Bulky, Huge Bases - Why? (1 Viewer)

[wayne556517]

True Mike now i think about it i woulld stuff it up.

 

[marco55]

Yeah we've talked about this more than once ad I really don't think detachable bases is in the future.
Mark

 

[mikemiller1955]

Yeah we've talked about this more than once ad I really don't think detachable bases is in the future.
Mark

Mark...

like you have said before many times...

a lot of figures don't need bases...

and I love them all...

here's an example...

now I don't want a wicker basket on all my figures legs...but you know what I'm saying...

 

[villagehorse]

It is handy to have some figures without bases so they fit in restricted areas like on vehicles and diorama pieces. That said I have some JJD figures that have removable bases, which while useful, the down side is the bases slip away into the collection and not always easy to find again. A pet hate is figures difficult to keep standing because they are not balanced with or without bases. Equally I am not a fan of oversize bases, for me they must blend in and as far as possible keep the figure as the main visual aspect. Nothing worse than a base that detracts from the overall look. Sometimes find a square base gives the figure a statue look and this tends for me to find the figure not as realistic as it could be. There is definitely an art in getting the base just right. Robin.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Nothing worse than a base that detracts from the overall look. Sometimes find a square base gives the figure a statue look and this tends for me to find the figure not as realistic as it could be. Robin.

Agreed...

Robin...which JJD figures have removable bases...

 

[villagehorse]

Agreed...

Robin...which JJD figures have removable bases...

Hi Mike. The WW1 British Tommies crouching. Due to the fact they are squat gives them good balance so the bases are not really needed anyway. The figures with attachments like your fishermen and like the Germans with the French coastal gun, whilst appropriate in the scene with a shell stuck to the boot, sort of restricts where you can use the figure. I guess it's not a big issue as I have plenty of normal base figures, so the odd attachment as a support is reasonable, but I would not like to have too many. Robin.

 

[yeoman]

Gentlemen,

I have been reading your comments on this thread concerning bases with a great deal of interest. When I started Yeomanry Miniatures in 1994 I produced my Cavalry figures without any bases because this is what customers wanted. Dismounted figures were produced on plain, flat, toy style bases but the base has always been a separate item and not as an integral part of the figure to allow customers who purchase castings to mount their finished figures directly into a diorama if they so wish.

Nowadays customers generally require bases on their figures, including mounted figures, so I offer a choice, 1) Plain toy style, 2) Textured toy style or 3) Connoisseur (these are larger and thicker) but it's the customer's choice. The toy style bases are thin and rectangular and give the proper spacing between figures when lining them up for a parade. If a customer wants a figure painted but wants the base left separate then this is not a problem for me, after all is said and done it is the customers' needs that a manufacturer should cater for and I really don't see a problem with this.

Regards to all.

Brian Harrison (Yeomanry Miniatures)

I love seeing the pics of various Dioramas posted on these forums.. however, what puts me off is the trend of large, bulky bases on the figures.

Almost always, they're totally incongruous with the diorama surfaces and due to being wide, high & bulky, they're hard to cover over.

Why can't makers make their bases flat, low & minimal? Like Stadden, Mignot, old Briton's ..

Is there any benefit to the big, bold bases as currently used?

 

[4th Hussar]

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Gentlemen,

I have been reading your comments on this thread concerning bases with a great deal of interest. When I started Yeomanry Miniatures in 1994 I produced my Cavalry figures without any bases because this is what customers wanted. Dismounted figures were produced on plain, flat, toy style bases but the base has always been a separate item and not as an integral part of the figure to allow customers who purchase castings to mount their finished figures directly into a diorama if they so wish.

Nowadays customers generally require bases on their figures, including mounted figures, so I offer a choice, 1) Plain toy style, 2) Textured toy style or 3) Connoisseur (these are larger and thicker) but it's the customer's choice. The toy style bases are thin and rectangular and give the proper spacing between figures when lining them up for a parade. If a customer wants a figure painted but wants the base left separate then this is not a problem for me, after all is said and done it is the customers' needs that a manufacturer should cater for and I really don't see a problem with this.

Regards to all.

Brian Harrison (Yeomanry Miniatures)

 

[waynepoo]

Gentlemen,

I have been reading your comments on this thread concerning bases with a great deal of interest. When I started Yeomanry Miniatures in 1994 I produced my Cavalry figures without any bases because this is what customers wanted. Dismounted figures were produced on plain, flat, toy style bases but the base has always been a separate item and not as an integral part of the figure to allow customers who purchase castings to mount their finished figures directly into a diorama if they so wish.

Nowadays customers generally require bases on their figures, including mounted figures, so I offer a choice, 1) Plain toy style, 2) Textured toy style or 3) Connoisseur (these are larger and thicker) but it's the customer's choice. The toy style bases are thin and rectangular and give the proper spacing between figures when lining them up for a parade. If a customer wants a figure painted but wants the base left separate then this is not a problem for me, after all is said and done it is the customers' needs that a manufacturer should cater for and I really don't see a problem with this.

Regards to all.

Brian Harrison (Yeomanry Miniatures)

All the big makers should adopt the above attitude, Brian has the right one........:salute::
Wayne.