Just for reference Miniature figurines are alive and well see the link below.
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Home.aspx
--- In WABlist@yahoogroups.com, "Greg D" wrote:
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> I love it!
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> I have my bases individually mounted as well (though my cavalry are on 20mm wide bases = they fit, and you'll see why shortly). All figures are individually mounted on metal (or magnetic) bases (just like you). I use shogunminiatures bases, and Robert has various movement tray options and sizes (i.e. 60mm frontage at whatever depth you need for use with FoG, DBA). This way single based units just slide in and stay (metal and magnet holding in place).
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> With a 60mm wide movement tray, you can have a frontage row (or rows, depending on depth) that fit 4x15mm wide bases, or 3x20mm wide bases, or 2x30mm wide bases (I don't base anything at 30mm wide, instead for skirmishers just use 2x 20mm wide based skirmishers and a 20mm wide "filler" (empty terrain) in between the two figures. An elegant solution to allow for near-universal basing schemes for most of the popular rules out there.
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> I realize this is not the right forum, but since it is on a related subject of "universal" basing that might interest some others here, for my 10/12 mm gaming scalee, I went with a modified Warmaster basing for use with DBA, FoG, etc.. In that scale, 40x20mm bases work for infantry and cavalry! If larger bases are needed (i.e. artillery), then 40x40mm. I find not fiddling around with variable depths of 15mm, 20mm and 30mm basing depths that FoG and DBA calls for is actually quite a relief (yeah, I know it supposedly matters to the micro-bean counter for recoil, but sheesh!). Since I supply both sides for a battle, it has no impact on the game, other than increasing ease of universal playability.
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> -Greg D
> Vacaville, CA
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> --- In WABlist@yahoogroups.com, "High Plains Lawyer" wrote:
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> > After years and year and years of experimenting with this, and after rebasing numerous armies numerous times, I have arrived at my own less than perfect solution.
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> > I mount most of my infantry on 1" x 3/4" bases. Just about every infantry figure fits on a 1" x 3/4" base. Cavalry on 1" x 2".
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> > My bases have either a metallic or magnetic bottom. One of the products of years of experimentation is that I have many solutions, some work better than others. As far as metallic or magnetic base, it's 6 one way, half a dozen the other.
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> > Evertime some idiot game designer comes up with a new basing scheme, I can make sabots to conform. typically my sabots are metal on one side and magnetic on the other side.
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> > Also, i had Litko Make a bunch of 60 mm square sabots for me. These sabots have holes either for four infantry figures or two cavalry.
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> > I tend to be incompatible with everyone. 1" x 3/4" is not quite WAB. A 3/4" base is often too deep for DBX (which I never play anyway). My own 60 mm squares really don't fit anyone else's system.
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> > But I tend to sponsor my own games and supply armies for both sides. If someone bring his own army, we can place cards of the larger base size under the smaller.
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> > The problem is DBx basing is a relic of the days everyone used Minifigs. Some of those gamers still use Minifigs, even though Minifigs is basically out of business. Rules writer have simply failed to keep up with the times. Even WAB is pretty long in the tooth.
> >
> > --- In WABlist@yahoogroups.com, "Jonas, Jeff" wrote:
> > > Base/element games have always been an issue for me.. not because of the games... but the anal retentiveness of how big the base has to be, or how many models on it.
> > > The 60mm by 30mm depth solution is actually a strong argument for multi-figure bases since it allows larger figures some of that depth for adjustment forward or back a bit.
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