Any interest in DDM-style Gargantuan/Colossal bases?

[Kunimatyu]

Recently I've been trying to find good Gargantuan and Colossal bases for my McFarlane Dragons and my Nightmares of HP Lovecraft Dagon figure. I don't like the idea of basing them on a CD(leaves squares free) and I'm likewise not wild about using big bulky wooden bases.

In the course of my search, I found a company that can custom-cut black plastic bases at an identical thickness to the D&D Minis plastic bases: http://www.interstateplastics.com/materials/detail.aspx?ID=ABSsheetGP-SB1012

It's dirt cheap, too -- 10 Gargantuan bases or 6 Colossal for $7, and I think there are some economics of scale that start kicking in, too, so it's likely to get cheaper the more people are in on it.

However, there's a problem -- if you order less than $50, there's a $15 Small Order charge. I'd like to avoid that, since that turns an order of a few Gargantuan and Colossal bases into $40-50 once shipping is included, and the prospect of paying almost fifty bucks just for bases does -not- appeal. However, with a few more people, we could avoid that Small Order charge and get some nice plastic bases for a reasonable cost. I've drummed up some interest at www.hordelings.com (you can find the thread here: http://hordelings.com/frontend/forums/postView.php?post_id=51920 ) and we may do a big group order in the next few weeks.

Are you interested in acquiring Gargantuan and Colossal plastic bases?

 

[Kunimatyu]

Gonna bump this the one time for the evening.

If 4x4 and 6x6 square bases appeal to you, chime in.

 

[smootrk]

I have found that Rubber Sheets available at Home Depot type stores can be cut to size quite easily (and cheaply). It is found in the plumber's sections. The material is soft, so folks who use tactiles or something similar need not worry for scratches; the material is not quite as rigid as d&d mini bases, yet it does hold relatively rigid.

 

[Kunimatyu]

I have found that Rubber Sheets available at Home Depot type stores can be cut to size quite easily (and cheaply). It is found in the plumber's sections. The material is soft, so folks who use tactiles or something similar need not worry for scratches; the material is not quite as rigid as d&d mini bases, yet it does hold relatively rigid.

Very interesting...

How thick is it? D&D Minis bases are 1/8" thick; Games Workshop bases tend to be slightly thicker/taller.

Also, how 'relatively' rigid are we talking about here? Is it rigid compared to the new hard plastic DDM bases, or rigid compared to the old fairly flexible ones?

 

[smootrk]

Well, it is not as rigid or hard as the plastic used in current WotC minis. It will bend, but you have to purposely do that. It is just a tad thicker than the current bases, but not noticeably thicker... you would have to do a side by side comparison to really notice.

Probably not the perfect material (color is one area - kinda rubber colored orangy hue), but the cost makes up for much of that, as well as easily acquired and ease of use.

 

[Kunimatyu]

Well, it is not as rigid or hard as the plastic used in current WotC minis. It will bend, but you have to purposely do that. It is just a tad thicker than the current bases, but not noticeably thicker... you would have to do a side by side comparison to really notice.

Probably not the perfect material (color is one area - kinda rubber colored orangy hue), but the cost makes up for much of that, as well as easily acquired and ease of use.

Well, it sounds adequate, but I think I'll continue to move forward on getting some hard black plastic bases.

 

[frankthedm]

[imagel]http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1805/baseslr8.th.jpg[/imagel] I find 4", 5" and 6" wood plaques at craft stores. hardware stores likely have equivalents.

3" Huge bases can be obtained with a side cutting can opener and a can of veggies. {file the lid underside]