Another option is to use a sculpted smoke trail to disguise a wire rod. Good option for Mandolorians

There's a weird trick in vision where if you paint something matte black (provided your models aren't already black) your brain will "edit out" the black

Yeah, you can do all kinds of flying bases that way. I used a bunch of tall resin barrels for my Kharadron Overlords balloon guys, as well as just stacked-up cork plates to give the Impression of a craggy plateau.

Great idea! Would love to seem them painted

I just got a box of Inceptors as a gift and this video came down from the heavens to free me from the flying stands Thank you!

Awesome format. Quick, visual and easy to replicate. Thx!

Great tips all jammed into a concise video! Thanks so much for keeping it brief!

I needed this, thank you

the idea of using the cork to texture the model magic is fantastic! great advice as always.

Oooh awesome video I’ve been stuck with how to base mine because of those rubbishy gw stands until now!

I must be one of the three people on the planet that actually doesn’t mind flight stands 😂 Admittedly they aren’t amazing, but they serve their purpose as far as I’m concerned… Great looking bases, fantastic job as always dude!

With the Nighthaunt range they have done an amazing job at creating flying miniatures. I love retro minis and have more oldhammer than new, but I’m glad GW is improving this aspect of their sculpts

Awesome look, I love the pine bark 👍

Great video. I did something similar with my Inceptors from Dark Imperium boxed set. I've used cork as I didn't have dried bark at hand. Your look way better thanks to this.

That's cool. I may use these to get rid of the old flying bases for my other Deffkoptas. Thank you!

Oooh amazing I have some inceptors and suppressors that I want to do this with. Your video was really helpful as always

Wow, ridiculously impeccable timing! Assembling my first set of Inceptors and was struggling to find an alternative to those pesky flight stands. Thnx Jay 😅👍🏼

very cool man! i will have to do this oneday!

As someone who owns a ton of Endrinriggers, i needed to see this. Thanks!

Looks so much better

I like jewelry wire cut to the size I want and painted black. Holds up much better than the plastic flight stands.

Reminds me of the og storm boy bases being decorated to look like they just landed. Looks amazing

Bike wheel spokes, on larger flyers you can glue in the nipple and screw them on or off for transport.

Nice job just subscribed :)

Excellent! I'd love to see you paint the bases on a livestream

Great demo. It would be good to see them painted.

Nice. I use Crayola air dry clay on terrain and basing sometimes. Hey, Whatever Works. I magnetized my Suppressors so I could detach them from the bases for storage but otherwise the principle is the same.

i love watching your videos at this moment nice and no brainer so great distraction its really helping in this time of mourning of the loss of my dad i really loved the 1 with your closet of unfinished models (my corner of shame and shortage of time or other projects) i use to work for a gw assosiated store so we had all the same rules as a real gw store only we sold more then only gw articles before gw made it a thing like it is now back in the good old days of back room gaming and modeling but you often talk about things wrong but maybe make a list of things gw dous better than any other company / 3d printer would love to see your take on it ps i would love to look in your bit box :P

This was so cool! I was curious if you had a similar idea, but for Tomb Blades. I hate the flying stands and want something better!

While I don't mind the flight stands, your rock bases turned out nicely! I really like how their angle supports the models' movement.

Genius I would never thought about that

Awesome! Yesterday I was browsing through youtube (including your channel), hoping to find alternatives to flying stands, and tadam, today you magically answer 😃 By the way, I was considering sticking my flying nuns on bases with concrete walls (made like you showed in a previous video), as their shoes soles are perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

Excellent solution. Any ideas on what to do for other stands, like eldar jetbikes?

Cool now I have an Idea for my jump guys(Vincent Price laugh) thanks

I’ll definitely have to copy this to make the bases for my suppressors, just with a dash of snow to make em match the rest of the army

Nice! I've been looking for an alternative to GW flying stands, but there's nothing out there. Thoug I do want to ask, what would you do with larger models with Flight Stands like New Stormdrake Guard for AoS, or Kharadron boats? Even medium sized models like Idoneth Eels? Because I don't think there's a wood-chip big enough for many of those.

there is this company that sells STLs/prints of smoke stacks that come out of the jump packs. the ones for the sisters of battle are awesome

I wanna do something like this with the new stormcast stormdrake guard, but those guys are up really high, so I gotta get creative.

