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I painted up all my marines without finishing the bases. It seems like it would be a huge pain to either: a) take each model of its base, paint it, and re-attach or b) paint around my completed model and hope not to ruin anything.

I was looking into possibly shelling out for some Dragon Forge bases to make things easier. Has anyone had any experience with these?

Or should I just suck it up and finish them myself?

Thanks for any input.

McNutty wrote:I painted up all my marines without finishing the bases. It seems like it would be a huge pain to either: a) take each model of its base, paint it, and re-attach or b) paint around my completed model and hope not to ruin anything.

I was looking into possibly shelling out for some Dragon Forge bases to make things easier. Has anyone had any experience with these?

Or should I just suck it up and finish them myself?

Thanks for any input.

I havn't dealt with Dragon Forge Bases but gonna use dark art minature bases. What I have done was started painting the model on the normal base(the ones that come in the package with the model) while I paint the base its gonna be on. That way you can snap the base off when the model is done and put it on the pretty base.

i have been usin' a lot of Dragonforge bases lately...
they are a good price, and have some nice detail...
you really have to find the right spot on each base, for each different mini, as there is so much detail..
i find that it is much better to paint the mini off of the base...
just put a pin in the mini's foot, after you have found the spot you want him to be on the base...
drill a hole in the base, for the pin to glue into later...
paint 'em both up, glue 'em together, and you're good to go...

cheers
jah

Dragon Forge makes fantastic stuff! I have a pile of their bases for my IG army. Top quality products and very easy to work with. I got my bases very quickly and without issues as well.

Hi guys, thanks for the comments on my products. Mcnutty feel free to email me or PM me if you have any questions.. email is better as I answer it usually with in minutes as I work from home. I think there is a link in my profile or its dragonforge@gmail.com

Jeff