basing tutorial

[Rellik]

1-i first painted the entire base with bestial brown and glued a piece of brass onto the base. the piece i use is the shot up piece of scrap metal, i bent it around a pen to curl it up.

2-then i added a wash of brown ink to the brass. ( i erased the pics for step 1 by accident but you get the picture right)



3-next i chose a resin piece from the kit, found a spot for it on the base, filed it down a bit primered it then glued it on.



4-next i added sand.




5-when everything was dried i drybrushed it with bestial brown and graveyard earth.



6-next a drybrush of bubonic brown, and snakebite leather is applied.

[Rellik]

7-then a light brybrush of bleached bone to finish it up.



8-now i did the details of the resin piece by painting the rocks codex grey, and the grenade with catachan green, and also boltgun metal around the bullet holes on the brass piece, then another light drybrush to the rocks and grenade.



9-my final step i added static grass and a piece of slate from the basing kit and im done.

[Captain Slow]

Very cool, i can't wait to give this i try with my imperial fists.

[hairyyahoo]

very nicely done, simple and easy to follow.

+rep

[Brother Warchild]

I agree with hairy, nice job Brother

[Scoutmaster477]

Thanks this helped me a lot.

[munkey joe paints]

I swear this had pics with it......Maybe I was mistaken?

[Rellik]

it has pics in it now.

[munkey joe paints]

AHHHH yes!!! Thats what i remember!!!

[lynxrpken]

question.......I use basing sand (made by GW ) but I do all of the basing after the model is assembled and on the base. I do this because I found affixing the model done and painted to the compleated base sometimes affects the detailing on the base itself if it is painted. does anyone else have this problem. if not I use modeling glue on the base and spread it with a toothpick then dip the mini to the ankles in the sand jar. this covers all the glue with sand. then I take off the excess with my finger and if need be a old modeling knife. is this a horrible idea. or also if there a easy way to prevent damage to the paint on the mini or base if I affix after

[munkey joe paints]

I do a mix....rank and files I base/paint and then sand.
special/Heros I paint and sand seperate then glur together. you gotta be careful though as not to "frost" the attach points.

[Brother Warchild]

Originally Posted by munkey joe paints

I do a mix....rank and files I base/paint and then sand.
special/Heros I paint and sand seperate then glur together. you gotta be careful though as not to "frost" the attach points.

I do the same,and you really have to be carful.
Lynx-toothpics style is great i normaly leave my guy in the tub for a little to get a good stick.

[juddski]

i don't do models anymore but,
i can still appreciate a good job(like this) i think the bit of brass is a simple idea yet clever and very effective , nice one rellik

[Rellik]

Originally Posted by lynxrpken

question.......I use basing sand (made by GW ) but I do all of the basing after the model is assembled and on the base. I do this because I found affixing the model done and painted to the compleated base sometimes affects the detailing on the base itself if it is painted. does anyone else have this problem. if not I use modeling glue on the base and spread it with a toothpick then dip the mini to the ankles in the sand jar. this covers all the glue with sand. then I take off the excess with my finger and if need be a old modeling knife. is this a horrible idea. or also if there a easy way to prevent damage to the paint on the mini or base if I affix after

there no real right or wrong way to doing a base or a mini as well. i like doing it this way cause its easier for me. i dont like gluing the model to the base first then adding the sand cause if i get extra glue around the boots i hate to scrape it off. but other then that dude do it the way you want to.

[lynxrpken]

thanks and I wanted to know if the way I was doing it is illadvisable;guess not. I really like how this looks on the other hand and may take the time to do something like this on my command squad. for a extra nice base

[lynxrpken]

Originally Posted by munkey joe paints

I do a mix....rank and files I base/paint and then sand.
special/Heros I paint and sand seperate then glur together. you gotta be careful though as not to "frost" the attach points.

thats the problem I have If I use enough glue to get the model to adhere it frosts if not it falls off in a game

[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.

[Rellik]

Originally Posted by 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.

hmmm i may have to try that!