Indefragable Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Hi all, Looking to get started on some legacy characters that have been backlogged for me, and they are on 28mm bases. Looking to get ideas/inspirations for how to do it with some flair, if possible. Simplest route: base adapters, such as this one randomly pulled from the internet (so personal experience) : https://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=761 Fun route: building the 28mm base/model per normal, then mounting it on top of a 32mm one in some sort of tiered pattern. No images available at this time, but I think it could be fun and also give named characters a bit of a boost to literally stand above the rest. Inspiration and/or examples greatly appreciated! -Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 If you don't want to use the "25mm base on 32mm base" method, you could cut plasticard into 32mm discs, then mount the old minis on those discs. That will give a slight height increase (ideally you'll use the same thickness of plasticard for all of these discs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 My friend picked up a load of these. It's what I used on my normal marines for etl, a slight height increase (maybe 1mm) but fit together well enough with a bit of textured basting to not really show. You could probably hide the seams in the side of the base with liquid greenstuff if you really want too. https://ttadapters.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnorriSnorrison Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Im actually breaking them off the old bases, which is kind of okay because I’m re-doing my basing style anyways at the moment. Of course, since I haven’t seen any new 32mm slotted bases, a lot of the old characters need some extra effort to fit those. The rings are probably the best-looking method for getting the legends up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 As someone about to strip almost an entire company of Marines from a decade ago+ for repainting, I'm interested in this. Not looking forward to rebasing 100+ models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoridon Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) I went for putting 25s on top of 32s and then blending the two together. Partly because it was simple to get a bunch of 32mm bases but also because the older Marine kits are so short that the extra height increase puts them more or less in line with the newer pre-Primaris kits. I use milliput to quickly mold a filler to smoothen out the gap between the two bases as such: I do the same for the old Terminator models too, putting their 25mm bases on top of a 40mm base. Edited September 7, 2019 by Thoridon Indefragable, CaptainFrederickson and Lord Fancy Pants 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) I think that you’re best off removing them from the old bases and giving them new ones. That’s what I’ve done and it’s not too difficult. If you’re going to have to get out basing stuff to go round the edges you may as well start from scratch and do the whole thing. I actually rebased my 30k guys before it bacame mandatory. I took the opportunity to stick them on the sector Imperialis bases and I think they look a lot better than they did on 25s. Edited September 7, 2019 by Mandragola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbit3 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Ive purchased more than a hundred of adapters from these guys and couldn’t recommend them more for the price. https://www.eccentricminiatures.com/retems0017.html 3 bucks for 12. So 25 cents per base. Oxydo 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Of course, since I haven’t seen any new 32mm slotted bases, a lot of the old characters need some extra effort to fit those. 32mm slottabases are a thing; Blood Bowl uses them and I got some in a set of Dark Eldar Scourges not so long ago as well. Edited September 11, 2019 by Halandaar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebaur Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) These are the best adapters out there IMO. They bump the model to the correct height and if you flock your bases are easy to blend in. https://ttadapters.com/ Edited September 11, 2019 by Acebaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephaniah Adriyen Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I just rip the models off of their old bases and slap them on new bases wholesale. No special thing. A couple examples would include my Smash Captain and (eventually) my old-school resin Plague Marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Same as Thoridon, glued the 25mm base on top of a 32mm one, fill the gap with green stuff and paint. It allows to "upscale" old characters that now come across as rather short, http://reho.st/self/7f2da01e6469a0fe4dd02e38a6febe4ef8cbe350.jpg - Alternatively, you can leave the first base visible and just decorate it. My Emperor's Champion gets a new skull for every enemy character he defeats, I made this a few years back, I'm now running out of space http://reho.st/self/3704b9a25e8c5dde218720a52f1a69fbc0be788d.jpg Thoridon 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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