I've got thousands of minis, but I have to travel to other people's homes to play. They get pretty heavy to lug, and it's hard to find movable storage that fits into a car easily. I'm considering about just buying a suitcase on wheels. Has anyone found a better way to transport their minis?
How do you travel with your minis?
- Thread starter Felon
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While I usually host the games, recent events have made it neccessary for me to be able to transport the game supplies to other locales.
Basically, I found a relatively sturdy piece of inexpensive wheeled, hard sided luggage, into which I pile 6 Chessex minis boxes, a seperate box for the party's minis, a shoebox of Huge minis, the required books (Core + Completes for the 3.5 game, Core + Classbooks for the 3.0 game), 2 large bags of dice, 2 calculators, and a set of pliers (for loose mini bases).
And I have room left over.
It has reduced the number of trips from car to house (and vice versa) from 3+ down to one.
The only thing that doesn't fit in the luggage is the battlemap which is carried in a long grey tube with a shoulder strap- they sell them in art-supply stores, and are infinitely expandible.
The only real problem I have is that I generally carpool to one game in an SUV, so that lift in and out of the car can be tricky at times.
Basically, I found a relatively sturdy piece of inexpensive wheeled, hard sided luggage, into which I pile 6 Chessex minis boxes, a seperate box for the party's minis, a shoebox of Huge minis, the required books (Core + Completes for the 3.5 game, Core + Classbooks for the 3.0 game), 2 large bags of dice, 2 calculators, and a set of pliers (for loose mini bases).
And I have room left over.
It has reduced the number of trips from car to house (and vice versa) from 3+ down to one.
The only thing that doesn't fit in the luggage is the battlemap which is carried in a long grey tube with a shoulder strap- they sell them in art-supply stores, and are infinitely expandible.
The only real problem I have is that I generally carpool to one game in an SUV, so that lift in and out of the car can be tricky at times.
I use Games Workshop mini carrying cases. three stacks of foam with squares cut out that will fit most standard minis. they also have a hard plastic shell that latches. Very good for both carrying and storing minis.
the downside is that they are quite expensive now. I bought the ones I had a few years ago when they were around 25-30 each. Now they cost a bit more (50$). despite the cost they are well worth looking into.
the downside is that they are quite expensive now. I bought the ones I had a few years ago when they were around 25-30 each. Now they cost a bit more (50$). despite the cost they are well worth looking into.
Ogrork the Mighty
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I don't even try to transport my entire collection of plastic and metal minis. I just fill a small fishing tacklebox with the minis I expect I'll need for the session. Seemed to work well enough, although there's always the "DOH!" when you realize you forgot the BBEG mini or someone summons something that you have the perfect mini for but it's at home.
I learned a while back that you have to prioritize and you can't (and shouldn't) take everything with you.
I learned a while back that you have to prioritize and you can't (and shouldn't) take everything with you.
Yeah...that's a good point Ogrork, and one I omitted from my post.
I'm like the OP in that my collection is numbered in 1000's...of assembled minis- probably outnumbered 4:1 by the unassembled stuff.
There is no way I'd try to transport EVERYTHING.
I'm like the OP in that my collection is numbered in 1000's...of assembled minis- probably outnumbered 4:1 by the unassembled stuff.
There is no way I'd try to transport EVERYTHING.
frankthedm
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blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
As an inexpensive method, I'm currently using large baseball card storage boxes. They're non-acidic, so they won't melt my minis or cards.
Glyfair
Explorer
Felon said:
Why are you carrying thousands of minis to other people's home to play? Do you really expect to use them? Is it one of those very freeform games where you never know what you will encounter?
I'd recommend prioritizing. Take only the minis you expect to use. If you aren't the DM, have the DM give you a list of what he expects to need, or invite him over to choose the miniatures (assuming he doesn't trust you to keep that information out-of-character).
Generally, I'd recommend using counters for the games that are highly freeform, unless you are playing where the miniatures are. Lugging all that around is just too much. As a DM, I have enough trouble carrying just my minimum number of books when I'm gaming elsewhere (curse the fact that everything is hardback these days). I carry only miniatures I expect to use, and have a small index card filebox with counters for the rest (along with statblocked index cards).
the black knight
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Plastic tacklebox. 5 bucks tops.
Errr...anyone besides me think that frankthedm's last post looks like he's hauling around clips for exotic firearms? 
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