If you like to play games on a table rather than via a games console, you’re probably familiar with the basic problem of physically getting your stuff to the table. Sometimes it can be an adventure, especially if the table is eight miles away in someone else’s house. This can be especially bothersome if you have something like beautifully painted Citadel miniatures; you don’t want hours of work ruined simply because you couldn’t pack your team of Ork Squighog Boyz properly.
Over the years, Games Workshop have produced many solutions to this conundrum, mostly in the form of big heavy black boxes filled with foam. The Stormvault Skirmish Case is a more elegant idea. It’s a lunchbox-sized storage solution filled with long and thick rubber bristles. The idea is that these flexible tendrils hold your models in place while they bounce about in your bag.
The box is big enough to hold a small squad, so is suitable for games such as Kill Team, War Cry, Marvel Crisis Protocol or Necromunda. The idea here is to keep just the basic models secure so you can have these toys on your person as part of your day-to-day kit. Games like Warhammer Underworlds can be played in a lunch break with a handful of models in under an hour.
When a sample of this product arrived at STARBURST Towers, we decided to fill the case with some enthusiastically painted Gellerpox Infected and popped it into the bag we use every day. The infected are fairly intricate, if gruesome, models for Kill Team, with plenty of spiky bits and tricky-to-paint parts. The models were not harmed at all, despite being thrown around in a reporter’s messenger bag for about a month.
The little silicon prongs hold the models quite well, though you have to be careful not to overload the box; it’s intended for small unit games, not armies. We tried it with heavier models (resin and metal) with similar results: no breakages, and the pieces presented in good order. The box latches closed with a satisfying click and opens with just enough force to keep the models secure.
This is a good addition to a gamer’s arsenal and a considerate gift for the gamer in your life. A useful, if odd, addition to the tabletop gaming hobby.
