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Hi i'm unsure if this is the right place but quick question.
If i mount a power armoured captain on a 40mm base what Golden Demon category would it be entered in.

Probably best single model: 40k? I don't see how it could be anything different.

It's just that it says models must be on suitable sized gaming bases so i was wondering if that would effect it.

It just means they're on bases that can be gamed with. I've seen Space Marine captains on dreadnought bases before in GD photos. You'll be fine.

The 40mm base will give you more room for the base and mak it easier to customize things. I don't see any reason why they would take off points. I have seen winners on 40mm bases before. http://demonwinner.free.fr/ This site has lists with pics of winners from several countries if you wanna double check.

Cheers, thanks for the help

rocklord2004 wrote:The 40mm base will give you more room for the base and mak it easier to customize things.

Which is exactly why they're sometimes not allowed.

I don't see any reason why they would take off points. I have seen winners on 40mm bases before.

The problem is that precedent doesn't help...

The rules tend to be enforced rather haphazardly, depending on which country you're talking about, and in many cases on who accepts the miniature at registration. I entered a converted Sentinel here a few years back that was entered into 'Large Model' because for the Vehicle category, vehicles that come in squadrons had to have at least 3 models... while another entrant had a single Sentinel accepted in the Vehicle category.

Likewise, larger bases sometimes see a model entered in its normal category, into a large model category, into the Open category, or just disqualified outright. It all comes down to whether the 'suitable gaming base' is interpreted by the person on the day to mean 'the base the model should legally be on for the game' or simply 'an appropriate Citadel slotta base...'

I don't know the rules for the Golden Demon, but I have seen GW contests where the only models on 40mm bases allows in the single figure category were terminiators. Anything else had to be entered into monster.

Seems kind of arbitrary. What about obliterators?