Favorite type of base? (1 Viewer)

[Napoleon1er]

Although we all wish figures could stand on their own two feet, we are forced to deal with cumbersome bases. Many of us use terrain materials, cutouts in dioramas, or even Photoshop to conceal them. This cannot always be done, however. As a result, the many different types of bases used by manufactuurers can case problems in dioramas, or just make figures appear unseemly.
What is your favorite type? Any requests to manufacturers?

Matt Britains: rounded, sloping bases sculpted with terrain details and occasionally objects such as covers, equipment, and weapons.
K&C, Frontline, Older Jenkins, Some Gunn: rounded, sloping bases with texture but little actual terrain detail.
New Jenkins, some First Legion, Some Gunn: rounded, sloping bases with texture and actual flocking.
First Legion: rectangular bases with sheer sides and actual flocking.
Some Britains, some K&C, some CS, some Gunn: rectangular bases used on matt ceremonial, civilian, ship-board, or other such figures which are plain-colored.
Some Britains, other companies: geometric bases used on ship-board and civilian figures with wood or cobblestone textures.
Britains, some K&C, some Jenkins some others: casualties and figures able to stand on their own have no bases.
K&C, most other companies: casualties and figures able to stand on their own still have bases.
Britains: a very few figures can be removed from bases and put on other pieces.

 

[Napoleon1er]

Anyone?

 

[Jack]

Never really thought too much about bases as I either remove them in dioramas using the magic of computers or cover them in sand/mud/debris. On the shelf I do not really mind as I have never had a problem with instability (except with my in laws!). So to be honest I would say which ever option in your list is cheapest.

 

[waynepoo]

If all figures could be done without bases I would be very happy as it is always a challenge to hide the bases when doing dios, a dio just does not look any good with the bases showing.
Wayne.

 

[wayne556517]

Where possible i remove the bases as they are either to big and takeaway from the figure.

 

[RPZ]

Where possible i remove the bases as they are either to big and takeaway from the figure.

I would like to see removable bases; pegs part of the bases, holes in the figures. For dios then all that would be needed would be suitable steel pins, cut nails, wire etc of matching diameter to mount the figures on any landscape or surface.

 

[villagehorse]

I like bases for ease of standing, but the figures do look better without. Most importantly for me the base cannot be square as for me it converts the figure to statue like. The rounded base with subtle colours to blend with the ground is the way to go for me to give the figure a life of it's own. Robin.