"6mm Sci-Fi: Infantry Basing" Topic

How do you prefer your 6mm (1:285, 1:300) infantry based for sci-fi gaming?

* individually
* stands
* stands with removable figures
* other
* no preference
* I don't play 6mm sci-fi

Stands.

Same here, stands. Usually 5 figures per stand.

Stands.

Stands, normally 5 to a base for infantry.

Individaually

Individually or stands with removable figures.

Stands.

Stands. 40x20mm with 4 figures per element for regular units. If they have a support weapon they get 5 figures. Scouts, powered armour, light walkers and assault troops are 3 figures per stand, Support units (HMG, ATGM, laser cannon et al) are usually 2 plus hardware if it's separate. The only figures I usually single-base are special units like snipers or assassin droids.

Mainly stands as I play Epic, but I have based some individually for use in Angel Barracks KR6 skirmish game

Stands for me as well. 40x15 with 3-5 figs per base.

I have a preference based on the game I'm playing. Individually for skirmish, stands for higher level games.

Same as for any other figure size, really.

stands

Normally I go with 5 to a stand.

stands, I use the ones GZG supplies.

Stands

I have a set of 6mm rules we use at home (thinking about publishing) that use the number of 6mm figures on a stand as a physical counter for unit readiness state (not necessarily number of personnel, or personnel surviving), decreasing as they take damage. It requires a metric butt-ton of figures…

Other than that … MechWarrior 'Clix on … er … stands?… I guess.

Depends.

5 to a stand, but I like the work Angel Barracks has done with individual basing link

Stands, but then I have only ever played Epic in that scale so I am constrained by the way those rules set things up. I can't really imagine doing it any other way with troops that small.

Stands. I usually do 3 or 4 infantry models per base.

Stands as well but each stand = one company.

No putting a small reinforced company on the table.

Nope put battalions, regiments & Division size units.

We play, 1 stand = a Fire Tm – 3-5 troops and 1 vehicle = 1 vehicle …

Stands

individually

5 to a stand using our plastic bases. ;-)

I am assuming you are referring to infantry.

I would say basing should be related to weapons effects and ground scale. Historically, roughly speaking, as weapons increased rate of fire or area of effect then infantry has dispersed. If your, and your enemy, troops are equipped with auto-grenade launchers, multiple rocket launchers or plasma guns that have area of effect measured in the 10s if not 100s of meters radius then the mounting should reflect that you really don't want your troops to get killed in multiples from one shot. If the ground scale is 1"=100yards then consider the above. If there is no ground scale, which seems to be entirely too common, then look at the weapon effect templates and consider. I'd say for any actual futuristic with increased weapon effects than individual would be likely for most things.

Stands. Such small figures are too fussy to be handling individually. I really don't like individually based figures smaller than 20mm.

Individually if playing THW's 5150: Star Army. Stands if playing 5150: Battalion Commander

I use menatwar bases with 10 per base for regular squads.
5 per base for elite units (heavy weapons,etc). And 2 per base for Forward Observers or Snipers.

5 man stands. I'm thinking about doing 6mm skirmish, however. Does anyone know a decent set of rules?

Stands

John T

Stands. Either 5 or 4 person fire teams, with two-person heavy weapons units.

I'm rather taken by individual basing, but then I'm playing Angel Barrack's excellent KR16 free skirmish rules.

When I played Hellfire by Jim Webster, I used group basing with 3-5 figures per stand. Heavy weapon operators were based separately in their own teams.