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This is the potential model sitting on a 100mm base next to a PBC and a Helbrute. I want it to be as tournament friendly as possible. Would it be more appropriate to use a 100mm round, 120mm round, 130mm round, 170mm round, or maybe sit the model sideways on a 120mm x 92mm oval to replicate the spread of the Defiler's legs?



Thanks!

Disregard. I just some pics of Defilers on 160mm bases. They are MUCH bigger than I thought they were.

Yeah, I had this same issue and discovered the AoS base size document has the 160mm base listed for the Soul Grinder, which told me all I really needed to know. I had never seen a defiler in person, but once I snagged one, the 160mm is DEFINITELY the best base size. Good luck!

The Defiler doesn't have a base so why do you want to use a base?

 nordsturmking wrote:
The Defiler doesn't have a base so why do you want to use a base?

It defines a clear cut boundary you can use to determine range (particularly in house games with in-house rules for measuring distance) at a purely objective level.

Also, it removes the rare cases of douchebaggary when people 'hide' their characters underneath a defiler/triarch stalker or any similar models that have negative volumes that do not normally have a base.

In short, having bases make models that you'd normally measure to hull conform to the core rules that much more objectively. No more 'YOUR ANTENNA IS .0000000000000000000000000000000000001" WITHIN RANGE OF MY GUN!'.

This is awesome, how did you make the legs?