Re: Bases

The hex base is the standard black plastic base (which I use now only 
for fighters) and the Evil Empires round clear base. My collection of 
ships started with a large number of Silent Death miniatures and I found

that some of those miniatures fell on a regular basis if the table 
happened to get bumped. Putting the same miniatures on the clear plastic

round base eliminated the problem for me. Which is the basis for my 
preference of round bases if Jon is going to start production.

As to the relative sizes of the two bases the Evil Empires base with the

long post is taller than the standard hex base. The diameter of the Evil

Empires base is only slightly larger than the standard hex base (less 
than a 1/16" point to point).

I was comparing as close to apples to apples when I made my decision 
that round bases were more stable than the hex bases. The former round 
metal Geo-Hex bases with 12 ticks which were exactly the same diameter 
as the Evil Empires base were even more to my liking as they placed more

weight low in the base. That is what I would like to use as my standard 
base for most cruisers and possibly as high as BBs. For the larger 
miniatures at present I use the larger Evil Empires round base but again

I would prefer a round metal base with 12 ticks of about the same
diameter.

I have superdread's from the Galactic Knights line that I have yet to 
base just due to the fact that I don't have bases that I believe is up 
to the job for those monsters. Though for those miniatures it is as much

about the post thickness as the base diameter. I mounted one on the old 
Evil Empires Gothic bases from the early 90's, more of a square base 
with the corners cut short with a 1/4" post. The shape of the base is 
not the best for use in FT though. To be honest I'd really like to see 
three different diameter bases	1 1/4" (old Geo-Hex metal base), 1 3/4" 
(not presently available) and 2 3/8" (Evil Empires large base).

Hope this information helps Oerjan.

Jim

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> Jim's and TomB's comments made me wonder:
>
> What bases are your ship-tipping experiences based on? Specifically, 
> are the hex bases the same weight and size as the circular bases 
> (measuring the diameter of the circular bases and the side-to-side 
> length of the hex bases, since that's the "shortest lever" and thus 
> the most likely direction to tip in)?
>
> Later,
>
> Oerjan
> oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
>
> "Life is like a sewer.
>  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
> -Hen3ry
>
>