This is a big step for us. Over the years, we’ve received tons of questions at conventions and through emails asking if we’d ever stock Warhammer products. Honestly, we never gave it serious thought until now.

At Battle Foam, we're hobbyists and gamers first. So when we saw the latest round of price increases across the industry, we felt it just like you did. Warhammer whether it’s Fantasy, 40k, or even classic HeroQuest, was the gateway into wargaming for many of us. And we know we’re not alone.

As a business, we understand the challenges behind rising costs of production, shipping, inflation, and so on. But we also know it’s frustrating for collectors and players when a hobby you love keeps getting more expensive.

That’s why we made the decision to step in and offer Games Workshop products ourselves. We’re doing it in the most helpful way we can by selling at the maximum discount allowed. That means 15% off MSRP everyday, but our VIP program takes it even further if you are a member.

Yes, margins are tight, especially with free shipping on orders over $99 and the logistics involved in processing and fulfilling orders, but making huge profits isn’t our motivation here. Don’t get us wrong, this is still a business, and we do profit, but our main goal is to support the community and make the hobby more accessible.

Looking ahead, we hope to expand into even more product lines, including TCGs and other miniature games. We’ve worked hard to build a reputation for quality and trust in the hobby space, and that won’t change. When you order from us, you aren't sacrificing service or transparency for a better price.

We want this hobby to thrive for years to come, and if we can help you build your army while saving a bit, then mission accomplished. We also hope you have some left to protect your newly purchased minis with the best storage available!

My very first miniatures game, aside from a small, unknown board game called HeroQuest, was in fact, Warhammer Fantasy. The 5^th edition Starter set, which coincidentally had Bretonnia as one of its two factions, was my first glimpse into the miniature world. Within my group, I chose the Dwarves. I loved their cannons, Bugman’s Brew, lore, and of course, the Book of Grudges.

Because I was only in middle school, it took awhile to grow my Dwarven Army, but we played 2v2 often enough that my small force could team up with Wood Elves or the Lizardmen other friends were playing. After playing for a couple of years, I eventually moved onto other games, but Warhammer Fantasy was my first.

Fast forward to the Skaven and Games Workshop blowing up Fantasy, giving us Age of Sigmar! This reimagined game came with, as you can imagine, a slew of opposition from the community, but it was good to see it garner a following after some new editions and upgrades. The quality of the models were great, but it didn’t match the rank and file and charm of Fantasy for me, so I never really got back into it.

Shortly after starting my career in the world of Miniatures Wargaming Storage with Battle Foam, there were rumblings of Games Workshop bringing Fantasy back. It would be called The Old World, and it would allow me to use my old miniatures as well as bring out some new sculpts. I felt this hybrid approach would be great, even if I had to rebase some units. My sea of gray would now be useful again.

Years went by without information, followed by teasers, and now, finally, we have rules and a release! I will patiently wait for my Dwarves to be released officially and get their Arcane Journal. In the meantime, I might get the Orcs and Goblins. They were always fun to watch. It is nice to come full circle with my first game 20+ years later.

Battle Foam will give each release its day in the Sun. We’ve already started with the Kingdom of Bretonnia and Tomb Kings of Khemri. If you are looking for the best miniature storage for your Warhammer Fantasy / The Old World Minis, we have brand new Foam Load Outs for them. Don’t forget if you prefer magnetic storage, our Magna Rack system works great with units on movement trays!

Now it is time to plan my lists, get my troops ready to hold the line, and paint models that are 20+ years old!

Over the years, we have released many other bag colors for your hobby storage. Red, white, blue, neon green, and of course various camouflage patterns have all been available in the past. However, our staple has always been black. It goes with everything and has been our universal go-to palette.

Now, as we approach our 15^th Anniversary here at Battle Foam, we decided to revisit the Original and bring back Olive Green in our most popular P.A.C.K. Bags! Available in our P.A.C.K. 1520XL, P.A.C.K. 720, P.A.C.K. 352, and P.A.C.K. Plus, you can now protect your miniatures in one of the best quality bags in our most classic color.

Whether you are looking to store and protect Warhammer 40k, 30k Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar, BattleTech, Kill Team, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Infinity, Star Wars Legion, Warmachine, Flames of War, or any other miniatures game played by few or many, we have enough options of bag size to provide the perfect solution.

