{"id":2229,"date":"2013-09-29T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T10:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2013-09-30T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T09:36:24","slug":"more-russians-and-some-really-useful-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2229","title":{"rendered":"More Russians and Some Really Useful Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eight new battalions of Russian infantry in a "really useful box"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I recently finished eight more battalions of Russian infantry. \u00a0To finish the VII and VIII corps, I just need to complete several regiments of cavalry and many leaders. \u00a0It takes 30 figures to make an infantry battalion but only 10 for a cavalry regiment, so I suspect it won’t take long to complete the order of battle. \u00a0I’ve figured out what I need to order from Old Glory<\/strong> and will probably place the order soon.<\/p>\n

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You can get a tray the 4-liter Really Useful Box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been storing my 10mm figures in cardboard, computer keyboard boxes. \u00a0With 10mm WWII there are only 10 infantry figures on a base. \u00a0The density of figures for Napoleonic bases is much higher, and the cardboard boxes are beginning to crush. \u00a0I mentioned that I was looking for something better, and my buddy Mark turned me on to Really Useful Boxes<\/strong>. \u00a0After perusing their Web page, I determined that the 4-liter box would be the right size. \u00a0With the lipped tray, you get two roughly equal height storage levels that are perfect size for 10mm infantry, artillery, cavalry, or leaders.<\/p>\n

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The closed box with figures on the bottom, figures in the tray, and the top closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is what the box looks like when it’s closed. \u00a0One of these boxes is shorter, but slightly taller than the thin keyboard boxes I’ve been using. \u00a0They also store a few more figures than the keyboard boxes. \u00a0For 10mm WWII, I put two battalions in a cardboard box. \u00a0 It will be excellent to put two battalions in one of these, one on each level. \u00a0Then I can just hand a player either a box without the tray or a tray without the box, and he will have his total command. \u00a0Two players won’t have to fight for access to their keyboard box with another player, particularly when they enter the game on different table sides.<\/p>\n

One of these 4-liter boxes will be just about right for most of my 28mm figures with the trays inside, but any figures that have their arms or anything else above their heads will only fit if you don’t use the second-story tray. \u00a0They also make two more boxes that are slightly taller but have the same footprint at the 4-liter boxes. \u00a0I was thinking that one of these with the tray would enable me to store the taller figures on the bottom level and the shorter figures on the top level.<\/p>\n

On their Web page, these boxes are $15 each, but at Staples I can get the boxes for $8 each. \u00a0The trays are an additional $4, but you must order them on line, as neither Staples, Office Depot, nor Office Max carry any of the inserts for the boxes. \u00a0The boxes are much more sturdy than the cardboard ones, and after I fully convert — in several years — my shelves will have a pleasing, uniform appearance.<\/p>\n