"Individually basing 15mm rank-and-file types" Topic

Hello,

I've only done modern/sci fi in 15mm in the past, and I based all my guys on US pennies. I'm shaping up to do 15mm fantasy/medieval however, and I'm looking for a basing solution.

Lots of guys seem to do it by rank on a long piece, several guys wide. This style doesn't really appeal to me, however, as I like to be able to do on-the-fly reorganization and remove guys to keep a casualty count. What is a good, sturdy, square basing solution to attach 15mm miniatures to? Thickness around that of a penny seems to work very well. Any specific companies have something like that?

This applies for everything from spearmen on foot to archers to cavalry, though the latter would most certainly require something longer if not wider.

Thanks,

M.

Well, I do mine on very thin 1/2" x 1/2" Wargame Accessories metal bases and then make a movement tray out of thick plasticard with magnetic sheeting glued to it (bought at Michael's or Hobby Lobby). The figures stick quite well and look great.

Jerry

Hey, thanks for the quick reply! Slow workday for me!

I'd forgotten to ask about magnetic sheets. I see this is a popular addition to movement trays (which I used back in my Warhammer Fantasy days). Have you ever had any issues breaking figs off? Or are the magnetic sheets -just strong enough- to keep everything balanced?

I'll check out "Wargames Accessories".

Cheers!

M.

Yep, 0.5" square steel bases (I sell em and swear by them):

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The magnet will hold them quite well. Use a good glue and figures will not pop off. I like Gorilla Super Glue

Half inch, eh? A bit narrower than a penny, but that might be a good thing for tight ranks. Have you run into any kind of problem with units "bonking" each other in the face with weapons?

I'll check your site out – 40 for about 6 bucks is a good deal.

M.

You can get different powers of magnetic sheet so that they hold well. I can turn the unit of 30 to 40 upside-down and none fall off unless I shake it a bit. And then only some. So far all the historical 15mm lines I have done this way rank up beautifully. After all, the models are in realistic poses and not throwing their shield arms over their heads or leaping through the air like in many 28mm fantasy lines. 8)=

What's been your solution for cavalry? .5x1?

M.

Yes, and Wargame accessories sells those as well!

Since I am a Force on Force fan, but use 15mm, I decided to go with 15mm round bases for each "grunt" and a 20mm round base for leader-types. For weapons I use 15mm round bases along a little patch of different colors on the back edge of the base so I know how many dice that particular weapon uses. Keeps it a bit easier to track leaders and weapons.

However, for some of the weapons I will be using from MJ Figures (Falklands) the figure is prone, so I have had to go with a 25mm round base. Base sizes in Force on Force aren't hugely important, so the variations work well.

Cheomesh : I do it for 28 mm and they never "boink" their weapons . Besides : the less you see of the base (thickness) the better. It's about the figures, not terrain slabs moving figures.