Just doing some bases for somebody else. Nothing major. Kind of a distraction but an interesting one. It k makes you think about the materials side of the thing and the physicality.
By physicality I mean the difference between 2mm and 3mm. This sounds nothing right? These are two of the standards for mdf. and one is 50% thicker than the other. Ask a woman the difference 50% can make. Except that this is wood and dimensions, especially thickness are....er..somewhat national. They are what the manufacturer was aiming at. There can easily be a 10% difference either way on any given manufacturer and a specific manufacturer might not be much better. Them hope the moisture content in the air isn't that great. I originally thought it would only be natural materials but the depth variance happens with acrylic too. Once its cast it isn't affected by moisture.
3mm is a lot stronger. If you are using 15mm minis 3mm bases look massive, they look pretty big even on 28mm. So I used 2mm, even though I think their main use is for Warhammer, The figures being used will mostly not be Warhammer figures. They are also using a lot of 2p bases which are close to 2mm than 3mm.
If they were for straight GW minis planning them would be a little easier. They have standard base sizes so they need a standard area, with maybe a little bit of play. 2ps are 25.9mm. If you fail t clear a bt of sand or flock off the base you knock it over 26mm. Some minis have a habit of just hanging over the edge of the base. So for me its always best giving enough space on a base for a little extra play. 2mm on a 5 figure wide base is an extra 10mm, which is a lot.
The lips are also an issue. The absolute minimum, with mdf at least is 2mm. People seem to like things in 5mm increments, So sometimes I round them u to get me to the right number
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