Every so often I do a tour of the local car boot sales usually find some old tool boxes there that ususally just need a bit of a clean up usually get them for 2 or 3 quid

I use KR multicases; pricey but really good

Quote from: Ithoriel on 20 February 2014, 09:01:37 PM
Do you use magnetic basing and steel paper stuck in the trays or foam padding? Or something else?

Nothing - the bases don't seem to jump around much.  My WSS are 6 bases 20 x 20 of 6 figs, plus 3 casualty markers per compartment- that seems to hold them.  Only disaster I've had was when one box fell 3 feet on to its side- Damaged a cannon, 2 limbers and a couple of figures came off the base.  The lid mostly held- one handle/lock flipped off on impact- so the trays weren't as tight in as usual, but I didn't have figures everywhere- the lid was only slightly off, and the toop tray protected the bottom 3.  Magnets couldn't hurt, but wouldn't have saved any more.  I also base on Vinyl tiles, so they are softer than metal or mdf.  The plastic is soft for hard plastic, so doesn't seem to scratch.  (Sunjester - that reminds me, I must fix those cannon!)

ACW are 30mm square base, with 7-8 on, thus 4 to a compartment

I have considered thin foam sheet on the underside of each tray, but you'd probably want to score the marks made by the tray underneath so it fits like Lego.

Given I have probably £130+ (at OLD prices) of WSS in one 9 litre, shelling out 16 quid for strong storage doesn't seem too bad.  The woman at Hobbycraft says she sits on hers (I'm not trying).

Also the trays are see through, so I can see unit labels on the bottom!

Hobby boxes from Home and Bargain, mid sized are 1.50 and take a CWC brigade in 6mm.

IanS

Quote from: Ithoriel on 20 February 2014, 09:01:37 PM

Do you use magnetic basing and steel paper stuck in the trays or foam padding? Or something else?

I do it the other way round, the magnetic sheets go into the trays and the much thinner steel paper goes on the bases of the figures. Also means you don't need partitiions or dividers. With 10mm figures I can literally turn the tray upside down without the figures coming away.

Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 February 2014, 10:21:38 AM
I do it the other way round, the magnetic sheets go into the trays and the much thinner steel paper goes on the bases of the figures. Also means you don't need partitiions or dividers. With 10mm figures I can literally turn the tray upside down without the figures coming away.

I go the other way and have the thicker magnetic sheets on the bases. It lifts them slightly off the table and encourages others to lift them by the base edge rather than by the figures. I often provide all the figures for a game and we usually have a number of players...

Quote from: paulr on 21 February 2014, 08:21:49 PM
I often provide all the figures for a game and we usually have a number of players...

Yep, me too. I quite often provide everything down to rules, tape-measures and dice.

Years ago, I was led reluctantly around an IKEA. And lo, I beheld a set of standing draws measuring 325 x 230mm of which there were 6 deep and 12 not so deep draws. The shallower easily take 10mm figures and at a pinch 20mm (if no Soviets are stood up with ATRs) and the deeper draws take all your 10mm buildings, 20mm vehicles, 1-1200th Nappy Naval ships. So, moral of the story, don't moan when accompanying the memsahib shopping, there can always be light at the end of the shopping tunnel.

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