Quote Originally Posted by Erik Setzer View Post

Well, since the weapon is part of the model, then it is within .5" of the enemy model. You just have to get tricky with positioning. Not that I'm saying that's a good thing, and you could theoretically be cheeky with base size... but then, since bases don't really count, nothing says your opponent can't put his base overlapping your base. (Huzzah, we're already rules lawyering!)
Not really Erik, thats a 2d image, the weapons are almost an entire 1' apart

and yeah, you can overlap the bases. imagine just plonking your minis on someone else s....HAHA that would not go well.....