7 : Figure Bases
Once you have figures, basing them is the next step. How you base your miniatures is obviously very important.
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The Frostgrave plastics come with bases in the box. They are 25mm round plastic bases that are 2mm thick. They have a slight texture on one side. I liked the idea of using round bases, for sure, and 25mm seemed the ideal size. I had designed round bases with a craggy, cut-in outline for my 18mm miniatures. I thought that they perfectly suited the character of adventures in the Frozen City. So I wanted to see how they looked with the 28mm Frostgrave miniatures. I laser-cut some upscaled versions of the 18mm bases. I thought they had a nice, fragmented rocky or icey look, which I preferred to a regular circle.
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There was still the question whether to use 2mm or 3mm thick bases. There are positives and negatives for both thicknesses. I opted for 3mm thick bases. One good reason, perhaps, being that the thickness reflected the thickness of the Frozen City floor slabs. But I also find that thicker bases are much easier to pick up. And I prefer that miniatures are picked up by their bases. Naturally, I painted the figure’s base in exactly the same colour scheme as the scenery. I like my figure bases to blend in with the terrain. This also helps thicker bases look not so thick.
And now – as I mentioned in the last post – with a figure based and painted, it was time to get scenery and miniature together to see how they looked alongside one another.
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