote:
Resin forgeworld stuff is what i'm worried about how well it transports, since it's halfway between plastic and metal in regards to weight.

FW resin is way closer to the density of plastic than metal. Polystyrene plastic is around a specific gravity of 1 (similar weight to water), most casting resins are also around 0.9 to 1.5 tops. I would imagine FW resin is much the same because if you throw it in warm water (to straighten out warps) it doesn't immediately sink. Pewter is about 7.3, so 7 times heavier than either polystyrene plastic or resin.

Yeah FW resin is pretty damn light, not really noticeably heavier than plastic.

I'm very surprised at the prices for these. I saw £50 and assumed it was for the smallest one haha. But if the new foam works (which it looks like it will to me, but I'll wait for some reviews) then they're pretty reasonable (especially compared to battlefoam).

Yeah I'm going to wait on some reviews and see what people say, maybe go to my local GW and check it out for myself. If it works as advertised I might buy some, I have a couple of hundred models that are just sitting around in cardboard boxes and it'd be good to pack them away safely and properly and this seems like a reasonably cheap way of doing it.

I wonder how well they stack too. If I can buy 3 or 4 and stack them in the corner of a room that would be great.

It has an attractive price point and the various sizes are good if you carry a lot of models or if somebody is just starting out and only has a few models they don't need a giant case to store things in. The only thing I'm not sure about is that is says it fits "most models" not sure what that will mean. But for £75 for the largest case compared to a lot of case manufacturers who don't use cardboard it's very attractive. £30 for the smallest is really nice too if you have a kid just getting into painting models or something and you want to give them something to store them in or just want the extra space for a few bigger models. I'll probably grab one of these since I'm in need of a case and I'm not a fan of messing around custom fitting foam.

The design is very interesting, the foam zig zag looks like its flexible enough to accommodate tons of different miniatures shapes. Also the zig zag part looks like its not glued to the bottom of the tray which means if you place a base between the base and the zig zag layer it will be secure. The exterior is also discreet enough for any adult to carry. Price wise is definitely a good price.

Kudos for GW on this one.

 Lockark wrote:
The crusade case actually looks like a real good value in all honesty. $150 CAD for a case that size feels competitive to me.

No kidding. I paid 220$ for a Pack 1520 XL and although the wheels are nice, the thing is a bloody mess to store minis in. I have rarely had a mini that could fit inside the 1 inch foam trays without arms and weapons going every which way. I was thinking of getting the 200 minis case for my plastic SoB and their vehicles, and from the look of it I will have a much easier time fitting everything in there.

Honestly, I'm sold. Credit where it is due.

Dear Games Workshop

I'm not quite sure how to say this but;

Well Done

Plano 4 pistol cases. Holds 50 ish guys per level or various tanks in the lower level. Yeah you have to cut the foam to fit yourself but they are 12 bucks each. Hard plastic outside with good strong clasps.

I just can't get behind GW pricing.

Im actually curious about these, they seem really good and the price isn't bad compared to other stuff on the market.

Ive moved to magnetic trays mostly for the fragile stuff, but for my other armies I might give it a shot.

After the completely hilarious £40 price point for the Citadel Project Box, I was quite surprised when I saw the prices of these.

I am a KR Multicase fan and have several of the 200 figure cases but with those I'm limited to 25mm bases. The KR Multicase by itself is cheap but if you want to add a Kaiser bag to actually transport the card case around, that bumps the price up to £52.99.

For £50 retail for the Battle case with added flexibility, they could actually have a winner here.

 Jayden63 wrote:
Plano 4 pistol cases. Holds 50 ish guys per level or various tanks in the lower level. Yeah you have to cut the foam to fit yourself but they are 12 bucks each. Hard plastic outside with good strong clasps.

I just can't get behind GW pricing.

Pistol cases are a bit harder to find in the UK for some reason

AllSeeingSkink wrote:
I wonder how well they stack too. If I can buy 3 or 4 and stack them in the corner of a room that would be great.

Yes, "the Skirmish and Battle cases have been designed to stack on top of each other for easy storage", and all three have ridges in the tops and bases to neatly stack multiples of the same type. (Unlike the old cases, where there was nothing to hold a stack of them in place.)

I am pretty impressed with the price points on these, more so when they are available to independant retailers and I am seeing them up for pre-order at more than 10% discount on some websites.

 Senden wrote:

 Jayden63 wrote:
Plano 4 pistol cases. Holds 50 ish guys per level or various tanks in the lower level. Yeah you have to cut the foam to fit yourself but they are 12 bucks each. Hard plastic outside with good strong clasps.

I just can't get behind GW pricing.

Pistol cases are a bit harder to find in the UK for some reason

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it is because there are less pistols.

 warboss wrote:

 Senden wrote:

 Jayden63 wrote:
Plano 4 pistol cases. Holds 50 ish guys per level or various tanks in the lower level. Yeah you have to cut the foam to fit yourself but they are 12 bucks each. Hard plastic outside with good strong clasps.

I just can't get behind GW pricing.

Pistol cases are a bit harder to find in the UK for some reason

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it is because there are less pistols.

I'm not sure that's the case, and it sure is inconvenient having them falling out of my pockets

Nah, it's because we all CC all the time, we simply don't have need of pistol storage.

I've just got out of the shower, and I'm still packing 4!