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I've been struggling to see my H&R infantry lately so thought I'd base up some of the Adler figures and see if they were more visible (there's nothing wrong with my eye sight btw), I also came up with a more scenic basing scheme. What do people think?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93889950@N08/...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93889950@N08/...

Base size is 80x30mm.

They look pretty mice - easy to see without looking daft and not in some bizarre horse & musket/Colonial wars, cover? what's cover? formation

Thanks toxicpixie, its amazing how much difference a slightly bigger figure and a change in basing makes.

Dead smart, those

Thanks. I wondering whether to re-base my tanks in a similar way, perhaps in pairs (more if small tanks like T-40's)? Okay it uses more tanks but it does make the base look more like a platoon.

I keep getting tempted by multi model basing, doubly so when tempted by 3mm as well. The idea of a "platoon base" actually having several vehicles is very nice...

I think it would stop you thinking of the base as a single tank and it does allow for a more "scenic" base

Of course it means going around terrain is more awkward but it looks good.

I based all my 6mm North Africa in platoons / troops of 3 or 4.... I does look better I think. But then I sold it all.

Dr Dave - yeah, your stuff really made me sit up and think it was a great idea

I use two vehicles on a 50 x 50 base for my North Africa British and Italian units where the vehicle is a combat vehicle. For most transport units I use 1 vehicle per 25 x 25 base except for those that are small vehicles such as motorcycles or bren gun carriers when I use 3 or 2 models per 50 x 50 base.
I think they really give the feel that they are platoons of vehicles rather than individuals and work well in the open desert. Not sure the larger bases would work quite so well in more dense terrain but I'm planning on giving it a go when I get back to modelling more NWE Americans.

I'm in two minds about multi based vehicles, mainly because of the size of the base compared to what I'm used to (30mm sq) and the effect that terrain will have on a larger base. Thinking about it a larger base would match the ground scale better, and the terrain issue can be dealt with by planning it to suit the basing. Terrain and the effect it has on a units cohesion is a real issue for real formations so perhaps I'm worrying too much.

I'll do a test base later in the week and upload some pictures when I get back from working away.