One of the things that I bought at the recent SELWG show was a number of pre-cut MDF bases from Warbases. The company produces a wide range of different bases, and I was particularly interested in the ones that took figures mounted on one pence pieces.
This morning I had the opportunity to see what the two, three, and four figure bases looked like with some 20mm-scale figures on them ... and I think that look very good indeed!
I can envisage using the four-figure bases for COMMANDS & COLORS-style games (including BATTLE CRY, MEMOIR '44, MEMOIR OF BATTLE, and MEMOIR OF MODERN BATTLE), a slightly larger version of the three and two-figure bases for MEGABLITZ, and any or all three of the base sizes for the PORTABLE WARGAME, depending upon the size of the grid squares/hexes.
I think that by going down this route I will be able to both have my cake and to eat it. In other words I will be able to have single figure bases and multi-figure bases available to me as and when I need then and will no longer need to have several different collections of figures for the same period mounted on single and multi-figure bases.
This morning I had the opportunity to see what the two, three, and four figure bases looked like with some 20mm-scale figures on them ... and I think that look very good indeed!
I can envisage using the four-figure bases for COMMANDS & COLORS-style games (including BATTLE CRY, MEMOIR '44, MEMOIR OF BATTLE, and MEMOIR OF MODERN BATTLE), a slightly larger version of the three and two-figure bases for MEGABLITZ, and any or all three of the base sizes for the PORTABLE WARGAME, depending upon the size of the grid squares/hexes.
I think that by going down this route I will be able to both have my cake and to eat it. In other words I will be able to have single figure bases and multi-figure bases available to me as and when I need then and will no longer need to have several different collections of figures for the same period mounted on single and multi-figure bases.
Warbases are an excellent local company.I have met them at shows and they are great by mail order too.
ReplyDeleteTradgardmastare,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the endorsement. When I asked them about what sort of bases they could provide, their reply was that they could make almost anything I might need. That sort of service is exceptional in this day and age, and I will certainly be ordering some more bases from them in the near future.
All the best,
Bob
Bob
ReplyDeleteHaving played with them on the table, I was really impressed. I just hope that your players are swifter than I and don't continually try to pick them up by the figures instead of the base!
Cheers
PD
Peter Douglas,
ReplyDeleteAnother endorsement! It looks as if buying these bases is something that I am going to have to do.
I must admit that the problem of players picking up the figures rather than the bases is not one that I had considered ... but as most of my wargaming is solo this should not present too many difficulties.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteThese look really good and taking a 2 x 2 base as an example how does the 'footprint' look in a Hexon tile?
Methinks there is much mileage here!
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
ReplyDeleteI will try to take some photographs to show the relative size of the bases to a Hexon II hex and make them available on a forthcoming blog entry.
All the best,
Bob