Size, does it matter? (Talking of bases :P)

[sovngard]

As the subject of the post suggests it, I have a question about base sizes!

I've recently acquired over a hundred baseless hormagaunts and I've found as an alternative to the rather boring-looking GW option the Privateer Press' lip-edged bases.
Those not only look way better, in my honest opinion, but they also actually hold every gaunt on their feet (claws?), a solution to a problem I'm sure many of us had and they are 5$ for 12 as opposed to GW's, 6$ for 10 (Canadian prices, if anyone wonders). The only problem with that alternative would be the bases' size, as it is slightly larger at 30mm. Does such a size difference really matter? Will my nids be unusable in tournaments and such or will their output in the game actually be influenced?

Thanks for you help and opinions!

Edit: I suppose this is the right thread for this sort of question, right?

[LordPathos]

I don't know any official rules about bases. But I'm pretty sure you are not allowed to put models on a smaller than their default bases. (Imagine a Carnifex on a Warrior base) I believe that you putting models on larger bases is alright. Like I said I'm not 100%. But I can see pros and cons.

Pros: Bigger cover screens, that's all I got
Cons: Harder to hide due to limited room, more of their models can go base to base with yours

And I would think that "Other Games Workshop stuff" section would have been fine if you wanted to post it there.

And by the way, we are Tyranids. Of course size matters.

[Carnikang]

As long as it looks around 30mm, I doubt anyone will throw a fit. If someone's taking out a mini ruler and measuring them when you set them on the table, I suggest not playing with them.

[Squire]

Default is 28mm, isn't it? I doubt anybody would even notice

[snowdaman]

it's going to matter on your local gaming we have a guy in our area who converted a hell brute into an ork warboss since he is dreadnought sized.
there are pros and cons but its all about.the fun of the game.

I would ask my local players if they are ok.

I would personally mention it to each player im playing

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[Xantige]

It was a while ago but I think I heard or read somewhere that you must use the "GW base supplied with the model". Most people won't care too much unless you're playing a really competitive game, but you probably won't be able to use them in a tournament, unless it's a pretty relaxed tournament.

Having a bigger base means you can get into CC quicker (in theory. But since we're just talking about 2mm I don't think it'll really matter much) which is good for Hormies.

[commandersasha]

I personally think that in the case of Hormagants, it WOULD make a difference: as they will often be deployed as a large group, maybe the full 30, if they are spread out to maximum coherency, a 20% increase in base size will be quite an increase in the width of a line, and fewer Gaunts underneath a blast template.

When it is only a few models, or one MC/Dread, there is little or no gaming difference, but in a swarm? My vote is that it would be significant.

(BTW, official small round bases are 25mm; the model size is referred to as 28mm, supposedly the eye height of a standard proportional adult male human)