Here are the best ways to store and transport your miniatures from foam to magnets that are great buys during Black Friday Weekend!
It doesn’t matter where you are in your hobby journey. Everyone putting love into some minis needs to have a way to transport them.
Luckily, there are a bunch of different ways you can go about things, and some are most definitely cheaper than others.
Here is our list of the top storage cases for transporting and displaying your miniatures so you can keep them safe and show off your models.
Editor’s note- These are just our favorites, so if you have a go-to for storing your minis, let us know! As we are always looking for great new hobby products.
Top Storage Cases for Transporting & Displaying Your Miniatures
Some talented designers have brought their big guns to the table with these storage cases for transporting and displaying your miniatures.
Here is our latest list of the best miniature cases out there:
Crystal Fortress:
Crystal Fortress has some amazing cases, and their cube system allows you to pick exactly the sizes you need! Plus, you’ll be able to display them with pride while they are safe!
Jucoci Miniature Cases:
We all want to show off our painted minis (the grey ones can stay put away…), and this is a great way to do it. However, while most cases like this are minimal, this is quite large and can store an entire army! This is made of wood and looks nice, so you could easily put it on your desk or shelf, and it wouldn’t look out of place.
Battle Foam:
Battle Foam is known for amazing cases and precut inserts, but maybe their best products are the Magna Cases! They are super easy to use, durable, and just awesome.
The Top Army Cases to Store and Display Your Miniatures
- Crystal Fortress They have some really innovative ways to store minis, display them, and transport them all at the same time.
- Battle Foam Not only do they have a ton of amazing options to store your minis, but they also make pre-cut foam for almost every major release!
Tutorial: Store Your MCP Minis and Accessories.
- Artbin They make great containers and are a much cheaper alternative.
- A-Cases If you want a real innovative case, they are the place to look! Their cases work great for carrying and displaying minis of all sizes.
- Collapsible Tournament Push Cart– This thing is MONEY. You can roll up to the tournament, pull out your minis, collapse this thing and tuck it under the table.
- IKEA Cases make for some of the best display cabinets, and you can grab them for relatively cheap and light them up!
- LED Set For IKEA Case If you’re going to go with the IKEA cases, we recommend grabbing these as well.
Tutorial: How to Light Your Ikea Cases
- Feldherr If you are looking for a quality, inexpensive way to store your minis and transport them safely, it’s hard to go wrong with Feldherr!
- Jucoci If you’re looking to store and display a bunch of minis for an affordable price, the Jucoci Miniatures Storage Case might be perfect!
- Casematix has a ton of foam storage cases to keep all your hobbies safe, especially if that involves miniatures, dice, or trading cards!
- Steel Sheet (For Clear Cases)- use as a base for something to magnetize your minis to.
- 3M Double Sided Mounted Table (For Mounting Steel Sheets)
- Iris Cases These are another really cheap option to store a ton of minis! They have tons of sizes, so there are plenty to choose from.
Tutorial: How to Store Your Miniatures for Cheap
- Really Useful Boxes– These are another alternative to carry your minis in clear cases and can be combined with magnets to really make them great!
- Magnet Inserts– Magnet Baron has a ton of pre-sized magnets for Really Useful Boxes and way more. If you’re going to make your own case, they are a great place to look for magnets.
- Project Cart With 6 Cases for Miniatures 12″x12″ 2″-1/2“ as seen below
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- Sterlite Bins x12 – You can put a metal sheet in the bottom of these and throw your minis with magnetized bases inside!
- Hobby Bags – You can never have enough transportable bags to keep your hobby supplies in one spot.
- Bankers Boxes– They fit the Battlefoam 720 trays and two Sabol or Gameplus foam trays side by side and are pretty cheap!
- Large Acid-Free Cases- Perfect for miniatures like Magnus, Mortarion, Beetle Lady, and more.
Casematix Miniature Cases
- Tablewar Looking for the best way to store your miniatures and play games? Tablewar might be the place!
- KR Multicases These are great for the money and even come with precut foam inserts, making your job easier!
- Harbor Freight While these aren’t made for minis, their cases are really tough, and if you don’t mind cutting some foam, you’re good to go!
- Enhance Cases These have all the style you need to transport your minis in style!
Miniature storage can be a hassle, but not after we show you some cheap tricks of the hobby trade and some of the best products out there.
What are Some of the Best Ways to Store & Protect Your Minis?
Use a Display Case! This is the best way to go if you want to keep your minis safe and show off your models! There are many options for display cases, and we show you some pretty cheap ways to create your own.
If you want to see how to display your minis for cheap, check out our tutorial on it here. There are also pre-made display cases; just keep in mind they will generally cost more, but there is no work involved. Some display cases, like the Crystal Fortress cases, also double as carrying cases, meaning you can kill two birds with one stone.
Custom Box Inserts: Oftentimes, the games and minis you buy come with extremely cool boxes, so why not take advantage of that? There are a few companies out there that actually made pre-cut foam to fit in the original boxes, so you can store all your minis and get some great artwork.
Battle Foam regularly comes out with amazing pre-cut foam made to fit in all the original boxes, making storing your minis easy.
Magnetic Carrying and storage cases If you take the extra step and magnetize your bases, you can transport them much easier and with more peace of mind. You can easily make your own carrying cases cheaply with magnets (see how to do it here), but many companies also make magnetized carrying cases.
