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Title: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Aesthete on 29 January 2022, 04:56:21 PM

Do any of you know of places where I can order square slotta bases (20 mm and 25 mm) with straight rather than diagonal slots?

So like this:
(https://www.sprubitz.co.uk/ekmps/shops/sprubitz/images/5x-20mm-games-workshop-square-slotta-straight-slotted-plastic-black-warhammer-wargame-bases-1982-p.jpg)

I know Litko sells some made from wood, but I'm hoping to find plastic bases.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Citizen Sade on 29 January 2022, 06:30:30 PM

Never used them myself, but if you’re UK-based, Tiny Worlds might be worth a punt.

http://www.tinyworlds.co.uk/square-bases-plastic (http://www.tinyworlds.co.uk/square-bases-plastic)

Not cheap, but square slotta bases - especially ones with horizontal slots - seem hard to find these days.

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on 29 January 2022, 07:25:24 PM

We used to sell them in the good old days of em4miniatures. I don’t know if Charlie, the current bearer of the em4 flame, still has them. I’ll have a look.

Just looked. It appears not🙁. Maybe worth checking with him to see if he can get them.

Doug

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Aesthete on 29 January 2022, 07:56:22 PM

Thanks for the suggestions - yeah, I can find a fair number of places that used to sell them, but it appears none of them carry them still.

I guess wood bases aren't the worst thing in the world :)

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Major_Gilbear on 29 January 2022, 08:13:43 PM

Try here maybe:

http://www.tinyworlds.co.uk/20mm-square-black-plastic-bases-x-20

In the drop-down menu they have plain, diagonal slot, and straight slot.

They are also common on eBay still.

:)

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Aesthete on 29 January 2022, 10:20:14 PM

Quote from: Major_Gilbear on 29 January 2022, 08:13:43 PM

Try here maybe:

http://www.tinyworlds.co.uk/20mm-square-black-plastic-bases-x-20

In the drop-down menu they have plain, diagonal slot, and straight slot.

They are also common on eBay still.

:)

Thanks for that!

I went to the link earlier, but missed that there was a pull-down. D'oh!

That looks like it'll do the trick :)

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Golgotha on 30 January 2022, 12:36:15 AM

How many do you need?

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Aesthete on 31 January 2022, 06:19:54 PM

Quote from: Golgotha on 30 January 2022, 12:36:15 AM

How many do you need?

Somewhere between 20 to 50 I think.

My current push is to work through all my unpainted minis and at least putting them on bases and priming them. I'm finding that a lot of them would be better on straight slottas than diagonal... and I'm finding that a number of modern minis with tabs (which usually come on round bases) are better with those as well.

Title: Re: Where to find Square Slotta Bases with Straight Slots?
Post by: Golgotha on 15 March 2022, 10:23:20 PM

Try especially for UK:
https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/miniatures/warhammer-40000-bitz/citadel-20mm-square-base.html?features_hash=7-Y

They stock loads of other bits and parts for GW.