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NahobinoI wanted to improve my old tutorial with this one using photos and steps, etc.
*Links for all materials I used at the bottom*
Things not mentioned in pic: Drill Press, 5mm and 6mm drill bits.
but you can use any rotary tool or power drill + guide (unless you can drill straight)
I used my sister's dremel (60$ on Amazon) and was able to do it as well. You will need the dremel's workstation to help with drilling straight though (40$ on amazon I think)
Normally, I would've used a 5" diameter base for this figure but I only had one extra 4" diameter base to use for this tutorial.
This is just to help center the figure.
The measurements could probably still not be 100% accurate but the points dots still serve a good purpose (ignore ugly hand)
By drilling the first hole, I can easily adjust anything else in case I made a mistake with measurements
don’t mind the residue water around the hole. It’ll dry
No glue yet!
*accurate ignore spelling mistakes smh
Doing little things like this can save you from wasting a perfect base. These bases can be expensive so it is important to make sure the holes are accurate.
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Links:
Acrylic Bases: Etsy (Might be cheaper on amazon, but I like to use etsy because their protective material work better for drilling)
Dowel Pins: Mcmaster, Amazon Make sure you know your measurements and buy the ones you need only.
Glue: tbh any superglue will work. But the one I use works very well with metal amazon
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Let me know if you need help with anything else or need me to clarify a bit more
Will do thank you! The information is super helpful. I'm pretty handy so should be fine just learning/planning all I can before doing anything.
It really depends on the figure you're replacing the base of. For example, x10 has a simple stance that def does not require a big red base to hold her BUT she is heavy. Anything smaller than 4" will not hold her up. (I have a 4" diameter base for her but tbh I would recommend going for 5" when replacing her base to keep her way more secured and steady.) 6mm is the ideal thickness. It'll be harder to drill through anything thinner because you might go all the way through.
I'm sure 100mm bases would work fine as long as they have small footprints and aren't so heavy. It mostly depends on the weight of the scales. Normally 1/7 scales are light so going smaller than their og bases would be no problem
150mm for sure is too big. I think it's almost the size as x10's og base. I don't think any fig needs that big of a base.
For reference:
x10 with a 125mm (5") diameter base: ibb.co/7VNtVHn
This is a average sized scale with a 100mm (4") diameter base: ibb.co/mH7yZGT
I could've gone way smaller since she's not that heavy but the person I did this for wanted a 4" diameter base
Let me know if you need help with anything else or need me to clarify a bit more
Cheers for both your tutorials been investigating what I need/where I can buy the supplies in AUS. I have found/own most of the parts needed it just seems that atm the acrylic bases are hard set on 100mm diameter sizes of 6mm thick Acrylic. Just shy of 4 inches, wondering your opinion on that diameter ? if it is too small. (edit: I will add I have found 150mm diameters as well but I think that is too large)
I will probably test it on a 1/7 Roxy I have as her blue base is just massive and I expected the whats in this image static.myfigure... but being a small footprint 1/7 scale I think it should be fine. However, eventually I plan to do a base for x-10 when she re-releases, I know her red base is enormous but so is she