i am looking for suggestions on basing size for ww1, ww2 micronauts, i wnt o base my ships on flat metal strips, length would deped on the ship, i was thinking 1/8" thick, but the width/, need to figure thus out so i can glue magnetic strips to hold them in place for transport. i use to have them sitting side by side, but last time i had to hit the brakes and i just had a pile of ships. i have containers with 3 levels( about 4 of them, yah, alot of ships, especially as i collect 1 for 1, way to many to count. i know"i'm crazy, but hopefully ghq appreciates the business
thank you for any suggestions
bill aka IRISH
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Hey Irish:
Here is how I do mine. The ship goes on a sheet metal base. This is thin - maybe 1/2 millimeter. When I want pure looks I game just as is. Not sure where you get 1/8 metal cut.
BUT gaming with older club members who can't see or easily move such ships (mine are 1/6000). So I make sabots for each ship. They are 3mm plywood with sheet magnet and a nice big label. One other advantage: when the ship turns around spin it on the sabot and the label still faces you -no having to read upside down.
Not your scale but food for thought...
Here is how I do mine. The ship goes on a sheet metal base. This is thin - maybe 1/2 millimeter. When I want pure looks I game just as is. Not sure where you get 1/8 metal cut.
BUT gaming with older club members who can't see or easily move such ships (mine are 1/6000). So I make sabots for each ship. They are 3mm plywood with sheet magnet and a nice big label. One other advantage: when the ship turns around spin it on the sabot and the label still faces you -no having to read upside down.
Not your scale but food for thought...
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
I ran Jutland at cons a few times and the labels definitely helped there as well. Both so passers by could see what was going on, and so players could more easily track their ships.
Especially important during The Great Toilet Bowl Battle. It was a play test for the WW1 rules and we had 6 or 7 players and a lot of ships - 75 or so per side. With hidden placement/movement early on, we ended up with both fleets trying to flank each other's left. Kinda reminded me of 1st Manassas. Anyway the two battle lines circled and circled, and for the life of me I couldn't get the image out of my head of someone having pulled the plug at the bottom of the ocean, and everyone was going down together, but they were going down shooting!
I ran Jutland at cons a few times and the labels definitely helped there as well. Both so passers by could see what was going on, and so players could more easily track their ships.
Especially important during The Great Toilet Bowl Battle. It was a play test for the WW1 rules and we had 6 or 7 players and a lot of ships - 75 or so per side. With hidden placement/movement early on, we ended up with both fleets trying to flank each other's left. Kinda reminded me of 1st Manassas. Anyway the two battle lines circled and circled, and for the life of me I couldn't get the image out of my head of someone having pulled the plug at the bottom of the ocean, and everyone was going down together, but they were going down shooting!
Mark Severin
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
Author DeepFriedHappyMice.com
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
Author DeepFriedHappyMice.com