i have a few stands for the large ship bases that are very lose and have been like that when i took them out of the package. the ships want to fall over unless you are very careful. anyone else have this issue?

I had this with my Y-Wing standard pegs (contacted FFG CS and they sent me through a couple of new ones). I don't have an issue with the one large model base model I own (Slave 1), though.

i have a few stands for the large ship bases that are very lose and have been like that when i took them out of the package. the ships want to fall over unless you are very careful. anyone else have this issue?

I did with one of my Falcons...it kept falling forward. I fixed the problem by using the ID numbers that you can put at the base of the plastic stand to hold it in place.

Yes, I have this issue, unless I really press the pegs down harder than I'd like into the base. My Firespray always seems at a slight angle also.

The pegs don't seat all the way down into the base, taper the bottom 1/16" of the edge a bit with a knife and file. Use ID numbers or target locks in the slots for extra stability.

http://goblinhall.com/2013/06/09/base-improvements-big-small/

Something else I've noticed. The bases for the large ships, having such a large surface area where the peg fits in, tends to have some play that will stress the plastic. I glued some strip styrene to the bottom, the same thickness as the gap between the bottom of the top plate and the table top, on either side of where the post attaches. That seemed to really help with the wobble.

Here's my solution: fill the base with plastic.

It fills in the gaps and stabilizes the support structure of the middle section:

You can see how much gets filled-in. I used Smooth-On Smooth Cast® 300. It's easy to deal with. Two parts, mix equal parts by volume and pour. No special gear needed. It cures in about 10 minutes. I embedded four washers for added weight.

http://www.smooth-on.com/Urethane-Plastic-a/c5_1120_1209/index.html

The bottom needed a bit of sanding when it was done, but that was easy and left a very nice non-slip surface when all was finished.

I did something similar, but with silicon rubber. I'm kind of up in the air about the results, though. They make for much better game play, no slipping, and very stable. But you have to be careful about how you store the bases, because the silicon can stick to the cardboard of the ship cards and peel the surface off.

I've got 2 Firesprays and a Falcon and use them most ever week in league play. After 4 months of normal use, *all* of the female ends have cracks in them. One of the pegs from my Falcon broke completely at the female end, so I've only been using the 1 peg for it. You can't just use 1 peg for the Firespray though, so I'm going to need to contact FFG about replacements.

Overall I think its pretty bad design on FFG's part. I could understand this happening if a model was dropped or regularly mishandled, but these are not. They simply don't fit correctly onto either the ship or the base and the wiggle causes undue stress on the pegs.

One player in our league has had enough problems w/his TIE Fighters that he recently replaced the pegs with Q-Tips. It looks pretty **** cool - they're neon green so they kinda match the range-stick colors - and he knows that he'll still have pegs left to use when he goes to any official tournaments.

Here's my solution: fill the base with plastic.

Modified Big Base Top by mbax, on Flickr

It fills in the gaps and stabilizes the support structure of the middle section:

Modified Big Base Close by mbax, on Flickr

You can see how much gets filled-in. I used Smooth-On Smooth Cast® 300. It's easy to deal with. Two parts, mix equal parts by volume and pour. No special gear needed. It cures in about 10 minutes. I embedded four washers for added weight.

http://www.smooth-on.com/Urethane-Plastic-a/c5_1120_1209/index.html

The bottom needed a bit of sanding when it was done, but that was easy and left a very nice non-slip surface when all was finished.

Modified Big Base Bottom by mbax, on Flickr

You can also cut out squares from a foam rubber mouse pad and hot glue them on. Easy and cheap.

You can also cut out squares from a foam rubber mouse pad and hot glue them on. Easy and cheap.

Except that would not fill in the post and stabilize the whole structure like a pourable plastic or epoxy does. The middle part is the most important bit, the rest is really just a non-slip surface and holds the washers for extra weight. It's an effective combo.

I did something similar, but with silicon rubber. I'm kind of up in the air about the results, though. They make for much better game play, no slipping, and very stable. But you have to be careful about how you store the bases, because the silicon can stick to the cardboard of the ship cards and peel the surface off.

Sounds good from a non-slip playable perspective, but a PITA from a packing up things perspective. This stuff does nothing like that. It's a pretty non-slip surface (think rough filed plastic), but is totally inert. No trouble or worries packing up and stacking with the large ship cards at all.

It's about $20 for the plastic "sample" kit, which is more than enough to do a ton of bases. Between that and washers, this is super cheap if enough players split the cost of the plastic.

If anyone in MN would like theirs done let me know.