decker_cky Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Might just not have looked in the right place, but for all the things people have commented about, I haven't seen anyone really make a point about how nice these are. Makes it much nicer to do basing on them, and branded by Wyrd on the bottom to boot. Also, because the mold is now made, I imagine there'll be translucent coloured slotless bases following before too long, which will make for nice easy counters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgarbonzo Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Also makes it easier to magnetize the bases as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Might just not have looked in the right place, but for all the things people have commented about, I haven't seen anyone really make a point about how nice these are. Makes it much nicer to do basing on them, and branded by Wyrd on the bottom to boot. Also, because the mold is now made, I imagine there'll be translucent coloured slotless bases following before too long, which will make for nice easy counters. They had said they were going to transition to these once their stock of slotted bases ran out. Maybe we'll also get orange translucent bases, plus some other color for the Gremlins. Also makes it easier to magnetize the bases as well They sure will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 They had said they were going to transition to these once their stock of slotted bases ran out. Maybe we'll also get orange translucent bases, plus some other color for the Gremlins. They sure will be. You can always make your own orange translucent bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbagianni Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Ohhhh, shiny! Mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yeah we're making our way through previous stock (would be a shame just to toss it) and the 30mm went first. We're pretty close on the others as well and soon they will all be slotless and then we'll move on to the translucent and the like. We'll add in the other faction colors and some other fun ones as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yeah we're making our way through previous stock (would be a shame just to toss it) and the 30mm went first. We're pretty close on the others as well and soon they will all be slotless and then we'll move on to the translucent and the like. We'll add in the other faction colors and some other fun ones as well. Good to hear. Is clear on that list, by any chance? I want to do up at least one crew, maybe Tara's, on clear bases. That or I'm going to blend the models into their bases with whichever colors I go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 We had considered it, but I hadn't really moved on it as of yet to be honest. Tell ya what, what would y'all like to see in terms of base colors/whatever? Not saying it'll happen, but someone might very well knock a good idea out there that I haven't thought of as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuttleboy Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is it possible to make tiedye or half & half bases for the dual faction crews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimzig Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 id personally love to see multifaction coloured bases. One half one colour one half another. Why? cause i like to colour code my armies via their bases, and ones that fill roles for multi factions always confuse me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hrmmm, it CAN be done, but the tooling would require some jiggering and I'm not sure the costs would come through in the end for something like that. Like the idea, but I have a feeling it would be a limited group/run of folks that would be diving on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenton Crack Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Plain clear bases could be masked and shot with two candy clears (Minitaire Ghost Tints, for example) to make dual factions clear colored bases that might ultimately be cheaper for players (or cheaper for Wyrd and therefore cheaper for players) as most minions are not dual factioned, but instead are brought in with an Infiltration exception or whatnot, so there are comparatively very few models that need them, and thus lower units sold would equal higher unit price it would seem. (ie the only yellow/blue bases people would probably buy would be four, one for Mei and three for Railworkers, as not even Kang needs one) Edited September 12, 2013 by Fenton Crack Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker_cky Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Jake Thornton wrote a great post about the advantages of basing miniatures on transparent bases: http://quirkworthy.com/2013/02/26/clea-base-technology/ I think for a skirmish game, the advantages of using models on transparent bases are at their most significant. In malifaux, you want to be able to play on a snow covered landscape, in a western town, in a marsh, and in many other types of terrain. Skirmish games lend themselves to extensive basing because there's few miniatures and you can do a lot, but they also lend themselves to neutral bases, because you look at the miniatures and use them in a wide variety of 'climates'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Jake Thornton wrote a great post about the advantages of basing miniatures on transparent bases: http://quirkworthy.com/2013/02/26/clea-base-technology/ I think for a skirmish game, the advantages of using models on transparent bases are at their most significant. In malifaux, you want to be able to play on a snow covered landscape, in a western town, in a marsh, and in many other types of terrain. Skirmish games lend themselves to extensive basing because there's few miniatures and you can do a lot, but they also lend themselves to neutral bases, because you look at the miniatures and use them in a wide variety of 'climates'. It's a very good point, and it shows off Terraclips even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlammenKrieger Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 I'm just excited about slotless! Yay! Slotless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgarbonzo Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Holy crap I've found my new bases for the plastics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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