No more metal flying bases?

[A Lonely Raider]

All the acta minis I bought from my local retailer came with plastic bases. I would have bought metal bases for them when I do my last order from Moongoose. I can't find those metal flying bases from Moongoose website. Are they really no longer there?

 

[Delthos]

I'd say that is probably the case. I believe they replaced them with the plastic ball and socket connector bases about two months ago. I know I was getting metal bases for a while, but everything I've gotten recently had the plastic bases with the ball and socket joint. Not that I'm going to use the ball and socket joint anyway. I use the Ninja Magic Magnetic Connectors and I've never had a problem with a broken plastic base with them. I like the metal bases for their weight but I'm not gonna cry over their loss.

 

[Bostich]

I guess they ran out, I bought a bunch with my first "panic" order but you're right they're not listed anymore.

 

[A Lonely Raider]

Maybe I can survive with the plastic bases, but not with stems. I still do remember how I broke 2 plastic stems when assemling my first mini, which was an Omega. What do you use for stems if you don't use those plastic ones?

 

[lastbesthope]

Well they were on the store a fortnight or so ago when I ordered 16 of the small metal bases, so I hope theymake enough to give me those.

LBH

 

[Delthos]

I don't know why people have so many problems with broken stems. I use the Ninja Magic Adaptors because I like being able to store the minis easier, not because I have problems with broken stems. Out of all the hundreds of starship minis I have, I've only ever broken maybe five stems. In any case if you use these I highly doubt you'll have another broken stem, barring some really rough treatment.

http://www.rattleheadgames.com/catalog/WithHostileIntent-MagneticAdapterSystemProducts.html

 

[A Lonely Raider]

Are the Ninja Magic Adaptors as big as they look like? Is the hex flying base in that picture 25mm size?

 

[No. 1 Bear]

Maybe I can survive with the plastic bases, but not with stems. I still do remember how I broke 2 plastic stems when assemling my first mini, which was an Omega. What do you use for stems if you don't use those plastic ones?

Brass rod maybe try that.

 

[Delthos]

Are the Ninja Magic Adaptors as big as they look like? Is the hex flying base in that picture 25mm size?

Yeah that looks like a 25mm/1inch wide base. I don't have any with me right now, but from memory when assembled with both pieces, they are about 12-15mm long and about 5-6mm in diameter. If you cut a plastic stem off about 1/3 of the way down, it fits just right into the bottom of the strait connector.

At first I was afraid they would detract from the look of the mini and base, but on most ships I've found that you hardly notice them during games. I love them, if it wasn't such a pain to go back and drill out my old ships and attach these, I'd put them on all of my other non-B5 spaceships. Alas, I don't use them often so I'm not going to do it.

 

[wpngjstr]

I just buy small rectangular rare earth magnets and attach them to the ship and the stem (cut off the tip) with a strong adhesive (goop works well, and is fairly shock resistant). But those connectors look interesting

I also notice a colony ship that looks awfully convertable...
http://www.rattleheadgames.com/catalog/NJM1500.html

 

[chainmailler]

I wish they still had them, I have had two stems and two big plastic bases break trying to get 1 ship based. And it still isn't based.


arrrghhhhh :evil:

 

[Greg Smith]

My final order included flying metal flying bases. That was only a week or so ago.

 

[Banichi]

I think this might have been answered somewhere else, but will the plastic ball and socket bases still be sold after the 1st.

 

[dag'karlove]

I use 3/32in Brass tubing. Its easier to cut than whole rod and holds very very well. Just drill into the mini and put the tube in works like a charm. The hole in the base works very well for the 3/32 tubing and then i attach a heavy washer to the base and use magnetic sheeting or tape for the boxes i carry them in.

 

[darknight]

dont know how many yet, but ive got quite a few metal bases i dont want,
personally i dont like them, so never use them, spec as i use my own mounting any way,
ill list them later if you want em maybe we could trade something

 

[darknight]

10 large, 10 small, and 9 stems,
want, 1 corvan, 2x sho kos or w.h.y,
failing that cash never a problem :lol: