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I am currently working on a Wraithknight and i have came across a slight problem. The assembly and magnetization went well enough, but I am having a problem attacking him to his base. The pose I am attempting to achieve has the Knight jumping forward with just the toe of his right foot touching the base. I drilled a nice deep hole through his foot, well up into his leg, and the pin fits in nice and snug. However, it seems the thickness of the base is not sufficient enough to keep the model from wobbling around. Is there any easy solution to this problem?

You could try something like in this video, which is filling the underside of the base with resin or a similar material:

I'm assuming you're attaching the Wraithknight to the typical plastic base? Filling it with resin is cool and certainly effective, but might not be practical for you if you don't use the material much. Personally, I'd glue it again on the other side of the pin, securing it in place. Then I'd sculpt around it with green stuff and make sure the base still fit flush on the table. Alternately, build up the base a little bit and pin the model to a raised piece, like a rock or bit of ruin.

 Brother SRM wrote:
I'm assuming you're attaching the Wraithknight to the typical plastic base? Filling it with resin is cool and certainly effective, but might not be practical for you if you don't use the material much. Personally, I'd glue it again on the other side of the pin, securing it in place. Then I'd sculpt around it with green stuff and make sure the base still fit flush on the table. Alternately, build up the base a little bit and pin the model to a raised piece, like a rock or bit of ruin.

I like the idea of a raised piece. Any idea what type of material would be suitable for this?

Anything reasonably stiff (stability is the issue, here) will work - from extruded (not expanded) polystyrene foam to wood to plastic. Actual stone would be troublesome to drill a fine hole through - broken up cork or pine bark chips are good alternatives (the latter looks far better, IMO). Styrene scenery (GW or alternative building kits) are popular options for scenic bases, as well.

Personally, I don't generally build large, elaborate bases, so I'd probably just use epoxy putty on the underside to resist torque on the pin. Might add a bit between the foot and base top, as well, to help ensure a good bond and extend the material around the pin another 1-2mm (small rises are easy to cover seamlessly with your basing grit).

Since there's room on the underside of the base, I usually use an L-shaped pin in these cases. The lower leg of the L can be left to run underneath the base, or bent around in curves (or a circle) to provide even more stability.

Thanks everyone for the great replies!

Personally, I'd drill and tap the pin, then screw it onto a metal plate under the base, or if the pin is too thin for that, thread the end of the pin, and use a nut, or thread the plate.
That may be a little further than you're prepared to go though.

 marv335 wrote:
Personally, I'd drill and tap the pin, then screw it onto a metal plate under the base, or if the pin is too thin for that, thread the end of the pin, and use a nut, or thread the plate.
That may be a little further than you're prepared to go though.

This actually seems to be the best solution for me. I am a mechanic by trade, and have a large variety of tap and die kits!