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Hi all,

I am looking to base some units on 25mm round bases, then drop them into movement trays with circular cutouts for use in rank-type games. The overall effect I am looking for is like GW's War of the Ring infantry tray system.

So - two questions for BT residents. First - can anyone recommend their favorite source of plain plastic 25mm round bases (either slotted or unslotted is ok), preferably with a GW-compatible beveled edge? The official ones are pretty darned expensive, and I'll need a couple of hundred...

Second - who makes movement trays like this? GW (of course), GF9, Litko - these I know about, but haven't seen in person. Does anyone have any experience with these with regards to quality, base fit, etc?

Thanks in advance,
Glenn

GF9 and Litko are pretty much the current suppliers. I do not now of any others that currently make the horde/skirmish trays for 25mm round bases.

as far as cheap bases go, litko will do bulk wood 25mm rounds. But these will not be beveled edges.

Plastic Slotta bases (25mm gw style round) can be gotten from Max Mini, and ArmsKeeper. They will be a little cheaper than GW, but supply seems to be an issue for both of these guys.

GF9 has their line of Econo-bases. I don't know if they have slanted edges or are just very thin, though.

-P

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.
athelu - thanks for the offer of being a middleman for buying GF9 or Litko trays. I might take you up on the offer - for now, though, I'm just gathering info.
porkuslime - I can buy econobases at my FLGS; don't like them much though (the bases, not the FLGS), and would prefer plastic if I can get them cheaply enough.

Looks like eBay bitz resellers are competitive sources for 25mm rounds. I'm surprised, but not surprised.

I found one other source for movement trays - Back2Base-ix - who are located in Australia but ship internationally at acceptable rates. Their trays are cut from MDF fibreboard rather than plywood. Does anyone have experience with these guys, or know of a US company who does the same thing?

Cheers!

If you don't mind going overseas EM-4 miniatures in the UK have them fairly cheap I think http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/M ... BASES.html
They're pretty close to what GW has.
Looks like you could get 200 shipped for right around $24.

Don't have any other suggestions for the trays though.

Wargames Factory now sells 25 millimeter round styrene bases. The edges are straight and they're a little thinner than the GW bases, but they're nice for the price (I got some with their Shock Troops Heavy Weapons box.

I also have just found Proxie Models..

http://proxiemodels.com/basesonly.aspx

$4 a bag.. 8 to 32 bases per bag.. very impressed I am.

-Porkuslime

After reading this post, I ordered from Proxie Models. 4 days later, I had some nice Chariot Bases on my doorstep - with shipping, 4 of them cost about what 1 GW base does. The plastic is a bit brittle - not the soft GW, but more along the lines of a real historical kit, IMO.

Still, very happy with them, and will put them on my 'check out every few weeks for new releases' list.