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I have a few dozen (okay, maybe a few hundred) Heroclix minis that I would like to use in my Star Wars RPG. Unfortunately, the bases are too big, so I need to "covert" them to 1-inch bases.
Given that I will probably need 100-200 bases, does anyone have any suggestions? Is there cheap alternative to cutting up 100+ SWM/DDM pieces to get the bases? Maybe some other material or something that would make a decent base?
Barring that, anyone have suggestions on where I might find 100+ minis REAL cheap? :) (I mean, like, a few cents each?)
Any help would be appreciated.
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A couple options I can think of: After carefully removing the figure from the base. 1) Using a cutting tool of some kind( Diagonal Cutter for instance) cut the base down to desired size (or close enough), and reglue the figure. 2) us a small 1" hole saw and drill to "cut" bases (thin plywood perhaps?) 3) Ask your LGS or hobby if they have/can order some 1" bases. 4) glue each figure to a quarter (a bit more than a few cents each though).
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I have a game where the infantry are 3-4 men per penny lol
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what you need is 25 mm round closed bases, or 25 mm square bases.
have you tried to Google them?
I got mine from Auggies a few months back.
you should find them for about 20 cents each, not a few pennies, but easier and quicker than making your own.
they look great too, I use them on my customs.
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Buy round bases online from E bay, thats what i do. These are not as good as Star Wars bases but are still OK. Also some shops such as Games Workshop sell bases as well.
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Aside from buying 25mm bases, most craft stores sell round wooden discs in different sizes. I don't know why they are actually used for but paint them black and you should have some usable SWM bases
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Darth_Sal wrote:Aside from buying 25mm bases, most craft stores sell round wooden discs in different sizes. I don't know why they are actually used for but paint them black and you should have some usable SWM bases I wish I had thought of that... 
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