Basing a Warhound

[Frostglaive]

Currently in the process of putting together a Warhound Titan. I have been told repeatedly now (which I was going to do anyway) to have it put onto a base to help prevent it from falling over. I have a few questions about it though:

 

- Should I do one large base, or one base per foot? I've seen both, but I don't know which would work better.

- What material do you recommend I use for said base?

- Would pinning the feet/toes help with supporting it in addition to super glue? Or are there other recommendations to keeping it stable?

 

I'm trying to keep this cheap if I can, but I'm willing to spend the needed money to make sure this thing stays bottom-heavy so it doesn't end up toppling over mid-game. Any suggestions/help appreciated.

[Vykes]

We are talking full sized 28mm big-bad Warhound, right?  Honestly, I just used a 10" wooden clock face base I picked up from Michaels.  It's stable, it has enough weight to keep the titan rightside up,  and it's not much bigger than the profile of the titan itself.  Pin it, ALWAYS pin it.  Don't go for paperclips either, you can often get little brass pinning kits at hobby stores for, like $10-12 with the bits and everything and make sure you pin both feet.  A warhound is a big chunk of resin, and even with all the epoxy, pins, and super glue guide blobs keeping it together, the last thing you want to have is it to split at the torso from the ball joins failing. Overall, I think I spent maybe $20 on pinning and basing supplies for a Warhound, and I still have the drill bits and some brass rod left (which I use to keep superheavy resin kits like the Mastodon together). 

[old git]

Do other models have one base per foot? The base is important rules wise as well as enabling model stability. Range measurements are taken from the base, enemy models can't approach within an inch (normally) etc. Rules mechanics depend on a single, whole base. Plus I think it would look a bit weird, having two separate bases.

[Paradigm]

The Warhound officially doesn't have a base, so it doesn't matter if it's two bases or one for rules purposes. However, I think it looks quite odd to put one base per foot. The clock face works well, or you can have a more GW style base 3d printed. 3d printed bases are what I've done in the past. Just remember to put some weight in the base, or on it.

[Ovidius Incertus]

I'd go with one base.  Two looks weird to me and one base allows for cool scenic opportunities.

 

An MDF sheet from Home Depot is like $8 for a .25"x2'x4', I think.  That's way, way bigger than you'll need, so you can easily cut it and laminate them together if you want a base thicker than a quarter inch.

 

And absolutely pin (another plus of being able to stack MDF sheets together so you have plenty of depth to sink a pin to the base).