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Space Hulk and my first Battlefoam Experience

When Games Workshop announced that they would be releasing a brand new version of Space Hulk, I was pretty excited.  Now, I never played it when it was originally released and only had gotten to play a few games with a friend's set or played the little single player Visual Basic app (here).  I found the game to be really fun and quick.  I was already playing 40k, but Space Hulk would have been the perfect gateway drug for me to get into the realm of 40k if I hadn't played it before.

Now, I will admit, the price-tag for the newest version of Space Hulk seemed steep to me at first, but when I got to see up close and personal what came in the box set I was sold.  The detail on all the Blood Angel Terminators were fantastic and all the different poses of the genestealers along with the really cool broodlord blew me away.  I also really liked how all the pieces for the game were of a high quality THICK card-stock and not just printed with graphics but had embossed texture on them as well.  For $90, the set really is a steal.

So, I pre-ordered the game to make sure I got my copy and then was out of town for a long period of time not having a chance to go pick it up till earlier this year.  A week before I went to pick it up, I was thinking about how there are a  TON of parts in the game and how with all that gear in there and mixed in with the figures, I was concerned that I would wind up with broken miniatures unless I put them in an army case or something.  Now I was thinking "This game is only going to stay at home now because transporting it will be a pain unless I take the main box along with some figure case to protect the army".  Especially since I would like to eventually take some time and paint up all the figures to really get the visual wiz-bang of playing the game (painted miniatures are more fun to play with in my mind).  So, that would doubly require me to protect my figures, aka figure case.

So, while reading some trading forums (aka bartertown - read my post on it!) I stumbled upon someone selling their space hulk game along with battlefoam inserts for the box.  "Hold the phone!  Battlefoam has a case for the whole game?  I will have to check this out!"  So, I went to their website and sure enough, they had foam inserts for the game, but not just a place to store your stuff, but it would fit inside the game box!  I was sold.  I purchased the "Popular Corridor Space Game Foam Kit" and within a week I had it in hand.

When I initially opened my package from Battlefoam I was impressed with the quality of foam that came with it.  It seemed sturdy and the cuts for the miniatures seemed nicely done.  However, because my space hulk game was still on the sprue and I hadn't broken anything down and assembled it yet, I was unable to put all the miniatures in their proper places.  However, I felt that it looked pretty small and was unsure if it would even fit.  Because I was leaving town again for another few months, I just packed space hulk and the foam in my luggage separately and took it with me.

After I spent a lot of time cleaning all the flash and glueing together all the models in the kit, I began to look at the foam kit in ernest.  I was perplexed how I would fit in all the pieces.  I was confused as to what models went in what spots and how I would even think about stacking all the pieces in place.  I was started to wonder what the return policy was on their foam trays, but figured, hey, they have a decent rep, they have to fit.  So I contacted their customer support and they send me a link to a youtube video and some pics to help with figuring out how to arrange everything and I have to say, it is freaking perfect.  I now have all my space hulk gear in one box and battlefoam has gotten another new customer.  When I go to buy my next army transport, I know who I am getting mine from

btw, here is the video and one of the images they sent me.  Thanks battlefoam dudes!