Set of 2 multi-part stands. These Flying Figure Stands are designed for adventure games where you need to show a levitating or flying figure on the table. Each stand stands 60mm tall and feature cutouts to accept 25mm/1- inch round bases. The bottom platform of the stand can be used as a die tray to show the current elevation level of the flying figure, or as a place for another 25mm/1-inch round-based figure.
It took me a while to realize that each stand consists of five parts (platform, ring, pillar, platform, ring). Was just wondering why there were four of each with two pillars....
After assembling with glue I can tell that they are perfect for playing with flying PC's. Biggest problem with alternative Stands always was the situation, when the PC was directly above the enemy. This is now solved. I highly recommend them.
Okay, it took a while to figure out how to build them., so I'll go from 5 to 4 star. But they've been great. Even used them to mean someone was "lower in a pit" by putting them on the lower platform.
Again, they are sized for medium WOTC pre-painted DnD figures. But they're a great improvement over my inverted blue prescription pill vials.
Heck, even laid one down on its side with the plastic stand "covering the miniature" as my player "hid under the bed".
I really want to like these. They look cool and are useful. I was disappointed at first because they didn't even include instructions. Had to look at the photos to figure it out. A simple line drawing would be sufficient and wouldn't mean a trip to the computer during assembly.
Assembly isn't difficult, but you need to make sure the top and bottom are parallel when drying. Don't stand them up, rather assemble with them laying on their sides. Mine started to sag and unfortunately the glue had dried before I noticed. Snapped off the tab when I tried to reposition it. I was able to fix it.
The c-shape is great for round based plastic minis. My pewter square base didn't sit well. You can flip them upside down which helps. But the stand seemed to sag a little under the weight of a 'real' mini.
What I was most disappointed with was while the acrylic seemed to have the right balance between flexibility and stiffness neither of two I bought survived the first game session intact. Dropping one on a concrete floor resulted in three pieces.
I don't think I'm exceptionally ham-fisted when it comes to this stuff, but I don't think these guys will withstand anything but the lightest use for any length of time. Accidents do happen at the table, eventually someone will drop one when moving it.
Who knows I might give these guys a second chance after I see how well the repaired ones hold up to real-life usage.
These stands work very well to make flying characters stand out. However, the riser piece is much thinner than the bases, and can be somewhat fragile.
I found it useful to leave the solid disk off of the bottom base, using only the "C" shaped piece. It is still sturdy enough to hold a medium size mini, but is much easier to move around the map without having to rearrange other minis below. If you do this, you will have to trim off the tab used to hold the base.
In our games, we also use these stands to hold markers for spell effects like flaming sphere. Works very well to show where movable effects are located.
