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I have the new(ish) Sector Mechanicus bases, which I like.

I have figures that are not always perfectly balanced, nor light.

So...

I've already planned to put magnets in the bottom of the bases for storage, but I'm looking for a dense (in terms of weight) material to fill in the rest of the void under the base.

Suggestions?

Get some small lead fishing weights. You can smash them into shape to fit with a simple pair of pliers.

I used to use pieces of tabs and scraps from pewter minis but since fewer metal minis are made (or I just buy less of them) I've been using whatever is handy - bits of model chain, wads of green stuff etc.

I have heard about using fishing weights, just make sure to wash your hands after.

The small lead fishing weights pounded down is a great idea! Dense, heavy and easily shaped.

I had a bunch of the small square bases I needed to weigh down and used pennies. I had to slightly grind four edges to square it off a bit to fit, but they worked fine. I just held the penny in a pair of pliers and hit the grinding wheel. I used pennies because they were cheaper that buying weighted washers.

I use lead shot for my hormagaunts. Put a thin layer of hot glue inside the base, press it into the bag/dish of shot, and remove any excess.

Some bases that don't require as much weight I fill with miliput, particularly any models that are pinned to the base as it helps secure the pin.

The fishing weight / shot idea sounds like a winner.

Thanks Dakka-ites!

 MDSW wrote:
I had a bunch of the small square bases I needed to weigh down and used pennies. I had to slightly grind four edges to square it off a bit to fit, but they worked fine. I just held the penny in a pair of pliers and hit the grinding wheel. I used pennies because they were cheaper that buying weighted washers.

Thats what I did, albeit in round bases so it was just the penny held in with milliput.

Shot and fishing weights are all well and good, if you get them for less than a penny each or already have them about.

You can get tungsten putty that is meant to be moulded around fishing line. Which might prove useful in other ways, too. Though for sticking under bases, it would probably be cheaper to just use coins.

Coins or washers are great - but they fail when you have bases with slots or stubs (like the terminator bases) underneath them. For those using anything small and dense is the way to go.