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All my miniatures get a steel disc glued into the base. I do this for a couple reasons. Mostly, it’s a tactile decision. I want the lightweight plastic pieces to have a mass appropriate to their size when I pick them up.
Most standard sized miniatures between 28 and 32 mm will only weigh a 3-5 grams after painted, but if you glue a 20, 25 and 30mm steel discs to their base they will weigh in around 10-14 grams. A subtle, but very noticeable improvement. The difference is like playing with cheap plastic poker chips and heavy 14 gram 3-color clay poker chips in Vegas.
In addition to the improved haptics, there are a few other benefits of adding steel disc to the base of all your minis.
Having the steel/iron in the base allows for a lot of secondary benefits. Most obvious is the partnership with Magnets. I glue a rare-earth magnet into the base or lid of a standard film canister and use that to hold my miniatures while I’m painting. The magnet system is strong enough to hold a miniature firmly in place for painting - I’ve used it for mini’s up to 60mm.
Obviously, the film canister system acts as a good handle to hold your mini during painting. Super fast and easy to take one mini off and snap another one. The system is cheap/simple enough that you could rig 10-12 canisters with magnets for painting large collections of troops.
IF you want to be clever, you could glue in a steel disc on the opposite end of the canister and add a row of (rare-earth) magnets somewhere near your workspace to safely store and place a mini to dry without worrying about it toppling over. Plus if you did that, the magnetic lids/bottoms of the canister will stack and stick together in storage.
For table top games that use trays to manage miniatures (Cmon’s ASOIAF for instance) the steel based-minis and a (small) magnet glued to the bottom of those trays help player usability quite a bit. The pieces snap (gently) into place and won’t topple over as easily if you ham-fist a move during the game.
Anything like a film canister will work. A link to bulk order of a 100 I used below. The canisters come in handy for holding custom mixes of paints, PVA, basing materials, and acrylic varnishes too. And if you don’t like magnets, poster-tack works OK.
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NOTE RE: Glue
For gluing various plastics/resins, steel, and magnets I tried several types of glue: CA, PVA, 2-part epoxy, and hot-glue - NONE of those seem to really stick metal and plastic together in a durable way. The glue I found works was Gorilla glue. The small 2 Oz bottle is enough for hundreds of mini’s - and it goes bad in about a year at the rate we’ll use it in this hobby. — A couple caveats to this type of glue. A tiny drop is enough. The glue will tend to expand/foam/bubble slightly in the presence of water/moisture so test and plan accordingly. This isn’t a big deal, but it can create an unsightly unwanted yellow booger. I cover it in a primer coat just so it’s uniform looking.
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In 2018, I started buy tabletop games and painting miniatures. It started as a way to divert my grandson from video games, but it’s now it’s become my hobby too.
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100 Film Canisters
https://www.amazon.com/Houseables-Containers-Developing-Processing-Accessories/dp/B06XS21KMH/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550432613&sr=8-2&keywords=film+cannisters+with+caps
Small Magnets for trays
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CNBSMDZ/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
VERY Strong Rare-Earth Neodymium Magnets for Painting Canisters
https://www.amazingmagnets.com/sf-disc-magnets.aspx
Steel disc blanks for miniature base (check sizes that will work for your base)
https://www.amazingmagnets.com/p-484-znsd032h.aspx
Fender washers
Local hardware store you can get Fender washers that have a 20-30 mm diameter.
Gorilla Glue
https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Original-Waterproof-Polyurethane-Bottle/dp/B0000DD5EN/ref=sr\_1\_16?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1550435031&sr=1-16&keywords=gorilla+glue