Reply To: Square, round or……

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For an individual figure and on purely aesthetic reasons, round. And as low profile as possible. Thin metal washers with a magnet in the hole is the king of bases. Edges neatly painted black, brown or sand coloured.

Rank and flank, I prefer multi-basing, so large rectangles, instead of individually based squares.  Again, low profile material.

Hexes and ovals? Only if the model style (like a ship) or the game mechanics (precise model facing) call for them.

Unusual or irregular shapes? I remember seeing someone make them, in Wargames Illustrated or somewhere. Can be kind of cool, never experimented myself. A bit like how you build bases for terrain, blending it to the table surface.