Custom Warhammer Armoury Crate

[Arrakis]

Hello, I wanted to show you a project I’ve just finished in the workshop. I've seen plenty of the standard plastic cases around, but since I’m into 40k, I wanted to build a proper Imperial Guard style crate for my own gear.

It’s solid wood with a crimson and black interior. Instead of the usual foam, I’ve gone for a modular setup using laser-cut panels with slots for Velcro straps. The boards are held in by some 3D printed corner blocks and thumb screws.

The boards are completely removable and have lateral adjustment. I can swap from this shotgun/pistol setup to an MP5 or rifle layout just by dropping in different boards or adjusting the Velcro strap locations. Once strapped in there is no movement at all from the RIFs.

What do you guys think? Is a modular board a decent alternative to foam, or is the weight of wood a deal breaker for most? Any suggestions for a V2 version?

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Cheers!

 

[ButcherBill]

Are you using this as a display case or travel case?

 

[Arrakis]

Are you using this as a display case or travel case?

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It's a travel case, I've put some paracord on the handle to make it easier on the fingers

 

[novioman]

Lovely work.

 

[Cannonfodder]

Excellent work

 

[TheFull9]

Make sure to charge a high enough price to cover your time when people start asking you make more

 

[Arrakis]

Make sure to charge a high enough price to cover your time when people start asking you make more

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Haha cheers dude, I was thinking of maybe making some to sell. Wanted to get an idea if people would be interested. Good job I like woodworking and airsoft

 

[tside]

Haha cheers dude, I was thinking of maybe making some to sell. Wanted to get an idea if people would be interested. Good job I like woodworking and airsoft

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You could also invest in making smaller ones that fit foam army trays. Someone would love rocking up to a 40k tournament with their army in one of these!

 

[Arrakis]

You could also invest in making smaller ones that fit foam army trays. Someone would love rocking up to a 40k tournament with their army in one of these!

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Oh sweet idea, never even considered that! I've painted a few minis in the past for kill team but never done a tournament. Thanks for the idea

 

[tside]

Pop a pic of this on the Warhammer sub Reddit drum up some hype! If I still played I'd have my guard army in one asap!

 

[Lozart]

Pop a pic of this on the Warhammer sub Reddit drum up some hype! If I still played I'd have my guard army in one asap!

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GW are notorious for jumping on any fan-made stuff that goes up for sale. Sticking it on the Reddit page might not be the best idea.

 

[Tommikka]

@Arrakis
As @Lozart has noted, Games Workshop are known for their protection of intellectual Property, and you have used their logo


You don’t go from niche hobby manufacturer to global brand without protecting yourself


That’s generally fair enough as a personal build, but as soon as you go to market you are impacting on their trade mark/copyright. The most likely thing would be a “cease & desist” and worst case having your sales outlets shut down ….. unless you fail to comply and further action is taken.

I’d recommend marketing as custom cases, not as Games Workshop - and perhaps offering custom logos to people

 

[Arrakis]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll stick to show and tell at game days and Facebook for now and see what happens. I created a Facebook page for anyone to drop me a message if they're interested,

Going to Outpost Airsoft on Saturday to take it out for a spin