tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post8260146515710783643..comments2024-03-15T02:55:43.872+00:00Comments on Roundwood's World: Base sizes and typesSidney Roundwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440705981976797774noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-55253321842542370472015-05-10T21:09:08.161+01:002015-05-10T21:09:08.161+01:00Question....in rereading this post something came ...Question....in rereading this post something came to mind...the 'Big Men'. I understand why you have chosen to go with the 30mm wide hex bases and it makes sense. However, doesn't it also make it easier for your opponent to spot the 'Big Men' easier and try to take them out? The snipers in the "Through the Mud and the Blood" rules come to mind.<br /><br />I'm considering using the same 25mm bases for all the individual minis. However, for the officers and NCOs what I'm thinking of doing is painting a bright color on the edging, about 5mm long, along the back. <br /><br />Officers could be white and NCOs red or even broken down more to indicate specific ranks if one were so inclined. Not only would this allow a person to discern the "Big Men" from the others, at least from the back, but it might make it harder for a sniper to chose his shot. <br /><br />An example for a German Hauptmann (Captain) could be a white 5mm length of edging with two yellow pips.<br /><br />Just a though.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408461443079183834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-3710790962271222942012-04-27T00:49:16.491+01:002012-04-27T00:49:16.491+01:00Sorry for being late on catching up on this post, ...Sorry for being late on catching up on this post, Sidney, especially as I was the one who asked for it. (My wife and I are currently holidaying in the Dordogne so I've fallen behind on my blogging and have been forced to peck away on our tablet!) Thanks so much for the excellent information! I had stared at your bases for quite a while, estimating what sizes you may have used and came away pretty close! Nonetheless it's great to get confirmation on the hunches. I'll definitely be using many of you ideas in my upcoming Great War project. The only thing I may add is a different shape of base to differentiate between the rankers of the Central Powers and those of the Entente.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />CurtCurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-33652099855712861452012-04-23T11:29:53.357+01:002012-04-23T11:29:53.357+01:00Thanks guys.
@SilverWhistle: Thank you very mu...Thanks guys. <br /><br />@SilverWhistle: Thank you very much. The black edge does add something (in my view). Give it a go, even if just on a vignette or rear-areas/command piece and see what you think. I'd love to see where it takes you.<br /><br />@ThrashersFan: Thank you very much!<br /><br />@Digger: Thanks mate! That's way too generous, though! Seeing you do what you've done with your own terrain boards has been inspirational for me to watch!<br /><br />@Phil: Arrraaaggggghhhh, I can't believe we were that close, mate! That's a real shame. We shall have to meet up at another show, though. Looking forward to seeing your Dux stuff!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-83297157291829221382012-04-22T01:29:05.656+01:002012-04-22T01:29:05.656+01:00Sorry did not see your reply as we went down Frida...Sorry did not see your reply as we went down Friday am. Thought I may have seen you looking at the Oshiro samurai game, but I could not over there before you moved on. I hope to post pics of the first two figures for Dux during the coming week.Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-76222292860723042532012-04-21T17:36:55.882+01:002012-04-21T17:36:55.882+01:00Sydney,
Great review of your techniques. On top o...Sydney,<br />Great review of your techniques. On top of that, what a marvellous assortment of painted figures! You could publish your own version of the Foundry Compendium.<br />Thanks for sharing your talent with us.<br />DiggerDiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509766634414187857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-946228621230328572012-04-20T18:16:25.555+01:002012-04-20T18:16:25.555+01:00Wow that's a ton of quality info. Always good ...Wow that's a ton of quality info. Always good to see a passion for the figurine games. Used to play myself back in the day. FollowedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291847693958837541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-47675680781879481942012-04-20T17:16:12.512+01:002012-04-20T17:16:12.512+01:00Enjoyed reading your views on basing.
Your black ...Enjoyed reading your views on basing.<br /> Your black edge/picture frame look is very tempting and I may try this when I actually get round to starting my WW1 project.<br />Congrats on your 100th post, telegram on its way.Silver Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621423467123295954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-13815333354787609482012-04-20T12:36:51.241+01:002012-04-20T12:36:51.241+01:00Thanks guys.
