Beginner question on base size

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**Redoralive**

I'm building my first army of Orks from the start collecting. I have 12 ork boys I need to base. I have a bag of tiny bases (think they're 25mm?) that seem a little small for their legs (the foot dangles over), and then 12 32mm bases. It seems too much of a coincidence that I have the right number of big bases to orks, but then I'm just left with a lot of small bases?
Essentially I want to go for the larger bases but will that change how I use them when I play?

**Rybrook**

The boyz were on 25mm and the nobz on 32mm

If you want a uniform look just stick with 32mm

**Ghaz**

From the GW Online Store:

This boxed set contains 11 multi-part plastic Ork Boyz, and includes options for sluggas, choppas, shootas, heavy weapons and stikk bombz. Models supplied with 32 mm round bases.

I don't believe there was ever a time when the Boyz and Nob in the Ork Boyz kit were supplied with different size bases (the 32mm base is a relatively new size base).

**Rybrook**

I guess your right, I had a quick look at my orks (AoBR and 2010 battleforce) and they are all on 25mm the war boss is on a 40mm though

**insaniak**

Ghaz wrote:

I don't believe there was ever a time when the Boyz and Nob in the Ork Boyz kit were supplied with different size bases (the 32mm base is a relatively new size base).

Although it is a handy way of making the Nobs stand out. My old Ork army has boyz on 25mm and Nobs on 30mm bases I had in the bits box from a different game.