"Gamer Grass Battle Ready Bases" Topic

I recently ordered this product to give it a test drive. I really like it. See more here: bucksurdu.com/blog/?p=8434

They look amazing, but I see some downsides:

1) The need to carve away the molded-in base of the figure, such that only the figure's feet remain. (Been there, done that. Was a terrible amount of work, and each of my armies consists of 50+ figures… And I have more than 10 armies!)

2) The figures are attached to the base's surface decorations only, by the small area of the figure's feet! I do not believe this bond would have much strength, resulting in figures breaking away from their beautiful bases more often than I should like.

3) If a figure breaks away from its gorgeous base, won't the surface decorations on the base also break away, creating more work for me to repair?

What has been your experience using these in actual games thus far? Are my fears proving to be real issues for you?

These bases, and your figures mounted on them, look amazing. However, I've steered clear of such bases for the reasons listed above, and because the games I play, all use square bases, which defines facing in a crystal clear manner. I know many (most?) games use round bases. I am just old school. Thanks for sharing your blog post here on TMP. Cheers!

Sorry but the downsides above are the big downsides,by the time I trim the figures, I'd have done the bases.

Modern grass tufts mean making your own bases are easier than ever…

Not saying that these bases aren't pretty though.

Very pretty … but everything Sgt Slag said.

Probably a time saver though, for those who use plastic figures as they are easy to trim and then pin to the base.

It is interesting how many negative comments I've gotten from people who haven't even tried them. I bought some to try so that I could from an informed opinion.

I haven't experienced any of the downsides.

Asserted downside 1: I wouldn't cut figures from integral bases, but it is easy to remove the slots from figures that are meant to go into slot-a-bases. Also, as I said in the blog post, many plastic figures are meant to glue to a plastic base. The Warlord plastics seem to come this way. Glue these plastic figures to the battle-ready bases is no more risky or difficult than glueing them to plastic bases.

Asserted downside 2: The feet superglue to the bases. They hold really well. Something about the material used in the "decorations" really takes to superglue. I haven't found them any more likely to come off the bases than when I glue them to washers. You could use epoxy instead of superglue, but I haven't seen the need. I haven't had any break off, but I suppose you could pin them.

Asserted downside 3: I don't see that the "decorations would come off." I think it would be hard to remove the decorations unless you were trying to do so. I don't know for sure, because none of mine have popped off the bases.

Buck

I think they look good. What does a pack cost?

"It is interesting how many negative comments I've gotten from people who haven't even tried them. I bought some to try so that I could from an informed opinion."

This is TMP

and thanks Buck for the review on these,I was very curious about them myself.. oh and all the rule sets too..

Sorry, Buck, I never meant to offend you. I was curious whether you experienced any of the posted issues because I have experienced these issues with my figures in the past. Which is why I asked if you had any of these problems in using these bases. You offered a review, I asked about specific potential issues. You responded to my queries. I appreciate that.

Most of the figures I use are not slotta-base types. The super-majority of figures I use, have heavy, molded bases. Cutting the feet off, has proven to be a mixed bag for me: tried snipping the feet off, just above the base, but this tends to mutilate the molded feet; tried Dremel'ing the base away, with a cut-off wheel -- effective, but very tedious…

Gluing the figure's feet to other bases has also proven to be of limited success. I use 5-minute epoxy for such jobs, as I hate Super Glue's weak sheer strength (which is why I avoid Super Glue for mini's, as much as possible).

Again, I appreciate you sharing your experiences, and your review. Cheers!

I wasn't offended, just surprised. I guess what surprised me was that you seemed to assert that this wouldn't work rather than asking if I had experienced those issues. I can certainly see where you are coming from, and I had the same questions. That's why I decided to give them a try.

No worries. Happy to push lead with you some day.

79th PA:

A pack of 10 25mm bases is $20. USD They make other sizes as well, and prices vary.

Surprisingly what I didn't seem to find on their Web page were bases that were suitable for single, prone figures. There are a number of larger ones to AT guns or other weapons, but I didn't see something that was in the 25mm x 60mm (or so) size.

Buck

I personally prefer these products. They give me much more flexibility. The product contours to the figure that Ive already placed on my base.

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Funny, I figured maybe $20 USD a pack. I guess I'm a pretty good guesser. That would be about my limit. I'll take a look on the internet and see what I can find.