Federation Commander

ericphillips · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: Looking for a cool token box

I am looking for a cool token box. A plastic box with little compartments to put my FC and F&E tokens, and separate them by empire and type, so they are easier to take care of. Anyone got any recommendations?

Stele · Ensign Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 7

The store Michael's has a good collection of those. Primarily used for separating beads, buttons, etc. I think they have a variety of sizes. I use a box for my FC pieces.

Scoutdad · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for a cool token box

ericphillips · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:23 am Post subject:

Well, I went to Michaels and found some of those plastic containers. Perfect! Lots of choices. I got two of them. They stack great! Thanks for the hint.

Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:25 am Post subject:

Eric: I just got home and got the requested info.
I use Shimano brand storage boxes for both Federation and Empire counters and for my SFB minis.
The Shimano boxes are model 370-24 and were obtained at Wal-mart.
Here is how the F&E counter storage looks:
Lyran counter storage closed and open
Here's how the Klingon fleet looks when ready to travel.

I use World Wide Sports brand and Plano brand storage boxes for Federation Commander and for Star Fleet Battles counter / dice / and tokens. There are 20 SFB counter boxes (one for each empire... including Alpha, Omega, and Magellanic) and four for Federation Commander.
Here are the Federation Commander storage boxes:
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Mike · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:28 am Post subject:

Looks like an open and shut case to me...
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Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:06 am Post subject:

Hod K'el · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject:

I believe he was practicing his insults for the assault into Hydran space.

(Say yes, Mike, or it is the agonizer booth for you!)
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Wolverin61 · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:07 pm Post subject:

djdood · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject:

Here's my old travel-bin for FedCom (I've since upgraded to a plastic bin with a lid).

I use the same type of craft boxes that scoutdad does (one type for counters, a different type for minis). When game day comes, I grab the appropriate minis cases and this bin, and off I go.
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Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject:

Will: Is the Crown Royal for celebrating victories... or for forgetting defeats?

Mike: When you assault those low-down, dirty-rot... (you know the rest), Hydrans - let me know. I'll throw in a few Lyrans ships to aide and abet. Very Happy

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djdood · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:17 am Post subject:

I've had that Crown Royal bag since before I could legally buy the actual product.

"Crown Royal - providing gamers with dice-bags (and libation), since 1939"
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Scoutdad · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:20 am Post subject:

That was all my father would drink when I was growing up. I've been using the same CR bag for my DND dice since 1979...
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ericphillips · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:43 am Post subject:

Scoutdad · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject:

With Fed and Empire - you almost have to do that. There are so many differnt ship types that you either go for an insane number of individual boxes so each entry on the SIT can have it's own slot - or you combine slots. I combine as few as possible, and then arrange them in descending Offensive Combat Value - but it still helps to have labels indicating which units are where.
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