"Basing slotta figures on coins?" Topic

I'm sure this has been covered before but skimming through this board, I can't find anything. So, I got some nice Crooked Dice figures but I want them mounted on pennies, not slottas. So trimming the slot to leave a couple of pegs won't work because the penny isn't deep enough to make a hole for the tabs (assuming I could even drill the holes in it). What's the alternative? Glueing the feet to the coin? Seems a bit fragile. Trying to bend the tab back without damaging the ankles or legs? Is this feasible?

Does anyone have any suggestions or input on how they've done it?

Thanks

DBDD

I've not done it with slotta's but regular 15mm stuff.
Glue mini to penny.
Get a bottle cap, mix 50/50 water and white Elmer's glue.
Brush that onto the penny and the bottom of the mini's feet.
Sprinkle sand over it.
Wait for it to dry and repeat.
Makes a pretty solid bond, but does tend to cover some of the mini's shoes.

If you are prepared to have a slightly thicker base, glue two strips of 60 thou plastic card or thin plywood onto the coin leaving a slot width gap, file a bit of depth off the "tab" and glue in place. Bodge up the base with filler.

Here is what I have been doing for years. Take some nippers and trim the tab underneath the feet. I then use a dremel with a sanding wheel to level the tab leaving about 2-3mm. Save the shavings.

Glue the figure to the penny and then use the shavings as filler under the feet. After the figure is in place and dried, use more shaving and super glue around and on top of the tab to insure a stable bond.

Note on shaving. I use the dremel with the sand paper tubes to sand down and level bases on all my figures. I do it over a box to catch the shavings. Super glue and shavings make a great filler for all sorts of jobs. Once dry it can be filed down.

Plastic imitation coins are sole in educational supply shops, and may easily be drilled. If thickness is a problem, glue two or three together in a stack.

But I think you'll find gluing feet to coin will give you a pretty solid bond. Lightly file the feet first for maximum contact area and use superglue.

Cut to the foot line and use 2 part epoxy just under the feet. The bond will be solid but the trick is balancing then while the glue dries. I've done this with 20 & 28mm.

+1 to what Titchmonster said. I just clip the bar off, smooth the foot soles, and glue to the base; I use mostly MDF, or thin plywood, for my bases. I use E6000 Glue, which hardens to a solid rubber consistency. Easier to work with than 2-part epoxy's. I avoid Super Glues of all types due to their very weak sheer strength.

I have more than 100 such (hard plastic) figures, 28mm, in my armies! They've been in use for more than a decade, without issue. I've done this with metal mini's as well. No issues with either type of mini. Cheers!

I've done this with dozens of zombie and survivor figures. I clip the tab off with a strong pair of nail clippers & make sure the soles are flat with an Xacto knife or a file. I put a drop of Hobby Town Maxi Cure or Gorilla superglue on each sole & mount them on the tail side of the penny propping the mini up if needed tho most stand without it. Sometimes I add a drop of glue around the edge of the feet for large figs. I leave them alone at least overnight. The coin might pop off if dropped on a hard floor (or if I drop the box of minis) but this has worked very well for me. I also learned not to use bargain superglue.

Have done the same as Spurious Milius for mounting Hasselfree figs on flat bases – seems to work fairly well

I agree with Titchmonster-- I've used a pair of s to cut the bar free. File the soles flat and use PC-11 or PC-7 plumber's epoxy putty to texture the base; it also serves as the adhesive.

First, this is a testimony to the ingenuity that this hobby fosters – thank you all for suggestions and ideas. I'm not sure which I'll use but I'm happy that there's a solution to my problem here.

Second, I'm fascinated to know what tool khanscom used that is so dangerous or suggestive that it has to be bleeped out?😀.

Thanks again.

DBDD

I base everything 25/28mm on two pence pieces, as non slotta figs still have a base and I want them to match up with each other I tend to cut down or sand the slot tag down till its about the thickness of two layers of card, I then glue four small rectangles or triangles of card to the coin, (stacked two high)with a gap or slot between them once dry I then glue the figs stag into the slot, or sometimes if they are awkward add one side of the card glue the fig in place and while still wet slide in the other pieces of card, (you have to prop the figs up occasionally). Once dry I cover the base in Tetrion filler, this is pretty secure, and works for me.

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Integral