BKC 6mm basing

[Fenton]

For GWSH I put 4 on a 30x30. They are Baccus which are a bit bigger than H&R. For H&R I would probably go 5

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Vehicles are mostly 30 x 30, HQ's from 30x30 up to 60 x60 (that's a Corp HQ with 4-5 vehilces and flagpole) Some do need deeper bases.

IanS

[toxicpixie]

Yes, the infantry there are Adler (barring gun crews who are H&R), whilst the vehicles are H&R. All 30mm square, scenic effect (sand then cork rocks and some static grass tufts). HQ's are the 40mm squares with a couple of vee's and blokes and the CO the 50mm square with two vee's and about five blokes. Signals bloke being useful and four officers gesticulating IIRC

The limbers are a 60mm long by 30mm wide, as horse trains take up a lot of space!

I like the BKC approach to the HQ/CO - lets you get a nice looking mini-diorama with a couple of trucks or a jeep and tank, and some chaps looking earnestly at their maps etc.

[Ithoriel]

I put 6 Pendraken infantry figures on a 40x20 base - for no better reason than that BKC infantry bases take 6 hits to eliminate.

[getagrip]

The best and worst thing about this forum is there are so many differing opinions and they're usually all good. 

I have an "brain issue" with vehicles mounted on square bases; the vehicles are rectangular, the bases square!

I realise this is an odd thing to say but I'm not sure I could live with it...

[Ithoriel]

I have an "brain issue" with vehicles mounted on square bases; the vehicles are rectangular, the bases square!

You are not alone.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Our small events at Crisis Point - last weekend in Sept this year - draw troops from all over and with all types of base. We have no problem, apart from gas attacks on US marines.

IanS

[getagrip]

yeah, just trying to get a consensus; the chance of everyone on here agreeing is...zero

And, to my mind, better for that

I think I might use 30x30 for infantry and 30x40 for vehicles.  Would that work?

[toxicpixie]

Don't see why not!

BKC isn't really very worried about base sizing in my experience

[barbarian]

For 10mm, I use 50 mm x 25 mm for foot, 25 x 25 for support, 25 x whatever fits for the bigger guns and no bases for vehicles.
6 mm could be nice with 3 or 4 vehicles on one stand to have a 1:1 platoon.

[toxicpixie]

I've thought about that for 6mm before, but you need much bigger bases to avoid it looking like a carpark... there's some very nice piccies of that done with a desert force over on the BKC forum - Dr Dave, I think? Maybe?

With 3mm I'd say definitely for multiple mini's even on a smallish base though!

[getagrip]

Don't think I could live with unbased vehicles, especially since I'm using 6mm