Basically done

I needed to decorate some bases, and after the relative success of the BattleTech printed bases, I thought I might just go ahead and print them, rather than cut out plastic and glue it down (plus I was out of superglue).

So I downloaded some flat 60mm bases that looked pretty good from Thingiverse, and added them to the top of some truncated cones to make an approximation of a GW styled beveled base.  I also hollowed out under vents and things like that, and added a hole for a flight stem, since in this case I am printing these to use as bases for Eldar artillery, which floats. 

Here is an example:

Couple of printer hours later, and some sand and other stuff glued on and we end up here:

Painted

After this was finished, I realized that I needed to make a matching base for the crewperson who was not standing on the gun. Following the same procedure, I made a 30mm base, and printed it out as well. 

Now, obviously it would have been easier to paint the bases at the same time, but that would have been logical... so instead the 30mm base sat on my desk for a few months year while I worked on other things (or did not, the heat, sickness, and summer activities getting in the way)

And here [Finally] is the finished item. 

Metal Alaitoc Eldar support platform with 3d printed base and vibro-cannon

The crew person standing with the gun is converted in that I cut his head off and replaced it with a plastic helmet.  No conversions to the guy checking his PIP-boy. 

Since I managed to get all three metal guns for this platform, I magnetized them for easy swapping. Works nicely for the Vibro-cannon and the Distort Cannon, but I glued the magnet in backwards for the webcaster... whoops.  I will have to drill that out sometime. 

Since I wrote this post, I have printed nearly all my bases.  It is a relatively fast way to get some good texture on the base, and they can be whatever size and shape you need.