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I'm fairly new to fantasy and looking for some info. I've been trying to find it, and not even sure what it's called.

I've seen some units with multiple models, or a display model, on a big base as a kind of filler. Anyone know what I am talking about and can enlighten me as to the etiquette or point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

As long as the base is the right size you can use fillers and IMO it really adds to a unit

Agreed. Makes big blocks easier to set up and allows more flexibility to add character to your units. A definite step forward!

Sorry if I am stating the obvious.

Every model in Warhammer should have a base size (there are exceptions). The base is the accurate way to determine a units size, not the number of models on top.

For example, a standard human infanty model has a square base size of 20mm x 20mm. So you can have 1 human figure glued on a 20mm square base to represent 1 human fighter in warhammer.
Alternatively, you could represent 4 human fighters by placing 2 human figures on a 40mm square base.

This is just one example of a unit filler and perhaps the simplest. The figures on top represent WHAT it is, and the base size determines HOW MANY there are.

There are some pretty impressive unit fillers around, I like to stick Saurus Warriors on Cavalry bases as a way of filling out the units. Cheap I know...

There have been examples of this on the GW website, here is mine (unfinished) for my Bestigor


I don't think it is being cheap, I think it is a nice break from the monotony of a 40 or 50 man unit. Having said that I think charging over $40 for 10 figures for some of the special/elite troop boxes it not only looks good but it's financially smart. My wife is building a ghoul army and plans on using large crypt ghouls as filler, they are more expensive then ghouls but just for the look of them mixed amongst the regular ghouls.

Hargus56 wrote:There have been examples of this on the GW website, here is mine (unfinished) for my Bestigor


I don't think it is being cheap, I think it is a nice break from the monotony of a 40 or 50 man unit. Having said that I think charging over $40 for 10 figures for some of the special/elite troop boxes it not only looks good but it's financially smart. My wife is building a ghoul army and plans on using large crypt ghouls as filler, they are more expensive then ghouls but just for the look of them mixed amongst the regular ghouls.

Sorry, I meant I was being cheap by not making interesting unit fillers (not cheap as in reluctant to spend money). Your unit filler is pure class...