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I realized the other day that when I re-base my CSM, I will have to put them on 32mm bases. I like the idea for terminators; it makes them fill out the bases more. But on MEQ bodies, it just looks silly with all that space being wasted. Someone prove me wrong!

I don't mind them honestly. It means that my Marines don't take up the same space across as a grot does, so that's kind of nice. I don't mind it, it's not the apocalyptic scenario of awful stuff that everyone made it out to be when it first announced, and it's just kind of a thing that happened. Not terrible, I give it about a 7/10 not awful, not amazing, but kinda cool

I haven't run into it yet, but if it's handled anything like the time the bases in Epic changed, and both were legit to use in the game, it'll be no big deal.

I thought terminators were on 40mm bases?

I like the 32mm for regular marines. They always had half a foot off of the base before.

I don't have a lot of marines yet so I only have to rebase about a hundred models.

If I don't have to I probably won't rebase.
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I'm just having to add 4mm base extension rings to my deathwatch force, which at most will consist of one 10 man tactical squad, one 8 man sternguard squad, a captain, and a librarian. Not a big deal.

Once I get done with that force, I'll begin the task of restarting my Blood Angels. I'll be starting pretty much from scratch so basing will be no big deal thankfully. I'll just use the 32mm bases that come in the kits.

I wouldn't give anyone grief about having 28mm bases on models that now come with 32mm bases though, especially if the basing job is done well & looks good.

Just my thoughts. Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Terminators are on 40mm bases.

Personally, I like the 32mm bases. They make Space Marines look bulkier and the feet are fully on the base.

I've just properly started my 30k stuff and I'm gonna use the 32mm bases. I think they look a lot better on them. And some of the models I don't know how they would've fit on 25s properly.

At first I thought it wasn't much of a problem, but then I noticed that blast weapons turned in to weaker versions of plasma guns with fewer shots. also forcing more of my dudes in to btb is not a good thing for an IG player.

Makumba wrote:
At first I thought it wasn't much of a problem, but then I noticed that blast weapons turned in to weaker versions of plasma guns with fewer shots. also forcing more of my dudes in to btb is not a good thing for an IG player.

Oh, man. I didn't think of that at all. Why do small blasts even exist anymore? With proper spacing it's all-but impossible to hit more than 2 guys and that's at 28mm!

 j31c3n wrote:

Makumba wrote:
At first I thought it wasn't much of a problem, but then I noticed that blast weapons turned in to weaker versions of plasma guns with fewer shots. also forcing more of my dudes in to btb is not a good thing for an IG player.

Oh, man. I didn't think of that at all. Why do small blasts even exist anymore? With proper spacing it's all-but impossible to hit more than 2 guys and that's at 28mm!

Dunno about that. I thought the same but everytime I think about it, I'm often able to hit more spaced out 40 mm bases than on 28 mm. The reason being that you actually have more space to move your "center-dot" around in their base and spacing out 40 mm to the max often isn't ideal, as that often affects cover and the units footprint.
As for the 32 mm though, I'll have to play against an army with those bases in order to find out.

I love it.

I am upscaling my models, so they fill out the base better without having feet off the edge.

An excellent change.

So I don't have to rebase my terminators?

My impression was that all space marines would be put on the same bases to set them apart so that terminators were like bigger power armor guys and more than other 'heavy infantry' archetypes like ogryns and oblits. Also, I kind of liked the idea of all of my infantry being on unified bases.

 Powerfisting wrote:
So I don't have to rebase my terminators?

My impression was that all space marines would be put on the same bases to set them apart so that terminators were like bigger power armor guys and more than other 'heavy infantry' archetypes like ogryns and oblits. Also, I kind of liked the idea of all of my infantry being on unified bases.

You don't have to rebase anything.

If you like your infantry on identical bases, do it. GW cares not.

Currently, if you buy them from GW, Terminators are on 40mm bases, Power-Armour-Marines are still mostly on 25mm, but slowly porting to 32mm one box at a time, Scouts, etc.. are 25mm and will probably stay there for GW-official-pictures. Various exceptions exist.

