An army transport case with a pocket for every model
A tournament day is the hardest thing your army goes through: a bag, a bus, a trolley, a table that gets bumped for six hours. MyMiniCase prints transport cases with a cavity carved from each model’s STL, so nothing moves in transit — and you decide how the army is split across cases.
What goes wrong with generic transport
Pluck foam and magnet boxes are built for the average model. Yours are not average: a banner sticks out on one side, a spear on the other, a cloak flares at the back. Squeezed into a rectangular slot, those are exactly the parts that take the pressure, and they are the first to chip or snap.
A carved cavity follows those shapes. The pressure spreads over the whole figure instead of landing on the thinnest part, and the model cannot shift even if the case is turned on its side.
Planning an army across cases
The practical unit is one case per unit or per print-bed load. On the Pro plan, several figures go in one case, and auto-arrange packs them tightly and tells you when the layout outgrows the bed size you set (180, 220, 250 or 256 mm, or your own).
- Group the models by unitDecide which figures travel together. Each group becomes one case, sized to your print bed.
- Load the STLs and arrange themDrop the files into the generator. With Pro, auto-arrange packs several models into one case and warns you if it no longer fits the bed.
- Generate, label and printEngrave the unit name, set the lid options, and export the case and lid as STL for your slicer.
Getting through a tournament day
- Label every case. Engrave the unit name on a side face so you can find it in the bag without opening anything.
- Turn on the snap detent. The sliding lid clicks shut and stays shut when the bag is thrown into a car boot.
- Add grip grooves on the lid so it opens with a thumb, even when your hands are full of dice.
- Keep clearance generous — 0.8–1.0 mm — for varnished models you will be putting in and taking out all day.
To estimate how many cases the army needs before printing, the free case size calculator does the arithmetic for a given case size.
Frequently asked questions
How many miniatures fit in one case?
As many as fit your print bed. The case grows to hold what you arrange in it, and the generator warns you when it is bigger than the bed size you set. Multi-figure cases are a Pro feature; the trial makes one figure per case.
Is a printed case strong enough for travel?
The walls are solid printed plastic, not foam, so they do not compress. Printed in PETG or PLA at normal settings, a case is rigid enough to be stacked in a bag.
Can I carry models on large bases?
Yes. The cavity is carved from the model as you load it, base included, so 25 mm through large oval and flying bases all work — the case simply grows to fit.
Do the models need magnets?
No. The cavity holds the figure by its shape, so nothing needs to be glued or magnetised.
Carve a case around your own miniature
Drop the STL into your browser, tune the clearance, and download a case with a sliding lid. Three free cases on an email address — no card.
Start the free trial