Bugs! Everywhere!

The initial plan for storage was one (1) 4l box from WarMag. Having all ‘nids sitting on the table it quickly shows: I need at least 1600cm² of space. One of the before mentioned boxes only has roughly 700cm².

So I need two (2) boxes.

Next: the tallest of the guys is the Hive Tyrant. Including the base he’s 104mm high. The 4l box is 68mm. FLOCK! So one 4l and one 9l XL then? The 9l XL has 180mm clearance but then I have two boxes for one army. FLOCK! But wait, WarMag also has the 9l XL Double Decker which is basically the same as the other 9l but has a tray that goes in between box and lid. And instead of costing 38EURO for two boxes it’s only 33EURO and it’s one (1) box. Nice. Lets double check the clearance:

‘Double Decker’ – Same as the 9 Litre XL Dimensions above, but the top section has approx. 75mm height of storage, and the bottom section has approx. 104mm height of storage.

“Approx. 104mm”???? This won’t fit. The XL has a total clearance of 180mm. Even if the try and both magnetic sheets are just 1mm thick it’ll be less than 104mm. BIG BOY WON’T FIT!

FLOCK!

So now what? Well, they are still only RUB and RUB sells other sizes. One size I already have is the 24.5l box. The inside dimensions are 530 x 350 x 130. It’s high enough and the footprint is 1855cm² so more than enough for all the ‘nids. The only thing missing is something magnetic inside. The box is currently 23 EURO on amazon and a 40 x 90 cm magnetic white board is 12 Euro so 35 EURO for one big 24.5l box.

It’s a bit more than the WarMag box but it also has more space. I think I will look into my already used 24.5l and see if I can vacate one of them and look at the local hardware store to see if they have some cheap sheet metal or something I could plonk in there.

Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!