Metal or Plastic Bases

[friendlyfire]

Hmm, is it the same soft, white metal used for the ships or something a lot more rigid?

I guess in any case its better have droopy, bendy metal stands than plastic ones that snap off

Metal bases it is!

 

[mthomason]

Looks to be the same metal.

 

[angelicus]

if you cut off the top of the plastic stem and replace the top with a metal one its no problem you just drill a hole in the stem and the schip put a metal pin in it and it does not snap any more

for the rest metal bases pls it would be much easyer for me

 

[Locutus9956]

Cant say Ive ever had a metal base 'droop' and Ive been using them for years. And cos the little peg at the top is soft you can happily 'squash' it into the hold for a nice tight join

 

[Rynar]

Ok, I'm goiing to change my vote to metal....
An hour before the Antwerp tournament of 27/08/2006 began we were setting up tables. My fleet was in a box on a table wich needed to be moved. So the storeowner's wife took up my box without realising that the bottom is loose............... BAAAAANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

All my ships hit the floor... Only two of eight came out undamaged, all the rest had droken of from teir base, two had their base broken on top and bottom!
Until now I never realy had problems with plastic bases, but this was almost a disaster...
Luckily the presence of glue made my ships battle worthy before the first game (one olympus broke of again, but was reglued the same day)
Now I'm thinking of aquiring metal bases and replacing the glued plastic ones. :?

Well, there was a poeitic justice that day... I did win the tournament and a nice new EA fleet box..... 8) All ends well :wink:

PS: It was a stupid accident, and I didn't get angry. But it still was a blow to me...