Slight nay-say here; my experience was that the dreadnoughts were large
and
thin enough that I had one almost pretzel-ized in transit. I've never
got that one together yet.
These were in a large, devoid-of-packing box; I've often wondered if I
just got one that somebody else had opened but never properly repacked.
Course, I also wondered how the company kept in business as I've yet to see a
group in my travels that games their lines, but that could be just
parochialism, i.e. haven't travelled enough, on my part.
> (who is now wondering how many bases it takes to keep that sucker
Tony's comment on the Evil Empire(tm) bases points out that they have some
even more ungainly monsters, though I've tended not to recommend their bases,
as I have problems with the plastic being a bit brittle, with a hefty dose of
YMMV.
If you ever see any older Eisenwerk or Archive ships, you know that they
can be quite large, with not-sufficient bases, and the old Superior,
now(?)
from Monday Knight Productions, Super Galactic Dreadnoughts are over 5" of
almost solid slab lead. Those don't even seem to suggest bases, as the ventral
domes on some had flat spots which seemed to suggest simply placing on the
table.
Weirdly, the SGD's tended to have more detail on the underside. ;->=
The_Beast
> devans@nebraska.edu wrote:
> Tony's comment on the Evil Empire(tm) bases points out that they have
The best bases were the old octagonal ones that came with Space Fleet (the
precursor to BFG, released in 1991 or so). These were much more solid and
strong enough to keep a Ben Gurion dreadnought upright without
any difficulty. I had the foresight to buy a couple of dozen of these when
they were still available and I keep them in reserve for the biggest models.
> devans@nebraska.edu wrote:
[...]
> If you ever see any older Eisenwerk or Archive ships, you know that
It's for that "roll" maneuver. ;-)
Mk
So who makes metal bases now days? Didn't Geo-Hex used to?
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:27:19 +0000 "Tony Francis"
> <tony@brigademodels.co.uk> writes:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 05:13:19 -0600 devans@nebraska.edu writes:
<snip>
> These were in a large, devoid-of-packing box;
<snip>
I really appreciate the direct mail service given by the small group of
companies I have bought miniatures from lately - GZG, Brigade (Tony and
associates), and (after a long hiatus just ordered again) Stan Johansen
Miniatures. Oh and Reviresco (who started me down this road...) Great
people/companies in my mind. Heck only once or twice have I received
miniatures 'packed' in a bare box from eBay/second hand purchases! From
a company that's not 'repeat customer' practices...
> (who is now wondering how many bases it takes to keep that sucker
I used some of their (smaller I assume) bases for my second hand baseless Star
Blazers stuff and they are like the energizer bunny, they just keep breaking
and breaking and breaking....
Gracias,
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:35:37 -0600 devans@nebraska.edu writes:
<snip>
> the old
Have two boxes of those ships opened but unused - look like nice
supportive bases.
Gracias,
> [...]
Actually I have a Terrain fleet from MKP (Superior) complete and mounted. What
I do is get a massonite base stand and mount my flight stands on the massonite
stand. For the Terrain Super Dreadnought I had to make a base stand and then
used three flight stands. The stands are solid and I have never had a ship
come off (OK one CL did come off of a plastic flight stand once).
Actually I have a Terrain fleet from MKP (Superior) complete and mounted. What
I do is get a massonite base stand and mount my flight stands on the massonite
stand. For the Terrain Super Dreadnought I had to make a base stand and then
used three flight stands. The stands are solid and I have never had a ship
come off (OK one CL did come off of a plastic flight stand once).
Scott, Thanks for the idea, I've got a huge Carnivorn fleet painted but not
mounted........was wondering how to mount the Super Dreadnought..Thanks again.
On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 20:30:41 -0600 Scott Siebold <gamers@ameritech.net>
writes:
> [quoted text omitted]
<snip
Buy them from?? Or homemade?
Gracias, Glenn
> Actually I have a Terrain fleet from MKP (Superior) complete and
> ------------------------------
Actually they are both homemade and purchased. My base stand is massonite made
by a
company called "stands by George". It is 1/8" thick and various sizes
depending on the ship 40mm by 40mm for fighters 30mm by 60mm for FG, DD and CL
40mm by 80mm for BB, BC and CV 60mm by 120mm for those really large warships
The 40mm by 40mm stand costs $4.00 for 24 stands with fewer stands per package
for the larger stands (same price).
My primary flight stand is the AOG stands with the short flight stand for
major ships and the tall flight stand for single fighter per stand fighters. I
like these stands because the rod(?) is metal which is stronger then the
plastic rods. I don't know how to get them since AOG is missing but I have
about 200 of the large stands left (out of a 360 stand ordered). I use two
short flight stands for my BB, BC and CV. I use a Dremmel tool (1/16th
inch drill) to drill the hole in the ship.
I use the Citadel small flight stands for multi ship fighter stands (3 per
stand). What I do is take two bases and turn one over and put it on the top of
the rod (this
gives a clear plastic stand to glue the fighters on). I will be placing a
large order for these stands some time this summer.
One secret I have learned is that if you can put together a fairly large
order you can negotiate a lower price. I got 50% discount when I ordered 30
packages (360 stands) of tall flight stands from AOG (this was months before
the going out of buisiness sale).