"32 mm heroic figures basing and durability of resin cast" Topic

Hi all,

I have two general questions concerning these figures. I am wondering about durability and movement on the terrain to justify the added expense.

I am just getting started on the old west, I posted a question in the recent past about the best size to base 28 mm figures considering these figs move in, out of, and onto buildings in the terrain. The predominant response was 0.75" (19.2 mm's). With that being said, how is a 32 mm (1.25") base for these figs going to practically work? The old west buildings are "one size fits all". Will these figs allow a 0.75" base and still remain stable?

I have never gamed with resin cast figs. There will be the inevitable accidental tipping over of a resin cast fig. How durable is an extended arm holding a weapon for instance going to hold up against breakage for resin cast compared to metal?

Thank you for your opinions and time responding.

Sorry for the multiple posts. It would not go through the first time so I retitled it.

Most resins these days are less brittle than multipart metal models or high lead content metal models. They are often made of a more rubber-like resin and not the brittle resin that made up a lot of older models.

In that sense they can be very durable and won't chip or scratch as easily as metal models.

Not typically as good as plastic still.

I base my 28mm Old West stuff on 20mm squares with rounded off corners. The squares are easier to fit into buildings than round bases, but the diagonal is about 25mm across, so you can still fit stuff that will go on a 25mm round base.

I responded to your other thread first, my bad.