To rebase or sell that is the question?

[RanaldLoec]

So I spent a couple of years picking up 10 of the old bull centaur models.

Now that the Warhammer forge have been nice enough to release the official models on the bigger bases I have a little problem.

I just don't think the old models look good on the demi gryph bases, but I'm not going to shell out £550 for ten of the forge models.

So any ideas for making the old models look more suitable on the larger bases or should I just get rid?

[AlphariusOmegon20]

So I spent a couple of years picking up 10 of the old bull centaur models.

Now that the Warhammer forge have been nice enough to release the official models on the bigger bases I have a little problem.

I just don't think the old models look good on the demi gryph bases, but I'm not going to shell out £550 for ten of the forge models.

So any ideas for making the old models look more suitable on the larger bases or should I just get rid?

I may be misunderstanding something somewhere, but 10 bull centaurs is not $850. It's only $260 for 9. There's 3 in each pack.

[RanaldLoec]

I may be misunderstanding something somewhere, but 10 bull centaurs is not $850. It's only $260 for 9. There's 3 in each pack.

Ahhhh my bad I did think that was expensive even for Forge World. I just read qty 1 and my brain went "saaaayyy wwwhhhhaaaaattttt".

Oh dear that kind of changes my thought process some what 9 for £165 is affordable. As long as the wife doesn't find out.

[Jind_Singh]

As long as the wife doesn't find out.

Ah - a warcry used MORE by married gamers than followers of Khorne shout "Blood for the Blood God!"

[Jericho]

Ordering another small mountain of resin for the same reason that I bought my shiny sportscar a while back. No wife yet to tell me no... that can't last forever so I need to stock up now!

[darthslowe]

Ah - a warcry used MORE by married gamers than followers of Khorne shout "Blood for the Blood God!"

Seriously, makes me feel like I'm cheating sometimes. She'd probably take that better than me spending more money on my hobby:

"Sweetheart, what are these charges on the credit card."
"Oh, ummm...that's for the hotel room and the hooker I hired while you were at your mom's this weekend."
"Well, that's okay, as long as it wasn't more models."

On Topic: I've found the best way to make smaller models look better on large bases is to mount them higher up, like standing on a rock or stump. Then you really have to make the rest of the base a work of art, but it looks good after.

[Tuttivillus]

Calculate that. How much You can gain for pushing them on e-bay. If it will be fair amount of money sell and stack up on new ones. If not - re-base them. Do You like older sculpts? If yes, re-base them. Darthslowe has a good point about making awesome bases.

[Lord Dan]

"Sweetheart, what are these charges on the credit card."
"Oh, ummm...that's for the hotel room and the hooker I hired while you were at your mom's this weekend."
"Well, that's okay, as long as it wasn't more models."

This is hilarious!

[zoggin-eck]

Go the old models if you like them. If not, I'm sure you'd get a bit for them online. Smaller then usual models is hardly an issue to me (In my very mixed editions greenskin army, I have orcs smaller than my goblins, and goblins bigger than my orcs. Something like that anyway!).

[m1acca1551]

Haha the old "dont worry hunny these minis are old ones i bought long ago" doesnt work after a while.

[Satan]

You could put two of them one a 50x75 base and maybe use alongside the new ones?

[N0th1ng c4n b34t 3lv3s]

Aren't models supposed to be used on the base they come with? I for one won't change my Eagle & Dragon base just because GW gave them bigger bases.

[Urgat]

I just don't think the old models look good on the demi gryph bases

Depends how much effort you put on the bases. If you have the bull centaurs like slalom on some difficult terrain, it'd look cool imho. And it's not like they look like they don't look the part either, the profile of the renders doesn't really warrant such a big model.

Ah - a warcry used MORE by married gamers than followers of Khorne shout "Blood for the Blood God!"

Well, my g/f (not my wife, but we've been together for 6 years, so it's as good as if you ask me) doesn't care... I'd rather she cared about that and less about other stuff, to be quite frank.

Aren't models supposed to be used on the base they come with? I for one won't change my Eagle & Dragon base just because GW gave them bigger bases.

Technically yes. Technically, too, these are not the same guys, the new ones are "renders" In any case, while there's not really much difference between a 40 and a 50mm base, there's quite a big one between a cavalry base and a quasi-chariot one.

[Scalebug]

Aren't models supposed to be used on the base they come with? I for one won't change my Eagle & Dragon base just because GW gave them bigger bases.

No, "Bases they are supplied with". Not the same thing. Bull centaurs are now supplied with 50*75 bases, using cavalrybases with half that width and 2/3 the length (the latter will matter less) is obviously not OK.

Same with Dragons and Eagles, if you find you are have have fewer enemy in base contact because you have an old model you might want to ask yourself first "Do I honestly think this is fair and intended?"

[dutchwarlord]

You could really use the old ones one bases with piles of rocks or something on them to let the miniatures stand higher.

Same with Dragons and Eagles, if you find you are have have fewer enemy in base contact because you have an old model you might want to ask yourself first "Do I honestly think this is fair and intended?"

The eagle may still be fielded on a 40mm base as gw also sells eagles supplied with 40mm bases.

[snyggejygge]

Aren't models supposed to be used on the base they come with? I for one won't change my Eagle & Dragon base just because GW gave them bigger bases.

Sometimes things have to be rebased, I won't argue with you, each to his own, but if I came to a tournament using my old Metal Chaos Marauders on 20 mm bases they were supplied with & not on 25mm I bet most people would complain & we wouldn't have a good game anyway.
& don't even get me started on my ungors, first came with 20mm, then had to be rebased to 25 mm, only to get 20mm bases again with the latest book, geesh...

On another note, my giant is on a 50mm base, haven't bothered with him, but that is only depth he loses & not really any width which is a lot more important.

On topic, I would rebase the old ones if you prefer the look of them, otherwise I would buy the new ones, looks is everything to me.

[The Lurkin Gherkin]

Use old ones as unit fillers for something???

[Tupinamba]

Quote Originally Posted by darthslowe View Post
"Sweetheart, what are these charges on the credit card."
"Oh, ummm...that's for the hotel room and the hooker I hired while you were at your mom's this weekend."
"Well, that's okay, as long as it wasn't more models."

This is hilarious!

While I agree, it makes me wonder about gamers relations with their wifes, as this kind of comment comes up quite often and is very different from my situation.

I´m not married yet, but in a serious relationship that develops in that direction and my gf doesn´t say anything about my hobby habit, nor would I actually be ok with it if she did. As long as all the bills are paid, there is some surplus for investments and common activities I do pretty much what I want with my money. Should we go live together, each of us will still keep some part of his income at his/her own purely personal disposal, may it be another par of shoes for her or more miniatures and videogames for me. I don´t feel guilty about spending money on plastic crack, as it is actually a comparatively cheap hobby.

Are people really run that tight by their wifes? Scary

[BigbyWolf]

So I spent a couple of years picking up 10 of the old bull centaur models.

Now that the Warhammer forge have been nice enough to release the official models on the bigger bases I have a little problem.

I just don't think the old models look good on the demi gryph bases, but I'm not going to shell out £550 for ten of the forge models.

So any ideas for making the old models look more suitable on the larger bases or should I just get rid?

I prefer the older ones, so I'm planning to pop 2 on each base.

[Commodus Leitdorf]

I'm in a similar position as you (though I have 12 of the things...one of which is a converted Blood Bowl Bull Centaur I used as a BC Lord). Honestly I wouldn't give up mine, it would be a lot more interesting to slap two on one of the new bases. Its also has the bonus of being a lot more unique!

Just my 2 cents.