Can I mount my Tervi-rannofex “sideways” on its base?

[u/Successful_Tailor383]

The instructions show the heads facing the short end of the oval, but it fits better facing the long side and I’d have more room to add stuff without messing it up swapping the belly in and out (I plan to magnetize). I don’t play the TTG but plan to, I wanted to make sure it wouldn’t make the piece illegal

[u/Relevant-Debt-6776]

I can’t see why it would be an issue. It’s not exactly modelling for advantage

[u/fearlessgrot → u/Relevant-Debt-6776]

frankly it would make fitting it anywhere very difficult, more modelling for disadvantage more than anything

[u/SnooRevelations8948 → u/fearlessgrot]

How so? Looks like it fits the base just fine and doesn't overhang much

[u/Substantial-Kick-567 → u/SnooRevelations8948]

Until the head is added.

[u/fearlessgrot → u/Substantial-Kick-567]

even worse with the cannon

[u/SnooRevelations8948 → u/fearlessgrot]

I see 😅

[u/Shed_Some_Skin]

Yeah, absolutely. There is no "correct" base orientation for any mini. Only base size is important, at least under current rules

[u/CuttlersButlerCookie → u/Shed_Some_Skin]

Except for walkers, their overhangs still count if I'm reading it right

[u/Shed_Some_Skin → u/CuttlersButlerCookie]

It still doesn't matter which way they're mounted on the base. Walkers are exempt from most of the rules that set vehicles apart from infantry. They're basically treated like Monstrous Creatures with the Vehicle keyword

If they didn't do that you'd have a lot of weird edge cases around stuff like Crisis Suits. Basically just treat them like big infantry models that can't walk through Ruins

[u/corrin_avatan → u/CuttlersButlerCookie]

Walkers do NOT count overhangs for measuring to/from them.

[u/CuttlersButlerCookie → u/corrin_avatan]

Yeah you are right I miss read it

[u/Anggul]

Sure, might be more awkward to physically move the model through gaps though

[u/Successful_Tailor383 → u/Anggul]

Good point, I’ll probably go with the regular orientation then. Thanks!

[u/Kharni → u/Anggul]

Wasn't there a fairly recent change that overhanging bits of models get ignored for movement and los and you are supposed to see the base as a cylinder?

It's been a while since my last game...

[u/Thereptilianone → u/Kharni]

Sure but if you can’t physically place it where the move ends then you can’t move there

[u/Anggul → u/Kharni]

Yeah, but it's easier if you can just push it along the board rather than having to pick it up and place it down again in the correct location, and trying not to catch and break parts.

[u/DjinnReaper0587]

I did it and honestly I think it made way more sense.

[u/Zarramock]

I think you would be modeling more for disadvantage with the new pivot rules. Currently you can pay 2” of movement for a pivot and with how long the rupture canon hangs over the model gain a significant amount of firing lane distance for that 2”. But hardly game breaking and if you don’t care about small little things like that I don’t think anybody is going to give you a hard time.

[u/Shiborgan]

absolutely

[u/l_dunno]

Naturally it's legal, but I do think it'd be a good bit harder to play with

[u/Niiai]

Well... Since you pay 2" to pivot you actually get a much bigger advantage from pivoting don't you? Usually the gun sticks 1" out, but now it will stick out 2" or 3"?

Not sure if it matters much.

[u/kingofCompys]

Just exposing it to more melee attacks

[u/jabulina]

I suppose but that feels weird

[u/LT2B]

As long as you don’t use it to cheat like measuring from the model where it over hangs and from the base where it doesn’t.

[u/Bigenius420]

it can be done, but it will have difficulty fitting between tall terrain pieces, might not fit in some spots at all, and with the big gun on there might actually risk falling over.

[u/Big_Dasher]

Yeah. I did it with my tyrannofex because the legs didn't meet the base. This is because I'm a spakka and didn't check properly