I know that some of these answers have been posted in various locations, but it would probably be nice to have the answers somewhere central. I don’t know if the new book even answers these questions or not. Does it
Talk about base size? Or is it left up for interpretation?
Whole uncertainty: if you use original CD bull centaurs, you’d get regular cavalry bases on a rather thin model (like the centigors from the beastmen range). It’s hard to justify 3 wounds on such small models! BUT that’s the bases they came with. If this list makes them cost more and gives them more wounds, so be it. People cry about only two attacks instead of three, but they’re resilient and if you field them on their cavalry bases I see nothing wrong with having fewer enemy models that can attack them–in fact it’s usually a benefit for us.
Big difference between centigors and centaurs is the wounds. Bull centaurs have 2 wounds and centigors have 1 wound.
There is nothing in warhammer on cav bases with more then 1 wound other then sabretusks, but I don’t think they are a good comparison.
Ultimately I think they are suppose to be on 40mm bases, however some have even argued for 50mm bases. Bloodcrushers are on 50mm bases and they have 2 wounds like bull centaurs.
Until FW actually release some models some of the base sizes are conjecture.
RAW say use the base size the miniature comes with which for bull centaurs would be cavalry bases. The new WF rules say that they are monstrous beasts and come in units of 3+ most people are not unreasonably predicting that they will come on a 40mm base and are using this, the same goes for the Fire-Born.
The destroyer has a note in the book saying the design intent is to be on a 100x150 base.
There is no correlation between Wounds and base size. There is also no correlation between Wounds and Unit Type. There is a slight correlation between Base Size and Unit Type.
Nico’s thread about this actually covers pretty much everything any sane person might conceivably wish to know about this topic.
Thanks for everything, including the link for the other thread.
I think 40x40 is best and makes the most sense. I have the old GW ones, but am thinking of putting them on the bigger bases. It will be easier to do something cool with the bases modeling wise.