Lou and Bruce,

Thanks for your input.

Last summer I added a plastic cradle to the top of my two-piece, rolling field box (I bought it at K-mart but I forget who made it). When I tried it at the first combat meet of the season I was pleased with the working height but when I took it off I was disappointed to find fuel and exhaust residue had gotten into the top section of my box. So I abandoned that idea and that is why I would prefer a stand-alone rig.

Yes, I would change the dimensions for stability and I had thought I would made a few holes for gutter nails to hold it down. I would not 'store' my models in the stand. I always keep my combat models on the ground - eliminates blow-overs but also keeps streamers out of the way between rounds (since my opponents rarely get cuts on me - harumph - I usually have intact streamers to use for the next round - could happen). anyway, I would only use it as a starting aid.