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Post by Gygax on Apr 27, 2008 15:00:58 GMT -9
I use the 30mm Octagon bases for all of my miniatures now, and I have been busy re-basing older sets, and resizing everything to fit the stand just right. I like figures just a little bit bigger.
Also I am putting all of my 2.5D Xenomorphs on larger Octagon bases, and all being of the blood splattered metal variety.
Gygax ;D
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Post by onemonkeybeau on Apr 27, 2008 19:01:22 GMT -9
I have always been a Circle fan... but I'm intrigued by the Octagon... I may have to try that here on my next build...
onemonkeybeau
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Post by kane on May 4, 2008 7:01:17 GMT -9
You guys using the octagon for aesthetic reasons or for a certain game? Currently have all my fantasy on square bases and my sci-fi on rounds. GW still creeps into my gaming habits. I like to be able to line up my fantasy troops in nice neat formation. Been thinking of trying some sort of base that would allow me to remove figures as casualties are caused, but then it would be a pain to represent different formations during the battle. Maybe a cardstock grid that snuggly fits the square bases...
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Post by Floyd on May 4, 2008 8:22:52 GMT -9
I recently ( 3 years ago) switched to Hexagon basing. The main reason is that it eliminated all the "facing" questions that may come up for a given rule set. And I generally like the look. It is as appealing as the circle(IMO). I imagine the octagon would be more of the same.
MY GW habits still creep in as well. And I still base my Fantasy Mini's on Square bases. This is mainly out of the need for conformity...And I don't really feel like rebasing my entire Warhammer Quest model collection.
~Floyd
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Post by Gygax on May 4, 2008 8:36:42 GMT -9
I have switched to the hexagon bases because I not only like the aesthetic of it, but when miniatures touch bases, it's really easy to tell which direction they are facing, and whether or not it's a side or back attack. I also just love the look of octagons, and I find it really easy to line up all the bases for when my squads are close.
I haven't done much fantasy stuff, but I imagine the square bases would be fine due to the fact the way movement is done, and would probably be easier. I am going to do my fantasy armies through in octagon as well as I really like the way it looks in the end.
Also I don't use grid systems on my terrain (mostly WWG) and just use a ruler, so I thankfully don't have to worry about base size. When we play a RPG like Castles and Crusades, I usually as the DM just move their figures where they should be and never use a measurement system.
Gygax ;D
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Post by Max Bodycount on Oct 13, 2008 11:59:25 GMT -9
Well, since most of my figures are either intended one of two purposes:
1) D&D figures are round bases since combat is now 360 degrees and "facing" no longer is an issue, and it matches the round integral bases of the "official" miniatures.
2) Warhammer Fantasy figures are square based for movement and unit purposes.
I am experimenting with multiple figures on a common base for WRG/DBx type games and will post my results.
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Post by fwhitfield on Oct 13, 2008 14:55:58 GMT -9
I use 30mm Hex bases.
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Post by silentsquirrel on Dec 16, 2008 4:22:56 GMT -9
I'm really late to this thread, but for the record I use round bases. Since all my gaming is with warbands rather than armies, I've adopted the round base.
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 17, 2009 6:12:28 GMT -9
I was all for round bases, but I must admit when I saw the octagonal ones, I realised they're much more versatile. The corners don't stick out much more than a round base (which can be important for some games systems, where turning rules can be really strict), but they make determining facing easy, and on top of that, they're as good as square bases if you want to rank them up in formation. Better, actually, since you can rank them horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, depending on what angle works best for the individual unit.
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Post by enpeze on Nov 25, 2009 11:04:21 GMT -9
I use my minis for roleplaying. so 25mm round bases (black plastic ones) for me. But I switch the minis in and out, depending on which mini I need in a specific adventure. The ununsed I store in a plastic box in ziplock bags sorted after monster type. (eg. ziplock bag 4 is for undead monsters)
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Post by Reivaj on Jun 25, 2010 5:15:56 GMT -9
I was using round bases of 25mm but now I am constructing an army of skeletons and start to using square bases of 25mm
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Post by curufea on Jun 28, 2010 12:22:09 GMT -9
Hmm, back in the day when I had a Dark Elf army primarily made of the plastics from the GW army box, which then expanded out into lead, I used 20mm square exclusively. When I started including Chaos (Slaneesh specifically) that upped to 25mm When I started doing Genestealers (and then Tyranids and Chaos Marines) I started using 25mm round bases.
When GW began using unethical marketting practices and increased the prices of all minatures by 50% I stopped wargamming.
Now, I tend to use 25mm round bases and only buy miniatures for roleplaying purposes. Most recently all 12 Doctors (11 TV + Movie)
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