Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Whats the correct base size for..... Forge World Dreadnoughts... Deredeo, Leviathan and Contemptor

I got two contemptors one came with a standard dreadnought base 2.5" and the other base is 3" was curious about all 3 types

Well I'm not sure about inches for bases - but the plastic GW contemptor comes with a 60mm same as other dreadnoughts. For the Deredeo and Leviathan I'm not sure. They're significantly larger than most dreads but smaller than a Redemptor. I would say go for either a 90mm base as a good bet.

I think 80mm for a Levi... no idea about the rest...

Deredeo's, Leviathans, and Redemptors (including the new Invictus) are 80mm.

Contemptors and classic Box-nauts are 60mm.

 DV8 wrote:
Deredeo's, Leviathans, and Redemptors (including the new Invictus) are 80mm.

Contemptors and classic Box-nauts are 60mm.

Definitely right for the Leviathan, Deredeo, Contemptors and regular, I measured mine, except Redemptors are on 90mm bases, both sorts, and GW says the Warsuit is 90mm also.

Whelp, looks like I got the wrong sized base with mine then! Honestly 80mm felt big enough that I didn't even question it.

 DV8 wrote:
Whelp, looks like I got the wrong sized base with mine then! Honestly 80mm felt big enough that I didn't even question it.

I don't believe the difference is that meaningful in 8th edition. Since there's no more blast templates, the smaller surface area is no longer a benefit, so the slightly smaller footprint will be meaningful only in close combat.

 DV8 wrote:
Whelp, looks like I got the wrong sized base with mine then! Honestly 80mm felt big enough that I didn't even question it.

Weird.

Maybe there was a packaging mistake in the export boxes, the difference is quite small and its only because the ETB based looked bigger that I measured it.

It wouldn't be the first time that FW has packed the wrong base for a model, and if you don't have a 90 mm base handy to compare, I could easily see how you'd give an 80 a look and go "yeah, that seems right."

Absolutely, I only measured and compared because it looked bigger than I expected.

Fictional wrote:
Absolutely, I only measured and compared because it looked bigger than I expected.

That's what she said :-)


And back on topic... I went ahead and ordered some 80mm bases. $1.5 each including shipping... ouch!


BTW to correct my original post, I ordered 2 contemptors, 1 leviathan and 1 deredeo and they all came on 60mm bases, except 1 contemptor actually had a 80mm base and I got real confused about whats correct.