Re: Bab5 fighter figs -- Be jealous!

A base like that would also be useful for people who like to use
something
like 'Ablative' Screens.  When Adeptus Titanicus was out with it's
assortment of titans, the base of the titan had a slot in it that had a
numbered wheel on it, with the number showing through a hole in the base
-
used to show the number of shields remaining.  Smaller bases like those
used on most ships could do just as well with a space for a die.

FWIW, I think it would be cool to have bases for 25mm figs that have a
ready mechanism for info such as confidence, leadership, etc.  Perhaps a
small hole into which can be inserted a colored peg (not unlike the pegs
used to note damage in Battleship).  The colors, numbers, whatever could
relate to standard quality or confidence levels etc.  For that matter,
multiple holes could be useful for marking ammo reloads if you are doing
that - heavy wpns with 3 rnds of ammo, for example.

I imagine that a small drill and dowels would probably work, I just
haven't
done it. - maybe someday...

Jared Noble

Kelvin Henderson <kx.henderson@qut.edu.au> on 10/12/98 01:19:17 PM

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Subject:  Re: Bab5 fighter figs -- Be jealous!

At 04:23 PM 10/11/98 -0500, The Caldwells wrote:
>
>Just received 156 Minbari, Narn, Centauri and Earthforce fighters from
Mr.
>Tuffley.  (Thanks, Jon!).  These are wonderful miniatures!  If you have
any
>interest in B5 gaming, these are highly recommended.  It's so cool to
see
>fighters that are in scale with the AOG ship miniatures.

They are just great aren't they?  I love my Notbari fighters.  They look
spectacular next to AOG's Minbari Warcruiser and the Kantaurus Fighters
are
great in my AOG Centauri fleet.  They really do look very, very cool. 
The
Star Sabre two-man fighters arent as good as they could have been, but
they
still look O.K.

>Now to base them!
>Nick Caldwell

Well, at the risk of blowing my own horn.....

Earlier in the year I discussed with Nic of Eureka Minis fame the idea
of
doing Fighter bases that could hold a dice as well as the fighter minis
and
having them base-heavy so that they don't keep falling over all the time
(at that stage I was experimenting with many designs, most mage from
plastic or foam that kept toppling at the slightest touch).  He told me
if
I did up a prototype, he'd see what he could do.  So I did one up out of
a
standard hexagonal flight stand with a section cut-out to hold a
GW-sized
dice.  Nic had a master done and sent me a few.  They look really,
really
nice I can tell you, especially when painted up.  I've done some of my
Star
Tigers up on them with 4 to a base and they look fantastic.  With the D6
in
the back to show how many there are left in the group, I am looking
forward
to getting more to use in my fleets.  I don't know if Nic has them in
production yet, but I can tell you I will be getting many, many more of
them.  Woo-hoo!

So if they prove popular, mayhap Jon and KR will have them available
elsewhere soon.

-Kelvin....

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