Love it

I really wish GW thought even a little about making cooler Terrain themed bases for flyers, Ahwell Atleast we can :D

I plan on casting flight bases for my minis that come in small medium and large

Fun tip - put paint on the ends of the paperclip before you drill. Dabbing it in the you want to attach it creates a 'target' for your drill

So I’m only just now stumbling upon this gem. Flying stands have long been the bane of my existence.

You'll find super glue will work better if you wet the pin and put it the hole in the bark chip. Do this a couple of times. Then apply super glue to the pin. As the little moisture transferred from the pin to the absorbent wood/ bark will stop the glue being soaked away too fast from the part before it sets. It's worth nothing. That it's better to add the miniature to the pin once the pin dries in the bark chip. That way you avoid super glue frosting.( it'll only happen when you've over applied water .Or Murphys law when it's an expensive miniature)

I did the same principle but I used Pillars from the WizKids DnD minis lines.

My friend uses chunks of slate for his Inceptors. They work great and make them unlikely to fall over.

I also think that a black painted metall rod looks great, because you tend to not see it at all. At least you see it way less than the shiny GW stuff. I like to make a mixture of terrain and a well hidden metall rod that creates the illusion of a mini flying.

personally, I use coat hangers cut to 1-1.5" lengths to use as flying bases for (Tau) drones.

Great bases but they are no longer flying but just about to fall off their precarious perches ;) I Prefer the original flying stands even if I have to pin them to the model which is a pain. Also prefer my bases to be fairly basic so they do not take attention away the model or look out of place on different battlefields. The biggest issue is the jet packs IMHO.

Great video! but i was wondering why i could buy these pine bark nuggets. I cant seem to find anything except mulch

I'm thinking that by using a little bit of foliage, tall grass etc around the foot, you could create a little more 'separation' between figure and base. I might even try positioning him, facing the cork outcrop more. It would give the impression of approaching the rocks and enhance the levitation effect. Great basing, I'd love to see them, (and the figures) painted up.

Man I hate those stands...thanks for breaking one for me. Nice job with the bases they look 100 times better.

no way EOB saw or even possibly made the tg thread about this exact topic yesterday? could it be that he's our guy???

Jay! Which is the video where you paint these models??

unpainted brass rods are cool, but maybe better for bigger models

What store sells that bark?

How would you handle something bigger like a Valkyrie or New AoS dragons?

One good use I've found, is BLOOD! you can hold the flying base over a candle, and slowly pull apart for a thin plastic rod. glue this to a chainsword or something, and put a bunch of blood for the blood god on it, and there you have it! some bloody streaks! albeit slightly brittle, it can really add a lot to a model!

Now do a scenic base for a large flyer! 😁

your opinion is... BASED!

What is the bark product you’re using? I’m from Australia and finding this stuff is proving difficult.

Flying stands are fun. I attach them to suppressors and Inceptors feet, rather than their butts. It makes them a whole bodies length taller than every other primaris marine.

does that clay dry?

At least the old clear pegs you could magnetize without too much trouble, I've got some of these for my Kharadron Overlord Giff conversions and boy do I hate them.

How would you build a flight stand for an Eldar Jet bike?

I once had one of these break on my Venetari custodes, and contacted them if I could buy a replacement. They don't even sell those seperatly xD

And this is why orks are the best, only one clear plastic stand and it is the plane which is perfectly fine

Got any great ideas for Tau drones? ;)

For cheap flight stands do this: 1. Go to your local dollars store. 2. Buy a few packs of the cheap small paint brushes with the clear acrylic handles. 3. Cut acrylic handles at the brush feral and whatever height you want. 4. Glue to model, glue to base.

Put Magnet on thick pla stick it the best option too.

The GW flying stand only really works with the Battle Sisters with Jump Packs.

