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Blog NIGHTBRINGER's Terrain & Warhammer Woodworking Projects

ASSASSIN_NR_1 said:
So you have already sold them?

Then why make bases for them? or haven't you sold them yet, and you makes bases to make them a more attractive buy?
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I just sold the Chaos Space Marine Daemon Prince with a newly made base, and I'm including bases with the other models as well. I'm hoping that the inclusion of the base completes the model and makes it a more attractive listing.
 
Chicken Lips said:
I bet they give the models some much needed weight.
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Actually these are pretty light. They are made of poplar, so they aren't that dense. I'd say they don't weigh that much more than their plastic counterparts.

My father had made me a couple of brass bases (for my Nightbringer and Deceiver models), now those added some weight to the models! They really helped stabilize the models and helped prevent them from tipping over.
 
Yeah, I have a friend who owns and operates a auto-repair shop and has some tools that can punch out shapes from steel plates. Those are heavy and a bit overkill in my opinion, but will hold a magnet like you wouldn't believe! He puts strong magnets on the bottoms of all his pieces and cuts a steel plate to move them around on. He can turn the entire unit completely upside down and they won't fall off. I'm betting he could do the same with bases like these for when you need that additional weight to counterbalance the model.
 
Chicken Lips said:
Yeah, I have a friend who owns and operates a auto-repair shop and has some tools that can punch out shapes from steel plates. Those are heavy and a bit overkill in my opinion, but will hold a magnet like you wouldn't believe! He puts strong magnets on the bottoms of all his pieces and cuts a steel plate to move them around on. He can turn the entire unit completely upside down and they won't fall off. I'm betting he could do the same with bases like these for when you need that additional weight to counterbalance the model.
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You can also stick coins in the under side of your base to add weight but it could get very expensive depending on how many models you have :D
 
Crowsfoot said:
You can also stick coins in the under side of your base to add weight but it could get very expensive depending on how many models you have :D
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That works well. I did that for some of my Necrons back in the day. Now I just magnetize everything so it isn't really an issue.
 
Lol I like how planed out you are with your work. When I was doing a lot of wood craft I would just eye ball it worked well for me :cigar:...of course I did have to start over a few time :facepalm:...quite a few lol
 
Bracnos said:
Lol I like how planed out you are with your work. When I was doing a lot of wood craft I would just eye ball it worked well for me :cigar:...of course I did have to start over a few time :facepalm:...quite a few lol
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Thanks. I think it has a large part to do with the tools I have access to. I cut everything using a scroll saw, so I need patterns/designs to follow.

Sometimes I wish that I could go with the flow and eye ball my project as a I move along. It gives you a bit more freedom I suppose.

Thanks for the kind words! I hope to have more pictures up soon.
 
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