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Post by jeffreythancock on Jan 25, 2024 0:53:47 GMT
Thanks to Alternative Armies, today I have a new 15mm Wraith on a flying pterodactyl. I need to base the mini, but I use flat steel bases for my 15mm HotT armies.
How do I afix a brass rod to a flat 40mm x 40mm steel base securely? Build up a pedestal with green stuff around the rod? Glue a small bead to the base to help hold the rod upright?
Might have a brass cone I can take from a fishing fly...?
Suggestions and examples welcomed - thanks!
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Post by maraudermike on Jan 25, 2024 3:11:30 GMT
Use cone shaped lead fishing weight at bottom to hold brass rod, glue the weight to the base. The extra weight on the base helps keep the flyers stable. I have 25mm size flyers so often have to glue washers or other flat weights to create stability
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Post by mark leslie on Jan 25, 2024 3:12:33 GMT
I have plenty of dodgy ideas but none for a secure bond. A decorative base? I've got AA's HOT74 Wraith Lord on Fell Beast, to get him off the ground and make him a bit more imposing I've scratch built part of a ruined building on a 40mm square base to perch on. High enough to loom over his enemies but not so high as to be too unstable.   Apologies for the dark images. |
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Post by timurilank on Jan 25, 2024 5:54:46 GMT
Thanks to Alternative Armies, today I have a new 15mm Wraith on a flying pterodactyl. I need to base the mini, but I use flat steel bases for my 15mm HotT armies. How do I afix a brass rod to a flat 40mm x 40mm steel base securely? Build up a pedestal with green stuff around the rod? Glue a small bead to the base to help hold the rod upright? Might have a brass cone I can take from a fishing fly...? Suggestions and examples welcomed - thanks! Bend one end of the brass rod to form a ‘V’ shaped foot. The length of the two sides is dependent on the weight to be carried. Draco Standards dbagora.blogspot.com/2023/11/late-roman-draco-standards.html |
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Post by Baldie on Jan 25, 2024 12:12:51 GMT
I have plenty of dodgy ideas but none for a secure bond. A decorative base? I've got AA's HOT74 Wraith Lord on Fell Beast, to get him off the ground and make him a bit more imposing I've scratch built part of a ruined building on a 40mm square base to perch on. High enough to loom over his enemies but not so high as to be too unstable. Apologies for the dark images. Loving that |
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Post by jeffreythancock on Jan 25, 2024 16:28:15 GMT
The decorative base is very nice, but mine is a flying model vs. the Fell beast in a sitting position. It is the pterodactyl model associated with the lizardmen in full extended flight.
I could still use that idea - maybe a rock wall on the 40mm x 40mm base instead of a bead or fishing weight, with the model just happening to be flying over it. Or use vegetation to hide the bead or the v-shaped bottom?
Thank you for all the ideas!
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Post by Baldie on Jan 25, 2024 18:15:12 GMT
When I do flyers I often just use strong florist wire, twist one end into a circle then bend it at 90° to the shaft and glue the round bit to the base.
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