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Title: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: Sunray on 05 April 2019, 10:57:17 AM
They crossed the cruel sea and disembarked on the hostile shore.

But how many 3mm do you base for WW2 ?  Do you reflect section or platoon ?  Some may argue for a  company on one base!

I was going to use BKC and half the weapon ranges as  Peter A Jones suggests.  Do I need to half movement ?

Is there any thoughts and images out there?   Inspire me with your eye candy :)
Title: Re: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: Paper on 05 April 2019, 11:30:02 AM
Whatever fits in your landing craft.
Title: Re: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: Ithoriel on 05 April 2019, 01:36:18 PM
I'm going as close to 1:1 as I can.

Platoon/ troop/ battery per stand so c.30 figures on a 40mm square base for infantry, 2-3 MGs or Mortars, 3-5 tanks, 3-4 guns and tows and so on.

I plan on using BKCIV with no changes to measurements.
Title: Re: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: Fenton on 05 April 2019, 03:29:30 PM
This is what I was doing on 40x30 bases for BKC as well. Must get the figures out again  and have a look. I remember 3 tanks like H39's etc  got kinda lost  on a base so would probably need 4 or 5 to look decent on the table
Title: Re: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: Sunray on 05 April 2019, 04:41:23 PM
I use the 30x15 for 19th century.   Inspired by the legendry Nik Harwood - any radio traffic from Nik these days ?

  When I last fiddled with 20th century small scale it was Irregular 2mm (1/900 ?) and put 2-3 tanks on a base and  10 infantry representing a section.

Interesting that you guys opt for bigger units. 
Title: Re: Basing 3mm 1/600 WW2
Post by: petercooman on 05 April 2019, 07:19:55 PM
Wasn't one of the text pieces about bkcIV from Nik? on the pendraken facebook page.

For what it's worth, i use 30 x 15 for my 2mm nappies stuff. about the right size of base for that scale.