Snotlings on Bases

ManicMan

ManicMan

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I'm never quite sure on Snotlings.. Do you have one base each? most of the time, it appears no and you make up 40mm bases which feature a few of them.. but the number.. I've only got 2 snotlings and never played against someone using them so no real experince with how they really play so how the bases are best set up. But I decided I wanted a few so placed a pre-order for Oldschool's Kev Adams Rutlings.. and they have been released and should turn up tomorrow. yay.. I'll have.. quite a few of them. While I do have (of course) a painting queue, It does bring back the whole basing issue.. Third edition just seams to say you can have 0-40 snotlings, which have 5-20 bases per unit, where most figures are models per unit. Looking at "Kev's army" .. no snottings shown.
Going to the 4ed Army book.. I can see some bases in photos with.. erm.. 5-6 models per base? rule wise.. kinda says about 9 per base but as a figure base, 3 wounds then remove.. so.. each wound represents 3 Snottings.. fair enough.. going back to the old historical days of figures representing larger amounts.

So I guess that kinda answers my question.. about 9 per base (unless they don't fit of course) but.. what are other peoples ideas for basing amounts? I got some mushrooms and bits I'll put on the bases as well if I feel like it.
 
Whilst packed bases look better most people I know just put down the minimum representing the number of wounds with some other basing gubbins. I'd say go with what your gut tells you, everyone knows a base = x amount of wounds so shouldn't be an issue, and if it is an issue for someone then do they deserve your time playing them when there just gonna be a fragile?

Personally I'd go for about 5 per base with some shrooms and rocks, maybe an Empire knights head (wouldn't see a brave Bretonnian knight fall to Snotlings), have you got any squiggly beasts at all? Could imagine some Snotlings taking snacks with them.
 
Slave to Darkness said:
Whilst packed bases look better most people I know just put down the minimum representing the number of wounds with some other basing gubbins. I'd say go with what your gut tells you, everyone knows a base = x amount of wounds so shouldn't be an issue, and if it is an issue for someone then do they deserve your time playing them when there just gonna be a fragile?

Personally I'd go for about 5 per base with some shrooms and rocks, maybe an Empire knights head (wouldn't see a brave Bretonnian knight fall to Snotlings), have you got any squiggly beasts at all? Could imagine some Snotlings taking snacks with them.
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Not really got any nice beasties to go on the bases with them, But Mushrooms, dead animal pieces, figure sprue pieces like Arms, heads, etc.
 
I think you'd struggle to fit more than about six on comfortably anyway. To some extent unless drilling your own holes the grid of holes and base nubs are surprisingly limiting. My bases have between four and six on, same for my Nurglings and I think that looks about right especially with the odd bit of scenery. I could have done my Snotlings a little denser (six would have fitted in most cases), but was also trying to make for a round dozen bases in total so did have to stretch in a few places.

Some examples of both Snots and Nurgling for posterity:

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The Snotlings en masse and the Nurglings.
 
most of the 40mm bases I have are modern ones with no nubs or anything, so just drill holes ^_^ probebly hobby heaven or something. Plastic is a bit thin but good enough and good price. When they turn up, I'll be interested to compare sizes.. Like I said, I only have 2 snottings, which are double teams (C14 -SP03 'Piggyback pair' and C14 91-28 'Doubles: Gid & Vup'). Haven't decided if they should be mixed in with the bunch yet, or try to get some originals to go with them but.. I'll see with the sizes and stuff. All Kev so all Good reguardless ^_^
 
£4 for 5 bases? erm.. yeah.. gonna pass ^_^; pretty sure I didn't pay anywhere near that. and worse case.. PLA makes a fine plastic for bases at a fraction of the cost.
 
huh.. this is a bit of a suprise..
spot the size difference:
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Not the best photo quality of course but.. far right is a slightly older double team then the far left. but the size each.. its basically the same.. I can't tell a difference in size in person. okay, the oldest has smaller ears (more rounded then pointed). So.. Pose eye op Kev is really back to form?
 
that one of the new ones ^_^ but yep, I think some retread some of the same ideas but then, Kev did soo many of them back in the day, it makes sense
 
Brother Meredith said:
Hobby Heaven bases are cheaper (than GW) and do the job! https://hobbyheaven.org/products/40mm-square-plain-plastic-bases?variant=42090772037821

Plastic bases are also a license to print money… ;)
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Ooh! I have been looking for a source of 40mms, it's one thing my base supplier doesn't stock.

Eric said:
The new Kev ones look very good, I've be tempted to get some myself except for being a bit snotling'd out!
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The OSM kickstarter ones? Mine arrived today, they look wonderful.
 
yep. I didn't get them via the KS but via there site as a 'late pledge' thing, but yeah.. and what I can see from my two old ones is they really do scale perfectly and got the nice random fun we think of with Kev's greenies.
 
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