@Imperious:
I have all these and they were chosen because they don’t fall over in play because in every case the base is larger to give the piece stability.
Yeah, this is a problem. I was already thinking of putting them all on a common base. Maybe some of those counters from EAI Education and then use ground covering of each country to make them distinguishable from each other. I tried to paint mine with realistic WWII uniforms, which tend to blend together a bit on the board. So, colored bases might due the trick.
for Artillery and all the rest you will have to carefully make a list and shop www.stytrex.com. If you email them and ask them nicely you can find out how much you need to order to get free shipping. I have placed 4 orders and each time got it after i asked.
Thanks. Great insight. They will be my next stop.
If you wanted to do it right you get one pack each from old glory miniatures at $13.00 each for (50) units and buy a specific round washer found easily at hardware store and glue the base on and paint. It will really kick a**, but you invest 13x5 which is $65 bucks for infantry only… it can be a pricey road, but these pieces will form a universal set for all your games.
WoW! Wish I had found this prior to investing in Revell, ESCI, and Airfix. I love the metal figures – they will indeed kick butt! The plastic sets are $11+ each, so for a few extra bucks would be well spent. Though isn’t 15mm a bit too small? I thought 1/72 = 25mm+. Sadly, the 25mm ones don’t come 50 to a pack.
O.k. so next I’ll attempt to post a few photos – the cell phone only went so far but came out pretty well. You can see on the close ups how I overlapped the sheets to create the map. Then I glued it to the hardboard and finally covered it all in clear contact paper. This is the poor mans version of “how to make a nice custom board”.
Enjoy the day!