"40mm Cavalry and Artillery Basing" Topic

Gentlemen, will 40mm cavalry fit on a 2" base? As in 2 horse?

And what would a minimalist artillery base be? With a gun and 2 artillerists.

I tested the infantry at 6 infantry per 2" base, and they worked fine.

Thank you for any help, I have not ordered anything besides the infantry and was trying to get an idea.

Milkshake, you can fit 2 horses on a 2" wide base, but it is pretty cramped. I just checked this out with a couple of Perry's 40mm Hussars.

On a 2" wide base the figure's boots have to touch to keep both figures wholly within the boundary of the base. Here's a couple of photos (sorry for the poor quality – smart phone in poor lighting). I've moved the figures slightly to keep their boots apart:

I tried a slightly wider base (2.5"). To my eye they look better, but if you are intent on the smallest base possible then you could just get away with 2" wide:

I have no 40mm artillery figures so can't comment on suitable bases sizes.

Hope that helps.

2.5" base looks much better. I use 2" base for 28mm and even that can be pretty tight at times depending on pose.
2.5" or 3" for 40mm sounds sensible.

Thanks Robert!

3" in depth I see also

3" squares sound pretty reasonable.

Thanks Robert!

You are welcome. Glad to be of help.

3" squares sound pretty reasonable.

I agree. Perfect size I think.