Transparent Bases on Minis

Recently at my Axes & Ales Gaming Club, I was enjoying a cold beer with some of the lads on a glorious Melbourne evening. Vivek Chandra was there and we were discussing the virtues of clear vs scenic bases on our miniatures.

As it happens, I bought some clear bases from Knights of Dice (a local Melbourne business - great stuff if you haven't seen it before) a while ago, but could never get them to work: pinning them gave the minis stiletto heels while using Superglue caused frosting on the base.

Viv suggested getting another glue - crystal clear stuff - and giving it a try. So I nicked off to Bunnings and bought a tube of Weldbond. But I was stumped: how do I my mini to balance on the base while the glue sets?

Then it occurred to me - why not flip it upside down? I filled an old tin with sand and stuck a painted mini in headfirst i.e. with its legs sticking up in the air like it was doing a handstand.  I put a dot of glue on both feet, then rested/balanced the acrylic clear base on top. Too easy! 24 hours later, I've got my first clear based mini and now I'm contemplating doing some more.