 Powerfisting wrote:
So I don't have to rebase my terminators?

My impression was that all space marines would be put on the same bases to set them apart so that terminators were like bigger power armor guys and more than other 'heavy infantry' archetypes like ogryns and oblits. Also, I kind of liked the idea of all of my infantry being on unified bases.

It's only power armour guys that GW are putting on 32s. Termies are still on 40s. But you don't have to do your power armour on 32s, you can keep them on 25s.

Main rulebook is clear: you use the base it came with. No need to rebase aything unles it CAME that way.

I like them, but then I have a habit of recycling my entire collection on Ebay so it was an easy transition for me. No rebasing required.

I do think they make Necron Warriors and Immortals look much better.

I just recently re-based a tactical squad on some 32mm bases, and in my opinion the difference is astounding.
I absolutely love the way Power armoured marines look on these bases. And I have bought lots of bases to re-base most of my army.
It gets a pass from me.

I'm not going to rebase my army. The only exception I'm thinking of would be to 2 wound models like the Librarians and Chaplains and such. Since I already use 40mm for my Captains.

40mm = 3 Wounds
32mm = 2 Wounds
25mm = 1 wound

 j31c3n wrote:

Makumba wrote:
At first I thought it wasn't much of a problem, but then I noticed that blast weapons turned in to weaker versions of plasma guns with fewer shots. also forcing more of my dudes in to btb is not a good thing for an IG player.

Oh, man. I didn't think of that at all. Why do small blasts even exist anymore? With proper spacing it's all-but impossible to hit more than 2 guys and that's at 28mm!

Wow, you must have missed the 80 gabazillion posts about this subject when it first came up, around the time Deathstorm was released last year

There are "advantages" like being able to stretch your squad further, and either an advantage or a disadvantage with blast and template, depending on how you look at it (because you're also a larger target, though, on average fewer of your units will get hit, IMO).

But seriously, the 32mm bases are AWESOME for jump pack guys. No longer do they just fall over when someone closes a door, lol. When looking at power armor models as a whole, space marines (and Chaos in powered armor) just look much better, and better balanced.

@Powerfisting - in almost all cases, you can play with the base included or the current base at the time you built the model. So no, your old terminators can stay on 25mm bases. But regardless of what base size you put those terminators on, they will still suck.

Unless mayyyyyyybe they get buffed next week?

I like the 32mm bases. My SW look more cinematic. My necrons were all based, and they look silly on the 28mm, but when I plopped some on the 32, they looked a little silly. I am probably just too used to them on 28s. However the HQs, they look awesome on 32mm bases!

I am still unsure one way or the other for my necrons. I might do my Lychguard on 32mm when I get them.

 Talys wrote:


@Powerfisting - in almost all cases, you can play with the base included or the current base at the time you built the model. So no, your old terminators can stay on 25mm bases. But regardless of what base size you put those terminators on, they will still suck.

Thanks for reminding me!

Anyway, thanks for the replies. I think I will continue to use my 25mm bases cause I don't want to drop $40 on new ones. When the power armored armies in my LGS start to have more 32mm bases than not, I'll get those MDF ring adapters for them.

 Talys wrote:

 j31c3n wrote:

Makumba wrote:
At first I thought it wasn't much of a problem, but then I noticed that blast weapons turned in to weaker versions of plasma guns with fewer shots. also forcing more of my dudes in to btb is not a good thing for an IG player.

Oh, man. I didn't think of that at all. Why do small blasts even exist anymore? With proper spacing it's all-but impossible to hit more than 2 guys and that's at 28mm!

Wow, you must have missed the 80 gabazillion posts about this subject when it first came up, around the time Deathstorm was released last year

There are "advantages" like being able to stretch your squad further, and either an advantage or a disadvantage with blast and template, depending on how you look at it (because you're also a larger target, though, on average fewer of your units will get hit, IMO).

The real problem start when people buy some marines with big bases and some with small bases and use them in the same squad and it is legal, because those are the bases the models were supplied with.