‘Wait, what do you mean these are for Alpha Squadron?’ Veteran Captain Ken perplexed

‘Sir, it says on the system these are for Alpha Squadron.’ Responded the junior quartermaster

‘These are not AT-ATs!’

‘Yes sir, they’re not. But the Empire thinks these Imperial Interim Mobility Vehicles will do.’

‘You’re kidding me, there’s no weapons or weapon mounts! There isn’t even any armour! The troops are exposed when they sit in the seats!’

One of the most frequent questions that gets asked is how do you store and transport your minis? Now the most obvious answer is your Battlefoam products, Citadel model cases or even magnetising your models and getting an aluminium tool box or a purpose built A-Case. But these are quite expensive, almost the price of a corset for Legion in some cases (pun not intended!).

Today im going to share with you some inexpensive methods that I use to store and transport my Legion models around.

700g Egg Carton

First off, I present to you the 700g Large Egg Carton. Hey, they protect large eggs just fine so why not your models right? I’m sure you all know where to get some.

The egg cartons I use perfectly fit a trooper unit in the egg slot with some slight movement, but nothing too drastic. If you are a bit concerned you can glue in some foam, sponge or cotton balls into the lid of box to reduce the movement space, but I’ve been doing fine without so far. A carton can fit a dozen troopers, which is exactly 2 squads worth. You just have to make a choice where you want the second heavy weapon trooper to be.

Spray the carton white and you can easily label the cartons yourself with a black marker as seen here.

Coffee Cup Holder

Next up, the cardboard coffee cup holder. Once again these are mostly free if you are a coffee drinker, but most cafes will just give them to you if you ask nicely.

I find these especially useful for holding speeder bikes and ATRT size models. Simply slot the unit base into the holes at the bottom and all vertical movement is negated! Grab a second hold and turn it upside down on top of the first one and you have a lid. Secure the lid with some office bull clips and you’re set!

Dice & Token Storage

I place my dice and tokens in these small tools/accessories organisers that you find in any hardware store, dollar shop or Kmart.

Transport

Everything is now stackable into one of these medium size storage units. The lid doubles as a tray that you can use to quickly move your army in between tables during an event!

Card Storage

As for the cards that come with this game, I highly recommend these Xwing card sleeve pages from Ultimate Guard. I use one side of the pages to store the cards for the unit that I am not using, whilst the front side is used for quick reference and display when I am actually playing. Simply place a token with different sides to denote exhausted cards such as Force Powers and Ion Weapons.

I hope this has been helpful for the new players out there getting into Legion on a tight budget. Happy painting and good luck in your games!

Veteran Captain Ken

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