Posted by musketier on 08 Mar 2011, 19:06
I was waiting and debating what to tell you, I have many rule sets and for me what works best with 1/72 scale figures and allows you some flexibility is this general rule of thumb. For Ancients up to the 19th century I put 4 foot figures on a 3.5cmx4.5cm base, that takes care of formed infantry for the skirmishers etc i use same size base but put 2 figures on, for cavalry, same size and 2 horsemen, for chariots,elephants and artillery i put 1 model on a made to order base.For 20th century Ii use my standard base size, described above, but use 2 figures and the artillery is custom fit to a base, what i mean by custom size base is that usually you can standardize the base size for each period you are doing, the figures size determine this as there is variation across the periods, the key thing to remember is to make sure all bases you make for each side are as close as possible to being the same size. Your idea about doing singles and then combing it depending on rules is a little time consuming plus you will need not only the bases to be made but you will need a moving tray to hold them together when doing large units, unless you enjoy moving a lot of individual figures when you play, trust me that gets very tiring and time consuming to do. Now I hope you and the others finally understand why when i post finished figures they are all on card stock bases as that is the easiest and inexpensive material i find to mount the figures. I hope I have answered your question satisfactorily and have given you something to consider. One last note, I use this basing system because it adapts to most not all but most war game rule sets.