What to do about Triarch Stalkers and not having bases!

[Captain Idaho]

Triarch Stalkers don't have bases! What the fudge?

 

So what to do about it? Do you measure from the guns or body or from the closest point?

 

What base size do people suggest using, as it's got a massive footprint!

[Captain Coolpants]

Its the same deal with other things like chaos defilers and such. Just measure from the closest point to the closest point. But it can get a bit janky if the legs aren't glued still. Sometimes they can move around a bit

[Captain Idaho]

I must confess I'm a little worried about the structure of the Triarch Stalker being somewhat compromised, especially in transit to a game, by not having a base. I just don't think GW does a big enough base?

[Tyriks]

I think it would fit on an Onager base, wouldn't it?

[Mr4Minutes]

It’s nice in game, as you can have models underneath it.

 

Mines built with one big front leg down and one up. They’re all glued in place, so no weird range manipulation with moving limbs.

 

I measure everything off model, including line of sight to and from.

 

My control seat is not glued on, so you can take it off the legs for transporting. Still kind of a pain, but it works.

[NTaW]

Idaho, I transport my Stalker (that has no base) in haphazardly glued together foam bits crammed into an old brown Citadel suitcase. The top of it even sticks through the tray above. I've never had any breakage on that model whatsoever.

 

My Lychguard on the other hand have almost every wrist pinned at this point from transportation breakages.

 

The people I've seen putting it on a base I think are using items of their own creation, though there's likely (as Tyriks pointed out with the Onager) GW options that come close enough.

[Captain Idaho]

Cool answers guys. I'll check out the Onager. They got to be very similar in size.

 

I'm thinking of converting one to have an almost construct appearance rather than a pilot. Or maybe a giant Necron type thing depending on how good it looks.

Edited May 20, 2021 by Captain Idaho

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

You can measure to the legs but yes the base for Onager is cool plus you hobby it up real nice with some dead Word Bearers.

[Lord_Ikka]

The Onager base is a 100mm round base, if I remember correctly. Probably cheaper to get a mdf base than try to find an extra Onager base.

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

 

I mean, if you wanted to do a Triarch Stalker with a base, you could always do a conversion.... :P

 

Of course, this guy doesn't like to stay on his base, but I figure I can eventually fix that with either pins or creative use of greenstuff.

[Miek]

I did give my TS conversion a base, but I don't use it when playing (only for display). It would prevent me from placing it where I want in-game.