That will obviously be a little more expensive, but it will take much less time! This is Rob’s favorite way, as you can transport your minis and not be worried about them while also saving a bunch of time.
Casematix Miniature Cases
Normal Carrying Cases- There are tons of great companies with pre-made carrying cases for miniatures. Be sure to check the whole list above for all the options. This is the most common way to carry minis, as it makes them easy to transport, keeps them safe, and generally, there is not much work involved.
However, there are two main styles: pre-cut and non-cut foam. Companies like Battlefoam have pre-cut inserts for basically every major release, meaning you don’t have to do any work and your minis just fit right in. Then, you can also just get foam and cut out the size of your minis yourself. This is a little cheaper but will take some extra hobby time.
Making Use of Other Items– There are a ton of both hard plastic and soft plastic cases, like the Really Useful Boxes. You’ll have to buy the foam and cut everything out, but it can often be a cheaper alternative. If you need more info on making your own, you can check out a bunch of ideas here.
Make a Diorama– This one isn’t the most practical, but it might be the most fun! While it doesn’t make transporting easy per se, it will look amazing, and you can have a ton of hobby fun while making it!
What’s the Best Miniature Storage Case to Transport Miniatures?
While there are many great options out there, Battle Foam has the most amazing options and ways to transport your miniatures to the tabletop. From full cases to pre-cut foam inserts to cutouts that will fit the miniatures inside their original boxes. Their most popular item might be their manga racks, which combine magnetizing your minis with a fantastic case.
Check out a couple below:
This combines their awesome pack with the manga slider trays, which can also be taken out if you want to show off your minis.
This load-out option comes fully loaded with the Magna Rack Slider Small Kit for the P.A.C.K. Go, which includes:
- 1x Small Magna Rack Original Tray.
- 4x Small Magna Rack Slider Trays.
- 4x 6 inch (152 mm) Magna Rack Spacer Legs.
- 4x 3 inch (76 mm) Magna Rack Spacer Legs.
- 4x 2 inch (50 mm) Magna Rack Legs.
- 4x 2 inch (50 mm) short Magna Rack Legs.
- 4x Top Plugs
- 4x Bottom Plugs
- 4x Top Caps
Ammo Box Bag with Magna Rack Slider Load Out:
If you don’t need as many minis, this might be the way to go!
This loadout option comes fully loaded with the Magna Rack Slider Medium Kit for the Ammo Box Bag, which includes:
- 1x Medium Magna Rack Original Tray.
- 3x Medium Magna Rack Slider Trays.
- 4x 4 inch (102 mm) Magna Rack Spacer Legs.
- 4x 3 inch (76 mm) Magna Rack Spacer Legs.
- 4x 2 inch (50 mm) short Magna Rack Legs.
- 4x Top Plugs
- 4x Bottom Plugs
- 4x Top Caps
However, they have way more than just the magnet solution.
This tray is perfect for holding everything for your new minis, and a quick rule of thumb with Battle Foam, the number in the title tells you how many minis it can hold at once!
Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness Box Foam Kit:
As we said, they even have the pre-cut foam that will hold everything in its original box. Just like this, which will hold all of the Horus Heresy Starter in the original box!
How Do You Store a Lot of Miniatures?
The easiest solution is often magnetizing your bases and putting down a metal strip in a cheap box. When you have a ton of minis, going with traditional solutions might cost too much in the end. Magnetizing like this can keep your minis safe and save you cash.
If you want to see how to do it for yourself, check out how to here.
How Do You Store Warhammer Miniatures?
- Display Case- This is the best way to go if you want to keep your minis safe and show off your models!
- Magnetic Carrying Solutions– We show you how to take the extra step and magnetize your bases so that you can transport them much easier and with peace of mind.
- Normal Carrying Cases- There are tons of great companies with pre-made carrying cases for miniatures. Be sure to check the whole list above for all the options.
- Custom Box Inserts– Oftentimes, the games and minis you buy come with extremely cool boxes, so, why not take advantage of that? There are a few companies out there that actually made pre-cut foam to fit in the original boxes, so you can store all your minis and get some great artwork.
- Making Use of Other Items– There are a ton of both hard plastic and soft plastic cases out there, like the Really Useful Boxes.
How Do You Store 28mm Miniatures?
These are some ways to store as they can fit in almost any box. Whether you want to go with a pre-made carrying case that can hold a ton of miniatures with pre-cut foam or make your own custom magnetic trays. Battlefoam, Crystal Fortress, and Casematix have many great solutions for your 28mm minis. However, if you want to make your own, you can check out our tutorial on it here.
How Do You Store Your D&D Minis?
Considering you’ll probably have to carry your minis around, a carrying case with pre-cut inserts is probably the easiest way. While most of the models are of similar size, you still might have to cut out your own inserts for bigger minis.
Companies like Battle Foam have specific cases made just for D&D. You can also use the magnetization route, magnetize your bases, and use a metal sheet in a box to carry them around.
If you want to display your models while they aren’t being used, you can use something like the Jucoci Case to store and display them at the same time.
Here is a great tutorial on how to magnetize resin and plastic bases for miniatures with all the sizes you’ll need and tips to make it easy!
With all of these supplies covered, what’s been your best purchase? Do you have any other hobby recommendations?
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
