Biovores: 40mm or 60mm base?

[Xantige]

So, today I received a finecast Biovore (among some other models). The one I got came with a 60mm base. This puzzled me because, while I know the Biovore is featured on a 60mm base in the codex, I'd heard that it actually came with a 40mm base...

GW rules state that the model has to be based on the base it comes with, so I'm assuming I should use the 60mm base... but I'm curious if this is a finecast Biovore thing, or if all the metal ones came with a 60mm base too... or was I just a rare person to get a Biovore with a 60mm base?

[wisdomseyes1]

My single biovore is metal and on a medium based (40mm I guess) because that's what it came with.

[aihtin]

Ya all of my metal biovores came on a 40mm base too but if you remember SM termies came on a 20mm base when they were metal and moved to a 40mm base when they went to plastic so GW may be switching the biovore over to a 60mm base now even though that is a rather large base for a biovore.

[Xantige]

Is there any advantage/disadvantage of having my Biovore on a 60mm base? I do have a spare 40mm base kicking around I could use, and I don't typically play at a GW store. I can't say if I'll ever enter tournaments or not, or if that would impact it...

[wisdomseyes1]

Models are allowed to be modeled on bigger bases than normal, according to the rules, so long as the reasoning or modeling is "acceptable"

I do wonder though if my fex tervigans in the fex bases are still allowed... It's acantagous of me to have the oval base but I don't want to rebase it and do all that excess work for such a small change (synapse range)

For biovores, there really is no difference that is significant enough to effect people's views on allowing it, I don't think. I can't really say I can see larger base being benificial outside of measuring rages to nearby models (again, synapse) because the overall size of the bases adds up to an extra 60mm difference in a unit of 3, on top of the 2" coherency. It isn't likely going to change a game though.

[bobnik]

My metal Biovores (2) came with 60 mm bases...

[nalathani]

I think you'd be safe with either Xantage. I've got 3 biovores (metal) that all came with 40mm bases. Because the majority of the Biovores in circulation at this point have 40mm's you could use either one safely. The smaller base is probably advantageous because you can pack them closer together to get out of Line of Sight, or you could spread them out to make them harder to hit with blasts. Bigger bases are usually worse.

[vecuu]

Jul 31, 2012 6:48:04 GMT wisdomseyes1 said:

I do wonder though if my fex tervigans in the fex bases are still allowed... It's acantagous of me to have the oval base but I don't want to rebase it and do all that excess work for such a small change (synapse range)

We had a Rogue Trader Tournament a month after the Tervigon model was released. I was told by the TO to get my Carnifex-Terv mounted on an oval base, so what I did was used a couple of my stronger magnets to simply strap the 60mm base to the oval base.

It looks reasonable, and can now be used as either a Tervigon or Carnifex.

[scrotatohead]

Xantage, based on my experience I'm not sure base size will ever be an issue with Biovores. 90% of the time they either live to the end of the battle untouched by shot or sword, or they go down under a hail of ranged rifle or cannon fire. Only rarely do my opponents commit resources to get into B2B contact with them, and even then the base size isn't going to make much difference. I use 40mm and nobody has even blinked an eye.

[ferro]

^^agree with above.

Also, thinking that perhaps GW is attempting to shift biovores over to 60mm bases so that they match the pyrovore's base size. Personally, I thought it's ridiculous to base a pyrovore on such a large base, as it's not a monstrous creature and deploying them out of a spore takes up a lot of real estate. I'll be keeping my biovores on 40mm bases, and my pyrovore on the shelf.

[Davor]

Well with a 60mm base that is almost 1" extra inch for shooting purposes.

[zephoid]

The older stock of boivore models are all on 40mm bases. GW realized ppl were having problems putting them on the base since the model is kind of large, so they put large bases in the boxes instead. I like the 40mm base since it makes them easier to place in terrain where they always are. Also makes it harder for blast based weapons to hit them. 1" usually doesnt matter at all.

[dakkathrope]

It's says on GW that it is supplied with a 60mm base

[aihtin]

As far as the little extra range you get out of the model based on the size of its base is none existent. You only get a range advantage in melee for a base size and by that I mean more models you can hit but thats also more that can hit you. As far as a larger base for a ranged unit goes, you can still only deploy it so far up the table and you still have to move it from the edge of the base so its movement and range never change even on an oval base this is true. The ONLY advantage to a larger base is it allows you to fit the model on the base better or add more fluffy stuff on the base. My pyrovores and biovores were on 40mm bases and there they will stay until someone forces me to change it at an official game and even then ill just use magnets like vecuu did.

[Jestar]

Jul 31, 2012 6:48:04 GMT wisdomseyes1 said:

I do wonder though if my fex tervigans in the fex bases are still allowed... It's acantagous of me to have the oval base but I don't want to rebase it and do all that excess work for such a small change (synapse range)

You could always do what I did and cut an oval the right size and shape out of MDF or something similar, then stick your Fex tervigons straight on top of them, base and all. Then just paint and add to the base so it's the same as the original. Doing that makes them just that little bit taller too.