RE: basing for DS II

I use a US penny with 3 infantry personnel glued to it. Large enough to
make
some variation in possitions, but small enough to hide in terrain. Main
reason? Cost. How much cheaper can you get (at least in the US). I also
have
specialized infantry units mounted differently. I have 2 for a snyper
team
and 1 for a motorized scout (on motorcycle).

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/ds2/	     
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWHofrich@aol.com [SMTP:RWHofrich@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:48 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: basing for DS II
> 
> In a message dated 1/9/00 12:45:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> JRebori682@aol.com writes:
> 
> > How do you mount them? First, I have both the old square bases,
which I 
> >  prefer. And the newer inline bases. Which do others use? Does
anyone
> use 
> > both?
> 
> I mount troops on a roughly 1" x 1" base--usually four/stand for line
> troops 
> and three or two figs for special teams (GMS, etc.).
> 
> >  How about mounting the teams? Use the same bases? Use less figures?

> >  
> >  John Rebori
> >  Don't think of it as being outnumbered
> >  Think of it as having a wide shot selection
> >  
> >  
> 
> I don't use wide stands because at the ground scale of DS2 you'd have
a 
> fireteam spread out over a ridiculous amount of ground (at least in my
> humble 
> opinion).  And if you used a "shorter-width" stand, then the troops
would 
> have to be placed pretty close together and that wouldn't look right. 
At 
> least IMHO.
> 
> Besides, with the roughly 1" stands, I can use the figures for other
rules
> 
> that I like--Crossfire, Spearhead, CD, and others (yes, I know those
are
> WW2 
> rules, but at 6mm scale as long as you paint the figures in the
> appropriate 
> colors, who can tell the difference anyway?).
> 
> Rob