Re: fighter bases

At 1:24 AM -0400 6/6/01, Thomas Barclay wrote:
>Hi-ho Listites!
>
>Someone (who is what I'm trying to find out)
>makes a fighter base that is about 1 cm x 1 cm
>lead, about a mm or two thick, and has a
>raised lip around the edge. This makes an ideal
>resting space for a dice. A friend has some, but
>he bought them at a con and doesn't know who
>makes them. He mounts fighters by drilling a
>pin up through them and mounting a single
>fighter to the pin. Looks good, makes a lot of
>fighter groups for minimal cost.

I made mine. I just took some clay, a bit of plastic sheeting and a 
plastic stick. Build up a lip around the clay for the die to sit in. 
Once the clay (or spackle in this case dried) I coated it in super 
glue to create a good deep hold and then cut a slot for the stick to 
hold to. The stick was effectively spare sprue and since I cut it 
flat, it has lots of surface area for the fighter to glue to. The 
sides of the clay "embankment" are angled for looks and to provide a 
place for the group's number to go on.

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