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Part 2
Right the bases should be left
alone, time to tackle those figures.
At this moment in time I just
concentrate on the front strip only, well we want to get our
army out there as soon as possible.
What really counts is the base 'representing' a number of troop
types. Last weekend I painted 4 units of goblins this way (12
bases), if I tried to paint whole units I would have only
finished 2 units last weekend and my army would not have looked
as impressive on Monday when I fought a battle.
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Now the
Gobbos are 'represented' I will move onto another batch of
units, like the boar riders, which can be half painted
like the infantry to 'represent' the cavalry. (these guys
are not finished yet), as these are mounted side on, they
do not look at good as the front rank of the infantry, but
in my opinion this way looks better than 2 units fully
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Now I have the front ranks
painted, I can fight my battles, and paint the rear ranks at my
leisure, each week adding more rear ranks completing my units
stage by stage.
Last Stages:
Once the rear ranks are
painted, take them off the mount, if done carefully you
should end up with your painted sand still glued to the
front side of the strip. |
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This should be the cool bit, if
planned well, when you glue the rear rank, the brown sand should
merge as one. If they don't fit exactly, this should not matter
too much, as the small gaps should be black and so will form
part of the base texture, and the good thing is no painting
needed, no accidents on the newly painted figs.
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All that is left is to sand, and paint
the rear of the second strip (the more you do the more
efficient it becomes) whilst the glue and sand box is out,
it makes sense to do as many stands as possible, rather
than do 3 stands, then pack everything away.
Glue the rear strips on the stands wait
a week, play a few games, paint a few more strips then
finish off say 12/15 bases at once.
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To end with if you still
have the energy and you are not sick of bases.
Put spots of PVA glue round
the base and sprinkle static grass (most GW shops stock
it) at odd intervals. Not too much (as I done with
my first few) as this won't look right. I then paint the
base edges black, which I feel give a neat feel. If the
static grass is too bright as some can be then a light dry
brush of Bubonic Brown does the trick in dulling it, I
found I did not need to with these figures. |
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Once the glue and static grass is
fully dry I then spray varnish the figures and stands (if you
are impatient like I was once and spray varnish before the glue
has dried the static grass will no longer stick up like well err
grass, but will end up a flat mound of green stuff).
I think I have rattled on a bit
too much now about bases, and I am sure most people will say
this is all a bit over the top, but if you spend some time
painting your figures and are proud of them, the same effort
should go into the bases, as these will more often than not be
the icing on the cake when your figures are presented in their
full glory.....
Time for some top tips. |
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