Anyone buy Battlehive yet?
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Abdul Al Hazrad
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Battle Hive good
I ordered mine at the first available opportunity. It arrived a couple of weeks ago and I immediately set to work on it. Here are some quick thoughts:
1) It's smaller than I expected. This is not a big deal, and if I had really thought about it, I would have realized that, to be the perfect "book size" this is the size it would have to be.
2) It's very sturdy, I'm not worried about bumping it around.
3) There is plenty of room for all of my currently painted minis, plus my dice and some cds and pencils and stuff. There's also room to grow for the minis, but then I'll either have to carry fewer books or go back to putting them in a backpack.
4) My one real complaint has to do with the foam inserts. I really like that they're customizable and cut for ease of customization. However, because the bottom layer is cardboard, my minis with 1" bases can't fit well into them without cutting all the way down to the cardboard. In that case, they aren't getting a whole lot of protection on the bottom. If they can find a way to release inserts for the battlehave with foam bottoms, I think it will be a great improvement on an already very good product.
Abul Al-Hazrad/Bard Lucian
I ordered mine at the first available opportunity. It arrived a couple of weeks ago and I immediately set to work on it. Here are some quick thoughts:
1) It's smaller than I expected. This is not a big deal, and if I had really thought about it, I would have realized that, to be the perfect "book size" this is the size it would have to be.
2) It's very sturdy, I'm not worried about bumping it around.
3) There is plenty of room for all of my currently painted minis, plus my dice and some cds and pencils and stuff. There's also room to grow for the minis, but then I'll either have to carry fewer books or go back to putting them in a backpack.
4) My one real complaint has to do with the foam inserts. I really like that they're customizable and cut for ease of customization. However, because the bottom layer is cardboard, my minis with 1" bases can't fit well into them without cutting all the way down to the cardboard. In that case, they aren't getting a whole lot of protection on the bottom. If they can find a way to release inserts for the battlehave with foam bottoms, I think it will be a great improvement on an already very good product.
Abul Al-Hazrad/Bard Lucian
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Ulrick
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John Crichton said:Someone around here posted a thread about the Battlehive a short while ago. I recall that the poster in question liked it and gave it a recommendation.
Ah, here it is.
I BOUGHT THE BATTLEHIVE!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???
j/k
I just find it funny how last week I post that topic and I get no responses. Then tonight I find this topic.
John Crichton
First Post
I was going to respond, but really had nothing interesting to say at the time. Your post just made me want to go buy one at the time.Ulrick said:I just find it funny how last week I post that topic and I get no responses. Then tonight I find this topic.
Bran Blackbyrd
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I'm interested in the Battlehive, but don't require one just yet.
I really thought that the Charon Battlepack looked great (great big!) but the shipping for anyplace outside of Canada was punishing.
28 bucks just to ship!
The nice thing is they will cutom embroider the cases now. The bad news is, you won't be ordering just one.
I really thought that the Charon Battlepack looked great (great big!) but the shipping for anyplace outside of Canada was punishing.
28 bucks just to ship!
The nice thing is they will cutom embroider the cases now. The bad news is, you won't be ordering just one.
Storminator
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So I got a Hive, and I took it for a spin.
The Good:
1) Its tough as hell. Reinforced on all corners and edges, sturdy construction. I tossed it in the car and let it bounce around--no problem.
2) Quarter inch squares make for snug fitting places for figs. I REALLY like how the figs fit in this, compared to the standard slots in my other case.
3) One inch and two inch trays. Its nice to be able to sort the figs by size, and have a place where my big monsters really fit.
4) My books fit! Yes, I took my books to the game, and they nestled in the box perfectly.
5) Nice misc/dice rolling tray. A pencil or two, a dice bag, a little note pad, my small binder of counters... all good
6) Shoulder strap and a handle, used and liked both.
The Bad:
1) Only the books fit. I keep my character sheet in a folder...the folder doesn't fit. I have notes on a legal pad...nope. If the Hive were a bit larger, I could have got the folder in it, which would have been nice.
2) I used tweezers to snip the foam down to the right size (anyone know of a better way?) and it took forever. It was also a bit too easy to yank a square out completely. A bit stronger glue to the bottom plate would have been nice.
Overall:
A very nice case, buch better than the one I've been using. I liked it enough to buy a second.
Speculation! I found the Battlehive to be a great case for me. That may have something to do with my figs, tho. I play D&D, and that's about it. If I had some vehicles, like my son's WH 40k stuff, they would not have fit so nicely.
It was a bit pricier than promised, because it got hit with the luggage tarrif. Another $5. I didn't have time to follow up, but my FLGS said they may not continue to make them. She gave a reason, but it was hectic and and I didn't catch it. Then I forgot to ask about it later. I do know they called the distributor and ordered every single one they had left.
PS
The Good:
1) Its tough as hell. Reinforced on all corners and edges, sturdy construction. I tossed it in the car and let it bounce around--no problem.
2) Quarter inch squares make for snug fitting places for figs. I REALLY like how the figs fit in this, compared to the standard slots in my other case.
3) One inch and two inch trays. Its nice to be able to sort the figs by size, and have a place where my big monsters really fit.
4) My books fit! Yes, I took my books to the game, and they nestled in the box perfectly.
5) Nice misc/dice rolling tray. A pencil or two, a dice bag, a little note pad, my small binder of counters... all good
6) Shoulder strap and a handle, used and liked both.
The Bad:
1) Only the books fit. I keep my character sheet in a folder...the folder doesn't fit. I have notes on a legal pad...nope. If the Hive were a bit larger, I could have got the folder in it, which would have been nice.
2) I used tweezers to snip the foam down to the right size (anyone know of a better way?) and it took forever. It was also a bit too easy to yank a square out completely. A bit stronger glue to the bottom plate would have been nice.
Overall:
A very nice case, buch better than the one I've been using. I liked it enough to buy a second.
Speculation! I found the Battlehive to be a great case for me. That may have something to do with my figs, tho. I play D&D, and that's about it. If I had some vehicles, like my son's WH 40k stuff, they would not have fit so nicely.
It was a bit pricier than promised, because it got hit with the luggage tarrif. Another $5. I didn't have time to follow up, but my FLGS said they may not continue to make them. She gave a reason, but it was hectic and and I didn't catch it. Then I forgot to ask about it later. I do know they called the distributor and ordered every single one they had left.
PS
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