You could also 3d print something in clear resin.

Gw has gotten better with the floating model in more recent years, especially in aos releases. A stiff armature and some kind of putty or clay would work well I think and give a little spring to help cope with the inevitable knock they will take. Would work best for jump packs I think.

My buddy really didn’t like the stands that came with his Custode flying guys, so he used rocks he found in his yard to do the same effect. No idea how he got them to stick though.

Will definetly do this for the upcoming dragons! the clear pole is just... horrible

I have a request. How to do Plasma burnt earth, such as after an orbital bombardment or if hit by a plasma gun

Hey - did someone in germany find a similar product to the bark Nuggets? ... cant find anything :) thanks in advance!

Games Workshop is seriously embarrassing themselves with these flying stands. Such gorgeous models like the new Dragon Knights for SCE on their stupid, flimsy stands. Is sculpting and molding some ruined tower as a base for them to fly above it really costs so much?

I gotta say frankly the flying stands don’t look the best but for me more they don’t really give a dynamic look to it the method of building it up on the base seems like a much more attractive alternative.

Nice! I have an Inceptor squad that could use a similar upgrade. “GW flying stands are the worst” #Confirmed!

can anyone link me to those pine bark nuggets? been looking for something like that!

Ok but what I do for Custodes Jet Bikes?

Has anyone tried maybe cotton around the stands to make it looks like a smoke effect? Watching this video made me think that might be an option but Ive never tried it personally.

I have been tempted to do something like this for my adepta sororitas, I personally don't mind how the flight stand looks but it breaks off so easily, one slight knock and the miniature is off the stand, especialy for the sisters. And glueing it back together is the most anoying thing ever, and the super glue ruins the paint.

And i was just racking my brain how to get the damn flight stands on my Kharadron to ceep from snapping off time and again; solution -> don’t use them xD

Interesting video. This technique can definitely work for more dynamic models, like those who look like they're just about to jump or land. However - For this particular models, In my personal opinion I don't think it's the right choice. The models themself look out of place already, like they lack any kind of dynamic whatsoever. To greenlight this design in the first place is questionable. Even on their flying stands, they just don't look right. They would definitely benefit from a more static position, with both feet on the ground or close to the ground. But this are just my two cents. You did a great job with the bases and as long as you're satisfied with how it worked out, it's all fine.

Does that mean they get -1 attack in close combat due to the loss of their butt saber?

Idea is good but how to apply it to old necron destroyers :D

You should coat the sand + pebbles with a generous amount of diluted white glue to seal them in. I find this step essential to ensure the sand/pebbles don't flake off and go everywhere in my carrying case :/

Ngl, if I end up getting any models with flying stands, I'm probably just going to magnetize them if I can, that way they'd be way better to transport & if the stand actually breaks, it's an easy fix and you don't need to knife the ends off the base or the model.

This is basically what I always do hate those sticks haha. Not sure what to do for tau drones though, probably not worth it

Great tutorial as always but this mini looks really weird to me

"Time to finish off the bottom." Giggity. @1:27

Clear Plastic Straws Cut to height size.

I would be interested to see other soloutions. The flying stands aren't great but I don't like the more common soloution of having them touching something. I'm interested to see if anyone has found a decent way of making them look like they are flying.

and how do i fix my landspeeder on that rock?

Another option for creating rocky texture on putty is to use a ball of scrunched up aluminium (aluminum for you Americans) foil.

I don't really see an issue with the new flying stands . If anything , they're a bazillion times better than the old ugly "flying stands" some older models used to have like the metal Seraphim . Just an ugly chunk of metal underneath the feet that didn't blend into the base ... I understand that in terms of sturdiness they might not be the optimal solution as their thinness means they're prone to snapping , but in terms of aestethic , they're just fine . Sometimes i really feel like people go out of their way to find issues with every single piece of item that GW produces , and there's little more to it than that .

Once upon a time flying stands were just bits of the tabs connecting to raised feet.

Hmm. Totally should have done this with my suppressors. I ended up pinning the flight stands.. God that was not fun.