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wyrmgear · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject: Heavy Question

I enjoy basing my minis beyond some sand and flock but have recently run into a dilemma:

I am using bark to simulate a boulder- it's nice because it has a good texture and height, is very easy to drill into (and thus mount a mini), and is light weight.

Down side: it is VERY light weight. The mini (base and all) is very top heavy now and will tip with little provocation.

All this blathering leads to my question: what is a good material to put under the base for stability and weight without altering the size of the original base?

Hind sight being what it is, in the future I will plan accordingly and weight the base during construction, but i would rather avoid redoing this one if at all possible.

I have tried: Sand, various putties, left over mini-sprues (the metal ones- even though they aren't that heavy)...

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

~wyrm~

Blitzer · fanatic Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 29

I too have some mini's I'd like to add some weight to the base. But I haven't been able to come up with any ideas on how to do it. Hopefuly someone wiser than us will respond.

SchattenSoldat · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:09 am Post subject:

I know that model airplanes use pure lead weights for balance and the material is so soft it can be very easily cut to various shapes, you might try getting some of that to fill the bottom of the base.
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wyrmgear · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject:

Excellent idea. I picked up some lead sinkers a while back with the intent of cutting them to fit in the hollow under the base...

jeff · Site Admin Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 40

Iv'e used small washers from a hardware store in the past, not sure how they fit in the slota bases though.I'm likeing the lead wieghts idea better not only are they modelable, but probably heavier too!
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