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| Basing Supplies; A list | |
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| Topic Started: 28 Feb 2008, 07:58 PM (1,537 Views) | |
| Starks333 | 28 Feb 2008, 07:58 PM Post #1 |
Warrant Officer Second Class
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Just to try and give ideas, lets organise a thread with a bunch of handy supplies for basing/scenery **note not everything is suited for every scale some things are too large for 28mm VEGETATION Birch Tree Seeds Mint Leaves Marjoram Other spices and herbs(oregano, basil, tex mex etc) dirt(from outside) wood chunks/sticks(look for nice texture) tree roots(again texture) random outdoor things with nice shape/texture pine needles hay horse hair small flowers/seed stocks, from trees or stuff LANDSCAPING rocks cork plasters sculpting putties "stamps" to texture putties(rocks, cork, whatever) paper mache slate tiles(broken up) WATER two part resin water effects Finally got around to taking some pictures of a few things, more pictures later on when i get it all together:  
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| Evilof | 26 Apr 2008, 11:30 AM Post #2 |
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Hm... using spices was a pretty interesting idea. I wonder how they will hold up with the usual wear and tear of wargaming though. Using basil or oregano for leaves on Woodelves sounds like an idea, but... if it just turns to dust its not much use. Got any pictures of those things "in action" so to speak? |
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| # Digits | 26 Apr 2008, 11:55 AM Post #3 |
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I'm intrigued as to how you use plasters?
 Great subject for a tutorial though! A few additions:- Car body mesh Cat Litter Plastic Skulls / bones / weapons / helmets etc... Broken CoD pieces Small ball bearings (great for lava bubbles) Bits of chain "barbed" wire Silver birch seeds (fantastic leaves) Thin brass tube (great for shell cases) |
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| UrlockGaur | 26 Apr 2008, 03:14 PM Post #4 |
Warrant Officer First Class
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Cut-up sprues. Good for bricks and rubble. |
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| Bluesabre | 27 Apr 2008, 09:20 AM Post #5 |
Warrant Officer Second Class
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If its the way I'm thinking, things like Polyfilla(insert appropriate international equivalent)ect premixed stuff can be used by mixing a bit of white glue into it and then spreading it on your base then pressing whatevere alse you want into the mix and allowing to dry. This is used by a large number of FoW players for their figure basing, some discussions can be found on the FoW boards. |
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| Starks333 | 27 Apr 2008, 10:34 PM Post #6 |
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Warrant Officer Second Class
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as for spices, no real issue with them drying out and crumpling cuz most spices are already dried out!...and the smell is not an issue once you seal with glue either as for photos ummm i cant find any specific ones because its often hard to tell what was used once painted....i just used it like a flock cuz i was lazy, you can be more precise in the placement of things if you want...i always mix mine with dirt for the quick bases http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Star...nt=100_4083.jpg http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Star...nt=100_4097.jpg heres an example of plaster to make a wall and bricks: http://gdteamcanada.6.forumer.com/viewtopi...r=asc&start=345 Weathering -liquid masking fluids(mask paint over, tear off mask, works for many things) -hair spray and alchohol(seal, rub off top layer) -salt and future floor wax (future poor salt on, paint over, rub salt off) -oil paints(oil washes) -dry pigments(which also double as great for adding colours to bases) -masking tapes -scotchbrite pads(for applying liquid mask for weathering) -random shapes for masking shapes like round objects for spraying a perfect circle, stencils etc as for car body mesh do you mean fibreglass? Starks |
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| # Digits | 27 Apr 2008, 10:52 PM Post #7 |
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Car body mesh - like the stuff I make my fences from. By "plasters" I thought you meant as in band aids! 
