Fitting 28mm figures on the base

[Eques]

Have just taken delivery of my first set of 28mm figures (Imp Romans from Warlord Games) and it seems that it will be very difficult to fit 4 figures to a 60mm frontage (especially Romans which would look better in a straight line).

How have other people got round this?

Thanks

[ravenflight]

Have just taken delivery of my first set of 28mm figures (Imp Romans from Warlord Games) and it seems that it will be very difficult to fit 4 figures to a 60mm frontage (especially Romans which would look better in a straight line).

How have other people got round this?

Thanks

By putting 3 figures on a base.

[philqw78]

I only put 3 25's on a HF base, 2 or 3 for MF, one or 2 for LF.

If spartans had any cavalry I'd have a decision to make there.

[petedalby]

I used Wargames Factory LRR and managed to get 4 per base. Just off-set the figures slightly front and back. It makes for a very solid looking formation.

[Eques]

Thanks.

Theoretically speaking, would tournament opponents/organisers complain if you turned up with less than the prescribed amount of figures per base?

[philqw78]

I take mine to tournaments and nobody complains

[timmy1]

Well not about your basing...

[pyruse]

All my Romans and Gauls are 3 to a 60x20 base - couldn't fit 4 figures as the poses are too 'active'.
You can generally fit 4 spear or pikemen if they are all in the same pose (all my Macedonians and Greek heavies are 4 to a base)
There's no ambiguity, since the base size tells you they are HF.

I imagine putting 2 figures on a MF base might cause problems, as they then look like LF.

[petedalby]

I imagine putting 2 figures on a MF base might cause problems, as they then look like LF.

I've seen people use LF and LH with only 1 figure on the base - personally I don't have an issue with it as long as you know what it is supposed to represent.

[philqw78]

All my Romans and Gauls are 3 to a 60x20 base - couldn't fit 4 figures as the poses are too 'active'.
You can generally fit 4 spear or pikemen if they are all in the same pose (all my Macedonians and Greek heavies are 4 to a base)
There's no ambiguity, since the base size tells you they are HF.

I imagine putting 2 figures on a MF base might cause problems, as they then look like LF.

The bases are 50/50, 2/3 figures. So more than LF and less than HF