"Adding Heft to 25mm Bases" Topic

At one time or another everybody's had to struggle with a top-heavy mini that just keep falling over again and again. Usually it's a big metal mini in a dynamic pose mounted on a lightweight plastic slottabase. The best way to fix the problem is to add weight to the base, but just what's the best way to do that without adding unwanted height or messing with the aesthetic of your painstakingly-based minis? Check out this tutorial for a comparison of several methods and a photo-illustrated guide to solving the problem quickly and easily.

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Those are some great ideas. I thought of filling the base with sand then a layer of glue over to hold it all in. Haven't actually tried it yet though…

I have found that some fish tank decorations come complete with small strips of lead that can be used for this as well as the top of the decoration as bushes

I did once try plaster in the base but made such a mess gave up after one batch. As for the sand – I would rather mix the sand in with glue to make a paste rather than relay on a top coat to hold loose in! (Visions of a trail of sand showing where the unit had moved comes to mind)

Andrew
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Good article, as are the others from Hyun's Wee Toy Soldiers.

A trick I use occasionally is to crimp the lead fishing weights so they look like rocks, then glue them piled on top of the base like terain. Or if round as in the article, they can be cannonballs.

This helps when I've already built the figure and find it still top-heavy. I put my bases on magnetic strip, so by that point I no longer have access to the recesses on the bottom.

Thanks for sharing your own useful tips, guys. I'm always interested to hear how other modelers approach the hobby's various challenges.

I use birdshot in my slotta-bases.

I put a layer of superglue down then a layer of the shot.
This is mainly for plastics. Specifically smaller Tyranid models.