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So I ended up buying a Tau Tiger Shark, and I'm wondering if anyone has an easy and or effective way of adding a base/stand to it so I can use it in games!

Not sure if the Secret Weapon Miniature one is big enough:
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47_58&products_id=250
But acrylic rods are one good way to go.

 Kroothawk wrote:
Not sure if the Secret Weapon Miniature one is big enough:

It isn't. The rod is only 5" long so the model won't be high enough off the table, and the Secret Weapon bases are all way too small to safely hold a model as big as a Tigershark. For this kind of thing you want the set from Dragonforge (http://dragonforge.com/Painting%20service/for%20sale/sculpting_supplies.htm) with one of the large bases (probably at least the 155x200mm one). That will give you a 12" rod for proper elevation, and a base that is wide and heavy enough to keep a superheavy flyer from becoming an expensive pile of scrap resin.

Oh, and IMO skip the socket part. Just drill a pin hole in the model at a good balance point and put a matching pin in the top of the rod, it looks much nicer without the ugly socket bit.

Which of the rods would you recommend? Those look perfect!


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Oh ok sweet, ya the socket thing looks kinda bulky heh

For the base would a round one be ok? I don't see any that are that big though =[

Noctem wrote:
Which of the rods would you recommend?

Either the 1/2" diameter or the 3/4" diameter ones. Half inch should be enough though.

I don't see any that are that big though =[

There's a slate one (which is very thick and heavy) and there are various larger ones in the base blanks section if you want to make your own scenery.