My answer to the Flying creatures/flying bases dilemma. Craft one yourself!

[Pika...]

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Basically, I was at a gaming store, was thinking of my upcoming dragon PC, and saw some Heroclicks in a store display case. Then it hit me!

Basically, here is how it works:


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I made a "dial" I believe it's called out of simple printer paper, and the following number pattern is on the bottom row (each meant to represnt how many feet in the air he is):
5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

On the top row I have the following numbers:
100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 300

Lookie! (Yes, I know my handwriting is awful...)

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If you want to make one here is all you need:

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List:
1. A dirt cheap Heroclick figure that has a flying stand. (You can toss the super hero I guess).
2. A sheet of computer paper.
3. Scissors.
4. Elmores Glue.
5. Super Glue.
6. A Warhammer small-sized flying base bottom (Flipped upside down).
7 A pen. (Preferable with a fin/long tip)

Optional (A black sharpy can cover the heroclicks images if you don't want it too pretty):
1. Spraypaint (color is your choice).
2. Blue painters tape.



How you make it:
1. Pop the bottom of the heroclick model. At first this seems difficult, but then since I realized I will be scrapping the sticker in there anyways I just stuck my key through the hole where the numbers show and pushed down.
2. Carefully remove the sticker that has all the numbers and "KO" stuff. (You need it as a template for your custom "dial").
3. Place the sticker on a piece of printer paper, and cut out a copy using the scissors. (Be sure to cut the hole out in the middle)
4. Put a TINY drop of elmors glue on the bottom of the base where the sticker used to be. (This is printer paper, so to much glue will wrinkle it and such.)
6. Paint the Heroclick base so it is all one coolor, covering up the symbols and super hero name. Do this by either covering the transparent flying stand with blue painter's tape (to keep the flying feel there, and keep it pretty) then taking it outside and spraypainting it, or using a black sharpie and covering it up.
6. When the base is dry glue the flying base from Warhammer to the top of the flying Heroclick base stand UPSIDE DOWN using super glue, so that the model can lay on the flat side of it (not the rounded side).
7. When dry snap the bottom back in.
8. Decide what set of numbers you want for the dial, and carefully write them in. I find you can only put twelve numbers on the very bottom row, and above it you can put another twelve. Since the top is longer and thinner I personally decided to make that my hundreds to keep things simple.



Any thoughts? Suggestions to improve this?

[Malimar]

I've considered doing something like this myself, though my half-baked ideas have usually involved cutting the clear bit off the heroclix base, gluing it to a D&D-sized base, and using the little counter on the side of the clear bit itself to indicate how high the creature is flying (assigning intervals to the counter based on whatever the situation is). I assume what's what that counter is used for in actual games of heroclix. That solves the "what if it's a crowded battle and there isn't room for the plus-sized heroclix base?"

I'm not sure how to solve the "what if you're flying directly above a ground-based creature?" question. Maybe there's kind of enough room to fit a D&D mini partially on top of the heroclix base, under the flying base, in which case your way is a little better?

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

I've given up after realizing that all of the 'clix' bases (HeroClix, MageKnight, etc.) are 1.5 inches, whereas d20 games use a one inch grid.

We take one of those clear square cases that dice sets come in, turn it up side down so the top is a flat base, and stick a mini on top of it. You can put one or more d6's inside to indicate its height in increments of ten feet, they shouldn't even turn to a different side when you scoot it around unless it goes over an edge.

[Pika...]

Um, rats...

I did not consider the extra thickness of the base. :smallfrown: