Plano Tackle Box 1234

Reviewed by Craig Martelle

Plano Tackle Box 1234, available from stores like K-Mart, Base Exchanges.. Why is this knothead reviewing a tackle box, you might be thinking. Well this is what I bought to put all my Wild West figures in (including my Peter Pig buildings and accessories - the Hovels 25mm Buildings are far too massive). The box is about 8" deep, 16" wide, and 16" high. It has a small top compartment for dice or small accessories, then a main compartment which will fit the buildings, wagons, and other high, big things. Then the bottom half of the tackle box has three removable drawers that are high enough to easily handle my 28mm cavalry, mounted on horse. A 25-28mm standard bearer could also readily fit in these compartments. The Plano comes with about a 100 little compartment separators to insert as you see fit, with slots in every inch of each of the numerous compartments. The added bonus is the removable compartments. You could purchase a number of these and fill them with your troops, then tailor what you take to the game so no matter what, you only carry one box. These removable drawers, called Stowawy 3500 by Plano, also stack neatly when not in the tackle box. I paid $25.50 for this box at the MacDill Air Force Base Exchange and haven't priced the counterpart at K-Mart, but expect it will be comparable. The alternative is cigar boxes or computer keyboard boxes. These work well and I have a number of these in my collection. I like the Plano best because it carries upright at all times and even though I have magnetic sheeting in my other boxes, the figures still have a tendency to shift around. I might offer another alternative in the next Gauntlet. I'll be meeting a gentleman named Dave Samol at Recon who custom makes Oak & plywood 16"x22" gamer boxes. His business name is Warchests and hopefully I'll have lots more on Warchests next issue.

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