It’s all about that base, ‘bout that base…..

The components - two 1” 3mm think MDF squares and a 2” length of bamboo skewer

The side view - bear in the mind that the counter is not fixed in place as yet as this is just a proof of concept exercise

Another view

Following on from the Dawn Patrol acquisition and the perplexing problem of the very thin aircraft counters, I spent some time messing about with my MDF ‘mountain’ (I like to be different - most gamers have lead or plastic mountains….) and came up with the following. It was very simple to do - I simply took two 1” square bases and drilled a hole in both, into which a 2” piece of bamboo skewer was placed. 

The counters will be glued to the top of the base but these will not be permanently fixed to the flight stand as I will only need a couple of dozen or so of them. All the counters will be mounted though.

I will paint the edge of the counter and its base, along with the skewer in a sky blue whilst the ground base can be painted green and textured.

Somewhere over the Western Front….

Now I know this is not a model but using such a base certainly adds to the visual appeal - one could really go to town with varying heights etc but for me this is just fine. I could also do something similar for Mustangs although these is a minor problem in that the counters are double sided. In that case perhaps fixing a ‘lip’ around the top base into which the counter is placed may be a viable option. 

In either case an order to Warbases will be needed!