Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion

[robbdaman]

Originally Posted by dok

Finally, I should note that the intention is for this figure to be mounted on a deathwalker-style single-hex base. I will verify that this is feasible when my three Hulks arrive in the mail... along with by D3 shipment, either tomorrow or Monday. I will also verify the true Heroscape height of the figure at that time, so stay tuned for a revision to the "large 6" designation.

The D&D Minis large bases are 48mm diameter and as can be seen in the picture below the Zombie Hulk's feet don't even come close to the edges. I'd guess it'd fit perfectly fine on a DW9K base, maybe with a little toe hang but not much if any. Certainly no more than DW9K himself has.

[Tiranx]

Originally Posted by robbdaman

The D&D Minis large bases are 48mm diameter and as can be seen in the picture below the Zombie Hulk's feet don't even come close to the edges. I'd guess it'd fit perfectly fine on a DW9K base, maybe with a little toe hang but not much if any. Certainly no more than DW9K himself has.

Actually, I already have the Zombie Hulk in hand and have debased mine from the DnD base. He actually hangs off the edges quiet a bit (on a Deathwalker base). The small peanut base fits him much better. It would be his tippy toes and front heel that made it on the DW9000 base. However, the new DnD Deathwalker size single bases looks larger than the original Deathwalker base.

I Havn't received my D3 order yet though so I can't say for sure. The difference between the Zombie Hulk and Deathwalker 9000 is their feet size. Deathwalker has big clonkers whereas the Zombie Hulk has glass slipper worthy feet.

[Dad_Scaper]

My inclination is not to review the Zombie Hulk until dok is satisfied with the sculpt and its size, both as reflected on the card and as it relates to the base issue.

Thank you guys for caring that we have a final product to review, robbdaman, dok, and tiranx.

[dok]

Originally Posted by Tiranx

Actually, I already have the Zombie Hulk in hand and have debased mine from the DnD base. He actually hangs off the edges quiet a bit (on a Deathwalker base). The small peanut base fits him much better. It would be his tippy toes and front heel that made it on the DW9000 base. However, the new DnD Deathwalker size single bases looks larger than the original Deathwalker base.

I Havn't received my D3 order yet though so I can't say for sure. The difference between the Zombie Hulk and Deathwalker 9000 is their feet size. Deathwalker has big clonkers whereas the Zombie Hulk has glass slipper worthy feet.

I will get my D3 at the same time as the Hulks, so I can't verify either... but the difference in surface area between the DW9k base and the D3 bases is significant. As far as I can tell, the top surface of the DW9k base is about 33 millimeters in diameter, while the top surface of the D3 large single-hex bases are about 38 millimeters in diameter. Most of the difference is just due to there not being a bevel on the D3 bases, but I think the D3 bases are also very slightly wider at the bottom.

That half-centimeter of extra width is probably the difference between the Hulk's toes hanging off the edge or not.

Originally Posted by DaddyScaper

My inclination is not to review the Zombie Hulk until dok is satisfied with the sculpt and its size, both as reflected on the card and as it relates to the base issue.

Thank you guys for caring that we have a final product to review, robbdaman, dok, and tiranx.

Sounds good. Like I said, I should have the hulks and the D3 bases either tomorrow night or Monday night, and I'll verify this as soon as I can.

I should note that I actually did about half of my testing of this figure with double-spaced proxies. There are some advantages for this figure to being double-spaced - notably, the ability to engage more figures and set up more paralyzing-fear-enhanced zombie attacks. On the other hand, a double-spaced hulk wouldn't be able to replace a dead single-spaced large or huge figure if it was on a single-hex landing. It's not really a balance issue; it's more of a personal preference I have for using a single-spaced base for this figure.

[robbdaman]

Originally Posted by Tiranx

Actually, I already have the Zombie Hulk in hand and have debased mine from the DnD base. He actually hangs off the edges quiet a bit (on a Deathwalker base). The small peanut base fits him much better. It would be his tippy toes and front heel that made it on the DW9000 base. However, the new DnD Deathwalker size single bases looks larger than the original Deathwalker base.

I Havn't received my D3 order yet though so I can't say for sure. The difference between the Zombie Hulk and Deathwalker 9000 is their feet size. Deathwalker has big clonkers whereas the Zombie Hulk has glass slipper worthy feet.

The picture must be taken at a significant angle then. Oh well. Once dok tests it on the newer large base maybe we can go with that.

[ZBeeblebrox]

Hey guys, I just received a Zombie Hulk (for dok's custom BTW) and the new D3. The base of the Zombie Hulk is 48mm in diameter, while the D3 large bases are 40 mm even. The Zombie Hulk would not fit, because he is in a walking stance that spans the entire D&D base of 48mm. He will have to go on a peanut base or its equivalent.

Which reminds me, peanut bases are going to become scarce...I think an alternative will have to decided upon.

Also dok's about right on with Large 6, he's about the same height as the Master of the Hunt.

[Tiranx]

Originally Posted by ZBeeblebrox

Hey guys, I just received a Zombie Hulk (for dok's custom BTW) and the new D3. The base of the Zombie Hulk is 48mm in diameter, while the D3 large bases are 40 mm even. The Zombie Hulk would not fit, because he is in a walking stance that spans the entire D&D base of 48mm. He will have to go on a peanut base or its equivalent.

Which reminds me, peanut bases are going to become scarce...I think an alternative will have to decided upon.

In the case of DnD figures you could always cut the original base into a peanut type shape. That would be the cheapest and most practical. Not requiring us to debase soon to be scarce figures. I believe there are some people producing peanut bases in different colors on Ebay right now.

[robbdaman]

Originally Posted by ZBeeblebrox

Which reminds me, peanut bases are going to become scarce...I think an alternative will have to decided upon.

Yodajunkie sells bases at his Ebay Store. I'm sure he must cast them himself because he has them in multiple colors. Also Mage Knight/Hero/Horror/Clix peanut bases are essentially the same size so they could be used.

[ZBeeblebrox]

Originally Posted by robbdaman

Yodajunkie sells bases at his Ebay Store. I'm sure he must cast them himself because he has them in multiple colors. Also Mage Knight/Hero/Horror/Clix peanut bases are essentially the same size so they could be used.

Thanks Robb that is awesome !

[mac122]

Originally Posted by ZBeeblebrox

Thanks Robb that is awesome !

Be advised Yodajunkie is behind in his shipments. I ordered some bases from him a few weeks ago and they have not arrived yet. He's explained that some very intense life issues have caused the backlog. I'll post here again when they arrive.

[Dad_Scaper]

Robbdaman, how big is the stance of Gor'vath?

I'd assumed he would be single hex based but after this about the Zombie Hulk I'm not so confident anymore...

[dok]

Originally Posted by Tiranx

In the case of DnD figures you could always cut the original base into a peanut type shape. That would be the cheapest and most practical. Not requiring us to debase soon to be scarce figures.

I can attest to this approach working for D&D huge bases. I have several huge figures that I am in the process of hammering out stats for, and I have used this approach to get them on the board.

It doesn't come out looking perfect, in part because the peanut base is about 3/8 of an inch longer than a circular huge base. You end up with a rounded hourglass as opposed to a peanut. But some wire cutters and sandpaper does get you a base that works in heroscape... assuming the figure itself fits in the peanut profile.

When it comes to large figures, though, I don't think this would be a very effective approach. It wouldn't look right because the peanut would be so heavily truncated.