The Olive Green bags can be purchased with a few different Load Out options. Whether you want it Empty to use foam you already own, take advantage of our ready-to-go Standard or Pluck Foam Load Outs, make/pick your own trays with our Custom Load Out, or hop onto magnetic storage with our Magna Racks, the choice is yours!

Storing your miniatures safely at home, for a trip to your Local Game Store, or even a long flight to a big Convention or Tournament is our mantra. The Battle Foam way is to make it easy, abundant in options, high-quality so you can trust your choice to last, and appealing enough to be proud to carry around.

We get asked for help in this department by many of our customers so we thought it would be a great idea to document this process and give a step-by-step guide.  

Let's begin!

Step 1: The first thing you would want to do is build the minis.  This is especially true if you plan on getting creative with your basing or adding some extra bits to a model to give it that special personal touch.  If you know you are going to be building to the letter of the instructions, our Battle Foam Custom Tray Creator should have those covered!

Step 2: Now that we have everything built, we want to lay the models out that need custom foam.  This helps you decide what we want to group together.  You will need to organize the quantity and type of trays you want to create. 

Building Battle Foam Custom Trays is ideal for Heroes, Cavalry, and other models that are smaller in number and/or unique in shape and size.  This lets you be efficient with the space you have in your desired bag. 

Pictured below you will see the models that Romeo wants to protect with a custom tray for his Soulblight Gravelords!

Step 3: Now that we have the models we want to protect with our Custom Tray, our next task is to visit the Battle Foam Custom Tray Creator.  

Whether you have a Battle Foam bag already or still need to purchase one, use the Bag Navigator to help load the right size of trays for your models.  The CTC will even help you purchase the best fitting bag for your game type and army. 

Our CTC recommended to Romeo the P.A.C.K. 720.  If you are a seasoned CTC pro or know what you are doing already, feel free to skip straight to creating.

Step 4: Since we selected the P.A.C.K. 720, the CTC already picked the appropriate tray size template. This custom build will use Battle Foam Large 15.5" x 12" foam trays. 

We now need to measure our tallest model or models and select the tray height.  Nagash is 5 inches laying down at his base, so we will select him since all other minis will be smaller in size and automatically fit in the tray. 

Step 5: Now that we have the big details like tray size and height figured out we can use the CTC to plug in our additional shapes! 

You can either use the Shapes Menu and go to the game and army you play, or you can use the Search Shapes feature and type in the names of your models to find them quickly.  As you can see, we found all the shapes we needed for the models Romeo was looking to protect.  

We carefully placed and spaced them but left a nice spot for our big Custom model Nagash. 

Remember that our techs will always review your designs before cutting and if an issue is noticed customer service will reach out and contact you. 

Step 6: The reason we did not put Nagash's shape using the CTC recommended version is because Romeo built his a little differently than how the instructions say. 

Romeo wanted his Supreme Lord to be extra special and feature all of his weapons on the model and this required a unique shape to be traced. 

This means we will need to create a trace to be given to the Design team. This along with the tray we created in the CTC will help finalize our desired final product. 

We will need to print off the Battle Foam Custom Order Forms, especially the Trace Form that feature a ruler on the page. This helps us size your designs so they are accurate to your physical model. 

Step 7: With our forms printed out, our first order of business is to lay Nagash down on a the paper in a manner that all his parts fit the paper. It's ok if it doesn't but make sure you use 2 sheets if models bleed over.

We want to leave the ruler area alone so we can check measurements during the scanning to digital process. Don't forget to put your name on each sheet you send in so we can keep your designs with your specific order.

Step 8: Get a pen or pencil that has a good point, and begin tracing.  

The key is to follow the lines of the model. Don't be too tight that the final shape is too snug, but don't be too loose as to let the model move around too much in the shape. Remember that the better your trace the better and more secure your model will be protected. 

Even though we didn't need to for Romeo's army we traced the other models to give examples on how minis of different sizes look while being traced.  We will be tracing over the whole outline with a sharpie in our next steps. 

Step 9: Now that we have our final pen traces, we will go over them with a black marker or sharpie to make the scanning process more accurate as well as clean up the roughness of the pen tracing.  

The outside edge of the black marker trace is what matters most, so covering up messy pen lines or miss-tracing internally should not alter the end result.

Step 10: As we finish each retrace with the black marker, we want to measure the tallest point of each model.  

We then want to write down the height of each model in the middle of each shape to let the designers know what size tray these will go in.  

As we can see Nagash comes in at 5" tall so our foam tray will need to be at least 5" tall to fit him. All the other models will be smaller and automatically fit this size tray. 

