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[MCKENNA77]

I currently have a 15mm American Revolutionary War army that my wife finally finished painting. I need to put the guys on bases. Does anybody know or have suggestions of where I could buy these bases? Also, whats the best way to apply or glue the soldiers to the bases?

 

[Alexdakar]

I used pennies for these guys but you can use washers or round magnets so it can be easy to transport.

 

[Fubar]

I currently have a 15mm American Revolutionary War army that my wife finally finished painting. I need to put the guys on bases. Does anybody know or have suggestions of where I could buy these bases? Also, whats the best way to apply or glue the soldiers to the bases?

Mckenna, I have found some thin steel bases that are precut and packaged in bags of 24-36 in dozens of different sizes. Perfect for making horse and musket formations.
Search out MONDAY KNIGHT PRODUCTIONS on your browser. They are very thin, strong .I use them for all my 25mm armies and am even multi figure basing for my 54mm Russian Napoleonics.

I flock the bases of each individual figure , then use some medium thick superglue { epoxy works but you're constantly mixing and I find superglue works fine} to glue the figs down in your ranks> When it's dry, flock the steel base. When thats dry, blow off any excess and shoot with some sealant.Make sure you dont have any static grass or woodland scenics on your figures before you seal them or its there forever!I use matte varnish which protects very well but leaves a little glossy. Just shoot with someTestors Dullcote to flatten them back out.

Another nice thing about the bases being steel is you can line a storage tubb with magnetic strips. I use clear Rubbermaid 30 quart tubbs, line with magnetic strips and your figures will never bounce around and bash into each other.

If you have a set of Wargame rules for your AWI troops it will probably advise base sizes for your troops and I am certain they are available precut.
Have fun and good luck!

Heres a pic of some of my 25mm Ancients on the mentioned bases.

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[kilted vampire]

Just out of curiousity how long have you been doing this Fubar?

 

[Fubar]

Just out of curiousity how long have you been doing this Fubar?

Building wargame armies? 25 years or so. Havent done any in about 3 -4 years since I started back into 54mm.
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[MCKENNA77]

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Thanks for the info dude. I got the bases the other day and Im painting them first so the metal doesnt bleed through. I'll let you know how it turns out, again thanks for the expertise.

Take Care and have a great day

MCKENNA