Re: Miniature bases

Why not use the round clear GW flight basses and paint the face on the
base
.. I am not a GW infiltrator trying to make commision but they are
around
60c a base Australian dollar .. and they come in large and small sized
.. I
am using them and they seem to work just fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nyrath the nearly wise" <nyrathwiz@comcast.net>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Miniature bases

> Doug Evans wrote:
> > I've forgotten, is the base wood and flat? I should think 3M's spray
> > artist's adhesive would do the trick. Nice tack, allows reposition,
doesn't
> > soak through, quite solid after it's fully dry.
>
> No, I'm using Games Workshop plastic flying bases.
> They have a transparent lens-like base.  I'm applying
> the glue to the face of the printed disk, and sticking
> it on the bottom of the lens, so it shows through
> the transparent lens.
>
> However, 3M's spray adhesive just might do the trick.
> I'll add it to the list of glue to try.
>
> I'm trying to use the same bases on all the miniatures,
> so I can use a Tonsha Movement tool
> http://www.tonsha.uklinux.net/ft.html
>
> My main problem is the fact that I do not have access to
> a large table for gaming.  To use my tiny table to
> best advantage, I've adopted a scale of 1 MU = 1cm.
> However, at that scale, a Tonsha tool tends to have
> all the slots run together.
>