Re: [GZG] FT base material

["Star Ranger" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allan Goodall wrote:
> What do you use for the bottom part of your FT ship
> bases? I'm talking about the heavy part that touches the table.
>
> I have a combination of old GZG U.S. metal bases, and the plastic
> "flight stand" bases reinforced with washers. Does anyone use anything
> else?
>
> I'm particularly interested in hearing about stuff that was purchased
> from local craft and hobby stores.

Fender washers, lots of fender washers. Usually bought in bulk from a local
hardware store.
2 7/8" fender washers fit nicely in the domed plastic base flight stands.
For the GeoHex bases, I always glue on a 1.25" fender washer (the same size
as the base) for added 'lowering the gravity' weight and on the largest
ships I add another 1.5" fender washer below that for even more weight and
the larger size helps stability too.

On very small ships, I use slotted hex bases with short posts, most I got
from AoG for Babylon 5 Wars.  I fill in the cavity in the bottom with lead
shot from some shotgun shells, fill with glue, file flat as a few stick up,
and cover with a 1" hex of flexible steel from Litko Aerosystems (like a
flexible magnet but steel so I can store minis on these bases in a container
lines with
flexible magnets).


Dean Gundberg

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