Warhammer 40,000: A Magnetized Army on Steel

11th edition has been on the tables since June 2026, and plenty of armies are being rebuilt, expanded, and re-based. If you're magnetizing anyway, here's how a 40k force travels in our magnetic case. Our photos show 40k – but the same works for any Games Workshop system on standard bases.

Why Magnets Make Sense for 40k

A 40k army mixes base sizes. A steel tray doesn't care.

Infantry on 25mm and 32mm bases, Terminators and characters on 40mm, bigger models on larger bases – one army can use half a dozen base sizes. On a steel tray, every magnetized base finds its spot, no matter its size.

That also pays off when your list changes. New codex, new points, a different detachment: on a magnetic tray you just move models around, and every new unit finds its place.

One Unit per Tray Row

Pack the way you set up – then setup takes a minute.

Each steel tray measures 266 x 145.5 mm. Arrange your units the way they'll hit the table and you don't have to sort anything at the store. For example:

• Tray 1: Battleline infantry on 32mm
• Tray 2: characters and elite units on 40mm
• Further trays: support units, reserves, or the units you're still testing

Trays are sold individually. Load them at home, keep them in your display cabinet, and on game day just grab the trays your list needs.

Tall Models, Offset Trays

Your tallest model doesn't have to set the height for the whole case.

The trays can sit at different slot heights on the left and right. That gives one side of the tray extra clearance, while the rest of the case stays compact. And because there are 7 slots, you decide the spacing yourself: leave a slot empty above the tall models, use every slot for the short ones.

In 40k, that's where banners, jump packs, wings, and tall characters go.

Not Just 40k

If it stands on a magnetized base, it rides on steel.

• Kill Team: a complete kill team plus a few spare operatives fits on a single tray
• Age of Sigmar: regiments sorted by unit, heroes on their own tray
• The Horus Heresy: Legion infantry and characters, sorted the same way as 40k
• Necromunda: a gang, its hired guns, and the next additions to the roster

Large vehicles, Knights, and models on flying stems are usually better off in foam – they get their own slot in our Warhammer 40,000 range.

What You Need

• Feldherr Miniature Transport Case HSVR7150 in black or red, with 2 steel trays included
• Or the set with the MINI PLUS bag – the case fits exactly inside, with an inner zip pocket for cards, sheets, and dice
• Extra magnetic trays, sold individually, if you want more than 2 levels
• Magnets in your bases – they are not included with the case

Case dimensions: 175 x 280 x 150 mm. Usable interior: 250 mm high x 162 mm wide x 150 mm deep. Steel trays: 266 x 145.5 x 11 mm, 7 slots.

A common approach: glue a neodymium disc magnet into the hollow underside of each base.

Case, trays, and the MINI PLUS set are all in our Magnetic Cases collection.

Which army goes on the steel first? Tell us in the comments.