Review: Tabletop Tyrant Skirmish Case

Having enough carry cases seems to be a big issue for me at the moment. So with some free Amazon vouchers and half an hour, I looked round for some cheap and cheerful carry cases. So today, we're looking at one of the budget options from Tabletop Tyrant.


The model I have is their smallest one, the Skirmish.


 At around £12 (which varies from around £12-15 dependjng on the foam chosen) is less than half the cost of my usual go-to KR case. It's also much smaller, about the size of a small shoebox. This makes it perfect for new starters with small armies, or even experienced players with small games in the week, who don't want to carry a much larger case where half the models are not needed.



In terms of box quality it certainly feels like a shoebox. It's quite cheap feeling corrigated card, and doesn't have the same sense of stength KR card cases do. It also arrived pre-damaged, despite being delivered inside two other boxes. It will holdup during normal use, but don't expect it to survive a quick shower or light drizzle. It looses a few points here.



The foam is a bit better. It is sturdy, firm, and feels quite good. You get two sheets of foam for models, and a thin topper sheet to protect the top layer. It also fits the case well, with no rattling. It's not the most securely put together though: each piece of pluck is only held on by a tiny amount, so whilst easy to pick out, there is a risk of separation of pieces under heavy use.



The case was advertised offering a capacity of around 32 models. With the pluck foam configuration, you only get about 28. The pluck foam, whilst customisable  is incredibly inefficient. Without the use of a knife, about 50% of the remaining space in the tray is foam, when you take out single blocks with a 1 block separating gap.

I had to resort to modifying the slots as it was so wasteful, and it now has much more potential. With some minor surgery, I could easily fit 20 standard infantry models per tray, and the second tray can fit my more unusually shaped models. As it is a small case it's not suitable for tanks or monsters, unless you cut up the trays. I managed to fit a lot of daemons, including:

• 20 pink horrors
• 10 blue horrors
• 10 brimstone horrors
• 4 flamers
• 1 exhalted flamer
• 1 herald