But the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to see what all the fuss was about ... I'd heard some of the podcasters I listen to talk about how good they look. And, let's face it, many of the CSM and SM sculpts are falling off the edge of their 25mm bases.
I looked at my local FLGS ... which carries a lot of the green plastic bases made by Renedra (http://www.renedra.co.uk/index.php). I'd bought some for some WW2 minis I have to use with Bolt Action and they're quite good. But Rendera doesn't sell 32mm -- only 30mms.
So then I turned to an old friend for help - Ebay - and found a Spanish seller called ModularTerrain.com.
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| That's right... just about $.10 each after shipping... |
The bases arrived within 2 weeks (they come from Spain after all) in a small box (*amply padded) and packaged thusly. I also got an email from the seller when they shipped.
Each one is 2.5mm thick, has flat smooth surfaces (ie: there's no top or bottom) and tight, lasercut sides that are fairly smooth too. They take glue (*in my case I'm using LOCTITE) like a champ -- both for affixing the miniature to them, and for putting on base materials. I've even pin drilled one to take a metal Chaplain (after snipping off the tab) and it worked just fine.
My final note would be that if you look at their store on Ebay, they also sell a wide variety of paint stands -- and their shipping costs a re less than those from Hobbyzone (http://www.hobbyzone.pl/en/). I can't compare the products, since I only own those from Hobbyzone (*and heartily endorse them).
So all in all, very satisfied with my find on eBay. Worth a look if you're looking for bases for your armies (40K or otherwise).
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