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Post by kane on Jan 6, 2009 10:27:32 GMT -9
In my quest for perfect basing, I have gone to making figures that are attached flat to the base. While this works beautifully (and I will post pictures as soon as my wife's computer is working again!) it still runs into the issue of base TEXTURE. I love "battlefield" but what if we are inside a building for a skirmish? Then I'd want wood planks. That would be a whole extra set of figs with different bases. UNLESS you built with a blank base with a magnet on the bottom. Then, you take some round flex steel pieces and glue them to the bottom of some textured tops that are magnetized to the base, giving you limitless options for basing! Of course, this would cover the feet a bit, but thats easily fixed by giving each mini an extra 1mm or 2mm above the tab. I am half tempted (thank the gods ONLY half) to try this. As I said, its INSANE but the flexibility would be...amazing? Probably not the right word. Obsessive is probably more accurate!
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Post by godofrandomness on Jan 6, 2009 17:28:02 GMT -9
I did see some inkjet printable magnetic paper in walmart the other day. I just glanced at it, and it's probably a little pricey, but it might help for what you are trying to do.
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 16, 2009 5:21:59 GMT -9
You're right, it's insane. If I understand what you're going for, while I'm sure it's possible, it seems prohibitively complicated and pricey. Surely (assuming you're talking about paper minis) it'd be far easier and cheaper to just print off another copy of the figs and attach them to different bases...
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Post by josedominguez on Feb 16, 2009 5:59:04 GMT -9
For a cheaper (no less insane) alternative: make your flat bases and cover with clear backed acetate or make them out of laminated card. Print your base textures on acetate or shiny card and you can just stick them on with a cheap glue stick. As everything is plastic you can then peel them off and replace them to go dungeoneering. May also work if you just print your base texture on thin card and put a slit in it, just slip this over the figure tab. All absolutely nuts though
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 16, 2009 8:22:29 GMT -9
I think I like that last idea of yours best, Jose - creating a separate base texture that slots on past the fig. It wouldn't be able to entirely cover the base, but it should look good enough.
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Post by josedominguez on Feb 16, 2009 16:21:08 GMT -9
Maybe if it was printed then laminated to keep it rigid? One bit of advice..... never put magnetic sheeting through a laser printer I'm a science teacher and I.C.T coordinator, didn't think that one through
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 17, 2009 3:28:41 GMT -9
Oops.
Wasn't too expensive a mistake, I hope?
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