I couldn't vote because I use a combination of gw and mongoose plastic stands for all my capital ships. I like having four different sized bases to choose from. I don't use the black hexes for fighters, I make my own. Banzai's tip about trimming the tip off plastic stands is worth its wieght in gold. I've done this on all my big ships, and never had a breakage. It does mean you have to drill the hole bigger, but thats not much hassle.