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| Deleted User | 28 Apr 2008, 03:03 AM Post #8 |
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Also, the following are good materials for basing. * Dried plaster, crushed up into smaller pieces (makes nice rocks and smashed concrete for city bases). * Marble book cover contact stuff, makes a nice marble floor styled base. floors. * Textured plasticard - can be obtained on most online stores or good hobby shops, some designs include brick, checkerplate etc * Glass beads, also very good for lava or swamp bubbles. * Broken CD-R clear case, good for smashed glass or ice. * Mixture of Baking Soda, PVA Glue, Water and a drop of blue ink - Makes great snow. |
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| Lukus_defilus | 19 Jan 2009, 02:09 AM Post #9 |
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some good ideas i think your unknown spice may be carroway seed. i have about 400g of the stuff at work and have no idea what to do with it till now other than make rather boring biscuits. had never thought of using organic matter for moddeling, as some things will tend to degrade over time, however, a healthy coat of sealents and glues should stop this, the smell would probably be something to consider though avoid however any foodstuffs that contain lots of natural oils / fats ( nuts, some seeds ) as these will likely cause more problems. and definatly nothing that will harbour pathogens, ie fresh foods. |
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| ☺Dave38x | 19 Jan 2009, 07:43 PM Post #10 |
DubDubDubDubDub
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guess ill have to stop basing my models with fresh raw sirloin then.... |
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| Lukus_defilus | 20 Jan 2009, 10:44 PM Post #11 |
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lol, no don't stop, it makes the whole nurgle thing really realistic, what with the smell and maggots and all 
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| fiendil | 22 Jan 2009, 03:03 PM Post #12 |
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Or beads. There's a shop just called the Bead Shop in the centre of Nottingham, and an equivalent in the Aflecks Palace in Manchester. You can break the beads in two with cutters if you're careful, which you can't do with ball bearings, so you don't need a deep surface to sink them into. This is probably preaching to the choir, but there's always stuff in your local friendly railway hobby shop. Flock, lichen, brass rod, and rods and sheets of plasticard of all sorts of flavours. You might even get lucky and find some railway scenery that's of the right scale. My personal favorite recent find was textured heavyweight plasticard sheets, some with dressed stone pattern, and some with nailed planks. This is a link to tutorials on basing on Brushthralls, including very impressive swamp and water basing, with some product comparisons of water effects as well: http://www.brushthralls.com/basing/2.html |
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| fiendil | 22 Jan 2009, 04:30 PM Post #13 |
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And for the easy option for basing, resin pre-cast bases: http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/ (more for the Flames of War fans) http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?group=73 I've ordered successfully from Kerr and King before, and they're quick and the models are rather nice, and I've got some Scibor on order at the moment. Edited by fiendil, 23 Jan 2009, 01:54 AM.
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| fiendil | 23 Jan 2009, 01:59 AM Post #14 |
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A trick for the city bound, who can't get their twigs from the countryside: Grapes. Buy a bunch of grapes, eat the grapes, dry out the stems, voila, twigs for your bases. And another trick I've found recently is putting paint on flock. Paint the base brown, then pva down a layer of dark brown flock. Then, overbrush with a forest green and drybrush lightly with a brighter green. I'm really liking the grass effect this gives. |
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| Penguin of Death | 20 Aug 2010, 11:10 AM Post #15 |
Lieutenant
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Anyone got a good alternative to the resin rubble in the GW basing kit? I'm thinking maybe crumbled dried plaster |
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| marcineczek0 | 20 Aug 2010, 03:12 PM Post #16 |
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Yeah... pour a thin (couple of mm) layer of plaster on a nonstick surface (glass or a baking mat) let dry a little and than break it apart. I use ArtPlaster witch dryies hard as stone so I need to work faster but with regular plaster or plaster of paris you can even scribe some nice things into your pieces try to scribe an Aquila in bigger piece and than break it apart (use it to base entire squad... it would look great) Nice tutorial... |
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| little brother | 20 Aug 2010, 05:26 PM Post #17 |
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I saw a similar thing done to create leopard skin and tigers kin carpets and seat upholstery in 2 pimped out Slaneshi rhino's. Sunflower seeds, especially if the are glued in clusters all in the same orientation could be interesting. Swap spare parts from a mate's sprues or bitz box. There are usually more arms, helmets, weapons and heads than you really need. I have a load of skulls and Bones (skeleton arms) all over my Necron bases from the skeleton warrior sprue. Coat hangers, particularly trouser hangers, quite often have parts that have an I in cross section like a steel girder. Chopped up they are great for debris or used in large sections on terrain. I have also used spare branches from the Dryad sprue to make vicious looking undergrowth. On the chaos vehicle sprue there are semicircular pieces with spikes on that are designed to fit around hatches and cupolas, but no one ever uses them. I use them to make fences. Snail shells from the garden or if you are in France they sell bags of large ones in the supermarkets. (I am not kidding) Edited by little brother, 20 Aug 2010, 05:32 PM.
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| Valdez | 20 Aug 2010, 06:21 PM Post #18 |
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If you are in France probably you have some snails in this shells too:P For wood pieces you can use any kind of ice-cream sticks or wooden coffee steerer. Cheap filler is good to make texture on the walls. |
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