@Phil Robinson. Looking forward to ...Thanks guys.<br /><br />@Phil Robinson. Looking forward to seeing how your Dux Brit stuff turns out. Also, looking forward to meeting up on Saturday if you're around - I think Rich is aiming to be in the Fox by about 12 midday. Either there or the other Blogger meet up with the Posties (Fran and Ray) at 1pm. It'd be very good to see you, mate!<br /><br />@dhcwargaming - Exactly my experience as well, dhc. I do feel bad for the Litko guys, who gave me brilliant service for years before Martin and Warbases came along. The Litko products are really fantastic, but it was getting very expensive with the postage and shipping to order from them. I've decided that I'll order some special one offs from them - such as the great stuff coming out from "Jim's Product Labs" instead of the bulk bases - as I do think Litko deserve supporting in any way I can. That being said, Martin's product is pretty much identical, and he's a really decent and very helpful chap. So I guess it's a good result all round in the end.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-63972680451514204882012-04-20T10:42:14.987+01:002012-04-20T10:42:14.987+01:00Congratulaions on the 100th post!
Funny thing is....Congratulaions on the 100th post!<br /><br />Funny thing is... I have gone from Litko to Warbases for the same reason. When the USPS raised their prices on transatlantic shipping (and removed the ground mail option at the same time) splitting a larger order up became unreasonable. Large orders were expensice from a s&h point of view (again the USPS fault not Litkos) plus the added cost of tax and duty. So I moved to Warbases as well when I found them and I agree... he has been very helpful with custom bases!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />BurkhardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-1681095876606490822012-04-20T01:17:12.704+01:002012-04-20T01:17:12.704+01:00Too late for my Great War stuff, but I have stolen...Too late for my Great War stuff, but I have stolen the hex base idea for my big men for Dux B. Hopefully I will pick up some movement trays from Martin on Saturday.Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-77612550943259286852012-04-19T18:51:05.355+01:002012-04-19T18:51:05.355+01:00Thanks for the comments everyone. They're wel...Thanks for the comments everyone. They're welcome. I wasn't sure that bases were that exciting, so the comments have reassured me a bit in that department!<br /><br />@Furt, Angry, Ray, Rodger, Jim and Kris - thank you all very much!<br /><br />@Christopher - interesting that your bases are getting slimmer while mine are getting fatter!<br /><br />@Michael and Paul - ah yes, the hex bases. There's method in my madness … <br /><br />@Zerloon - thank you!<br /><br />@Muskie - welcome back!! I've looked hard at pre-cast resin bases. There are some wonderful examples around. My concern there is that most historical miniatures are cast with good strong bases, and cutting those from the figure to pin the figure to a resin base goes against the grain slightly.<br /><br />Alternatively, you could just glue the figure to the resin base, but then there's some more work needed to ensure that the base is disguised and blended into the resin base somehow. One very clever way of doing resin (or plastic bases) is what Battlefront did with their pre-cast bases, leaving small holes into which figures can be glued. I think that works very well for 15mm or multi-figure bases, and I'm slightly surprised more companies have not followed that very innovative approach.<br /><br />@Kingsley - thank you, but it's really not very difficult! Anyone who can paint like you can do a wonderful base!<br /><br />@Monty and Captain Richard - thank you!<br /><br />@Lead Legion - Thank you. I shall certainly make time for showing you how I did the maps - they were really very simple to do. Towards the end of April or early May I am hoping to do a German Trench Loot follow up to the British Trench Loot I did earlier in the year, and I'll feature some German trench maps in that.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-36641803104877628242012-04-19T10:59:36.912+01:002012-04-19T10:59:36.912+01:00Great article and lots of lovely eye candy. Next u...Great article and lots of lovely eye candy. Next up, would you mind showing us how you did that lovely map objective? It's gorgeous.Lead Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700198528204457272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-24415345488907647512012-04-19T00:47:06.866+01:002012-04-19T00:47:06.866+01:00Excellent post, Sidney...I get to see all your dif...Excellent post, Sidney...I get to see all your different bases all at once.Captain Richard's miniature Civil Warhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149386738466118837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-70251330682219848522012-04-18T23:37:03.892+01:002012-04-18T23:37:03.892+01:00Congrats on 100, and another great post! Its a sub...Congrats on 100, and another great post! Its a subject I've been thinking about lately.Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-50958167124562057512012-04-18T22:03:58.626+01:002012-04-18T22:03:58.626+01:00I'd be the first to admit that I don't spe...I'd be the first to admit that I don't spend enough time on the basing of the figure as usualy the patience has worn thin by then.<br /><br />But your basing are themselves works of art that compliment the figures beautifully that I really should take inspiration from your examplekingsleyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161045327971275146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-61947909487683366762012-04-18T20:14:24.949+01:002012-04-18T20:14:24.949+01:00Some games require certain base sizes. Sometimes p...Some games require certain base sizes. Sometimes people use overly large bases for cinematic purposes. This is probably more common outside the historical miniature gaming community.<br /><br />What about pre-caste resin bases? I've switch to using them most of the time. There are a lot of manufactures and it does cost money, but I paint so slowly/rarely that if it either A) saves me time or B) gives better results then I see it as valuable.<br /><br />I collect a bunch of links to various manufacturers:<br />http://nurgle.muschamp.ca/paintingAdvice.html#DisplayBasesMuskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328467370627934582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-2025808110543857142012-04-18T18:18:20.771+01:002012-04-18T18:18:20.771+01:00Really a good post! :DReally a good post! :DZerloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288071535124462117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-20926516598058739092012-04-18T18:01:05.530+01:002012-04-18T18:01:05.530+01:00Like your style. I´ve gone for my own sized bases ...Like your style. I´ve gone for my own sized bases (unless based for impetus) and for more or less the same reasons...I´ll pinch the hex shaped bases idea for commanders..good idea.<br />Cheers<br />paulPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-11784607056588197582012-04-18T16:44:26.034+01:002012-04-18T16:44:26.034+01:00Thank you for the walk through; I've often won...Thank you for the walk through; I've often wondered about the hexagonal bases, but was too embarrassed to ask! Wonderful to see the examples listed.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-43956027926268503372012-04-18T16:12:25.266+01:002012-04-18T16:12:25.266+01:00Real great post with some wonderful examples as I&...Real great post with some wonderful examples as I've come to expect from you. <br />I bounce around quite a bit with base sizes and height so it varies with me, but I would say mine have tended to getter flatter and flatter recently.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-74161177199119886452012-04-18T14:47:58.283+01:002012-04-18T14:47:58.283+01:00I'll just join the throng and say that this is...I'll just join the throng and say that this is a great post. Making a base tray is a brilliant idea. One that I'm certainly going to borrow.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-24454460096827872912012-04-18T13:19:07.058+01:002012-04-18T13:19:07.058+01:00What those three guys said. Those bases certainly ...What those three guys said. Those bases certainly look splendid. Good post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-75772617856067114872012-04-18T13:17:06.737+01:002012-04-18T13:17:06.737+01:00Thanks Sidney. An excellent post. Congrats on the ...Thanks Sidney. An excellent post. Congrats on the 100th post too.Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-48034476105970473942012-04-18T12:56:12.987+01:002012-04-18T12:56:12.987+01:00An excellent post and a damn good read! I can'...An excellent post and a damn good read! I can't champion Warbases enough, I stumbled across them as well and there's NO going back!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-55681503026495201172012-04-18T12:13:46.542+01:002012-04-18T12:13:46.542+01:00Magnificent explanation, love the stuff from Warba...Magnificent explanation, love the stuff from Warbases and Martin (very helpful guy), i liked the idea of leaders on the hex base, too late for me now but future projects beckon...and congrats on 100 posts!The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com