Three to a base for big "25"mm is okay - posted by Kevin O'Kane, 24 December 2022

The joys (?) of trying to fit current figures onto the standard DBMM bases. Fireforge Byzantine spearmen will NOT easily manage a frontage of 4 - unless you are prepared to turn them sideways. Shield transfers are home made - will comment on those later. 

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• • Potbelly Miniatures

    yep. the creep to 32mm continues apace

    

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    Vincent Cholewa

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    The DBMM rules say three to a base for >28mm figures. That is what I did with Xenophon and da Boys (Greek hoplite mercenary command) for my Thracians. Most people didn’t notice they were three to a base until I told them.

    

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  • Gregory Heyes

    Don’t be afraid to cut down the bases either.

    Or even look at their arrangement - I had a problem with some Essex spearmen once, where the bases were too wide, but I solved it by putting them into two “ranks” on the base.

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    • Kevin O'Kane

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      Also laid out the spears as 2+2 and it looked even more naff than "right turn, now shuffle left towards the enemy".

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  • Alastair Duncan

    Clearly this is a case of Mr Okane finding his baser instincts!!!! Happy holiday....

    

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  • Craig Ellison

    They look very nice though Keven, regardless of numbers!

    

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  • Julian Hannam

    I can get Perry’s 4 to a base but most everything else - no chance

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