[munkey joe paints]

Now what I have seen is sometimes people do the base first with a plasticcard "footprint" on the base. They place a piece of plastic about the same size as the foot of the model to glue on. then base the model and the plastic footprints stand out over the sand making for a solid mounting for the models. This eliminates the sand being taken off the base and helps lessen scraping due to glue.