Malifaux Battlefoam Bag Review
I’ve been a big fan of Malifaux for a while now, so when Bigred told me Battlefoam had sent along a copy of their Malifaux bag I jumped at the opportunity to review it. I was curious to see what the Battlefoam team would do for a game like Malifaux.
The minis line contains a lot of diverse sculpts, from the tiny Piglets and Malifaux Rats to the hulking Desolation Engine and Guild Peacekeeper. Add that to the cards, rulebook, and all the other things you use for minis gaming, and you’re going to need a well designed bag to carry it all. So lets see what you get…
It has 3 layers of foam, which is enough to accommodate even a large Malifaux collection since the game is played with such small forces. I own rather large forces for three different masters (this is what all my Malifaux stuff looks like on the table), and I’ve still got half a case of room left. The slots are the perfect fit for 30mm bases: tight enough that they grip them and keep them from moving, but loose enough that you don’t feel like you’re having to cram them in.
Remember when I mentioned how tiny some of the models in Malifaux are? Well the top foam tray consists mostly of smaller slots, so no unnecessary space is wasted on short or hunched over models. But they are still big enough that I was able to double up on the slots for my Piglets. I suspect the same could be done for some of the other really tiny sculpts you find in the game, like Steampunk Arachnids or the Malifaux Rats I mentioned earlier.
The bag also provides you with a large pluck foam for those bigger models I was talking about. While my War Pigs were able to fit standing up – the foam is almost exactly 50 mm tall – so my Desolation Engine fits perfectly lying down. It also gives me a place to put some of the more strangely posed infantry that won’t fit elsewhere, like that Necropunk with the long arms, or the Punk Zombie holding his swords out to the side. And I haven’t even used up half the space yet. There’s plenty of room left for stuff I still want like Nix, Ashes and Dust, a Pigapult, and lots more.
The bag also has a side pocket with pouches for your cards (both the model and fate deck variety). There are also two slots for dry erase markers, and a fourth pouch where you could hold tokens, a tape measure, and counters.
The other side of the bag has a nice pouch for the rulebook. (Yes I know that’s not the actual Malifaux rulebook. My friend is borrowing mine so I used Rising Powers.)
But if you want to bring along Rising Powers too, there’s plenty of room for it in the other pouch.
~ So I have to say, this is an excellent bag. As you can see they really took the time to study the product line before they made this bag, and it perfectly fits everything you need for the game. Add that to the high quality and hard inner shell that defines all Battle Foam Bags, and you’ve got yourself a real winner. Keep up the good work guys. (Click here to link to the Malifaux bag.)