Step 11: Time to order! With our tray we created using the Battle Foam Custom Tray Creator, and our trace finished for Nagash, it is now time to send in our designs and place our order. 

First we will scan in the trace of Nagash to make it digital. Then we will order our Custom Battle Foam Large Tray ensuring we select the 5" height as well as attaching our Custom Tray Design and our scanned trace of Nagash file. 

With a little time, effort, and Battle Foam Magic, you now have a finished tray design!

Step 12: You can see, there are foam cut outs for some of the shapes still in the tray. This is an option you can select when ordering your Custom Foam Tray. 

This is important if you have models that have large differences in height within your design. You can then cut the shapes down to match the height you need so it isn't a chore getting the shorter models out of their spaces. 

Below is the tray with the shapes trimmed to the correct height and pushed back to the bottom of their respective spots.

Step 13: We can now enjoy our final product and the best storage and protection for our miniatures!

Romeo loved how all the Hero Vampires he has all fit into one tray. With over 7" of space still left in his P.A.C.K. 720 Romeo can fill it with additional trays for his troops and accessories.

We hope this detailed write-up helped explain how easy creating a custom foam tray can be. If you run into any snags or questions, feel free to use this guide, our Custom Order Form Page.

We are always available to answer questions via e-mail us at info@battlefoam.com or by calling us at 877-336-3626 M-F 8-5 Pacific Standard Time. 

UK and EU customers can reach us at infouk@battlefoam.com or call us at +44 (0) 1702 462 017

Your Foamy Overlord is here with another Battle Foam Blog filled with insight and adventure. As you may or may not know, Battle Foam started back in January of 2009. Being the only employee, I quickly forced my lovely wife to quit her job and join me on this crazy idea. Soon after Battle Foam went viral, and the rest is history.

As a strong-armed Overlord, I always believed sales of any type would damage the value of a business. I looked at brands like Ferrari, Rolex, Gucci, Apple, and similar high-end brands. Those companies never have sales on new items and rarely care what people think of discounts or deals. They stick to the concept that if they make a good product, customers will pay regardless of price.

In some ways that totally makes sense to me. High-end items cost more because they require better materials, better production for an overall superior finished product. Those are qualities my team and I strive for daily. However, I also understand everyone loves a good sale or discount. Deals are fun and make you feel like you got a little something extra for your dollar.

So as an owner and creator of products at Battle Foam, I debated this exact point for years. Not only did my wife and CFO suggest we offer discounts, but our customers requested them. It took years until Battle Foam had its first sale. As a company, we didn’t hold a sale on any of our products until November of 2013 almost 4 years after the company launched. When I look back on that I find it crazy that I was able to win an argument with my wife for almost 4 years. That alone is something rarely seen in any marriage regardless of what is on the table.

Now let us move forward to 2021 and how Battle Foam has grown and listened to its customers. As the Foamy Overlord of our company, I found that everyone who loves Battle Foam loves it regardless of price. Fans and customers just want high quality goods to protect their minis, and we provide that. Knowing this I realized years ago that offering our awesome customers discounts just made sense. Giving great people a break on price was not something negative but a huge positive for the company and our growth.

So not only did we start having normal sales over the past several years, but we included great discounts for special people. If you are or were in the military, you can get 15% off. First responders receive a 15% discount, and our VIP Club program gives every member 5% off daily plus on all sale discounts as an added bonus.

The most exciting part about the current mindset at Battle Foam is that rewarding our customers will always result in rewards for us. For that reason, we have now created five sales that will happen every year going forward. Here is a list of those:

• -The Battle Foam VIP’s SALE (for VIP Club Member’s) – February

• -The Battle Foam Spring Sale – March

• -The General Baggy 1 Day Birthday Sale – May

• -The Battle Foam Mega Summer Sale – July

• -The Battle Foam Black Friday Sale – November

What an awesome way to save on your miniature storage with regular annual sales. Everyone can plan accordingly to always save on their purchase. Maybe joining the VIP program makes the most sense for you. Maybe just saving up for a large annual purchase during the Mega Black Friday Weekend Sale in November fits better.

Regardless of what you decide the winds of chance have taken shape. Battle Foam is a company for the people, and we always put suggestions and recommendations at the top of our list. Our customers will always come first for us and we hope we can continue to earn your trust for years to come.

Be kind, be safe, and be mindful.

The Foamy Overlord

Romeo

Battle Foam