Lonepainter

Ok, I need someone to post a good VIDEO tutorial on using dremels and such.

I popped open a box of minis over the weekend and set about cutting off the slot bases and lets just say that while trying to complete the job with a brand new dremel that I also just bought... Well, half of those minis are now either footless or they might as well be for the beating they took from me and the dremel.

On slotted minis, just use your side cutters to remove the slot. Then file down the rest. I use miniature rasps to remove most of the slot remainder, then the files to smooth it out.

I also do not like the intergral bases. I am also confused as most of those type bases I have seen will not stand up on their own, having flash or miscast. So I find it strange that a gamer will not take time to glue a mini to a base, but would have enough time to file down the base.

Now having said that, there is a point that you pretty much want the integral base, and that is on the small scale infantry models, say 15mm or smaller. I couldn't see pinning 300 little mens feet to a stand.

I cannot honestly say if I like it or not, the pics of this model are tiny.

nvm