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Here are the bases, all finished up and flocked. As you can see I trimmed some of the scrap bits down from the original design to make the overall base more streamlined. Some of the guys at TheWarStore mentioned that they were sticking out a little too far (they are usually spot on- thanks guys).
I painted them up in a desert scheme to match the rest of my Ork horde. First I basecoated them with Scorched Brown, then drybrushed over that with Kommando Khaki, followed by Bubonic Brown. The metals were picked out with P3's Pig Iron and washed with Devlin Mud. Then I used wood glue to affix GF9's "Straw Grass" flock to them. I use the wood glue as opposed to super glue because I think the grass just looks "fuller" when it dries.
So now its time to mount the ladz on their new scenic bases. Of course I'd have to pin each of them down to their base, which is fine because now I can have them pulling off wheelies and doing tricks like a true speedfreak.
When I pulled them out for their "before" picture, I realized that I never added bits to them from the new plastic Nobz box. UGH! Looks like I have a new project, eh?
I did however heavily customize the Painboy, and the Warboss, so that's two less I'll have add bits too. Plus I'll make sure to pick out the two best bases to mount them on, because they gotta get the most luvin. More on these two super heroes next time.....
The other day I saw some painted Ork Nob bikers on e-Bay with some pretty sweet converted bases. Seeing how my ladz were conveniently without bases, and therefore less cooler than the models I saw for up auction felt I had to act.
The main problem I ran into was that I wanted to have hills or berms build up or around various battlefield detritus, which was hard to make "look natural" using my normal conversion implements of Green Stuff and pink foam. So after much lamenting and gnashing of teeth, a friend of mine gave me a can of Apoxie-Sculpt to try out. IT CHANGED MY MODELING LIFE FOREVER.
This stuff is pretty much amazing. Its easy to use, has a long pot life, can be sculpted with fingers and tools, and responds very well to water when you are sculpting it. It also holds forms and sharp edges well. The best part is you can build it up over several layers to create some great landscapes.
So with my newfound "wonder material" I went to work making some truly scenic bases. First I used the Apoxie Sculpt to build up the landscape, and then added in other components such as resin bits, cork (for simulated rock), and brass etching, to create the foundation of the base. You can see what I'm talking about below on these 40mm bases.
When the bases dried overnight I added some "boulders" and some fine pumice for "pebbles". I tried to put the fine pumice around the lower areas of the bases, in cracks and other locations where wind/ water would make it accumulate in nature. I then applied Vallejo Course Pumice Paste using a old dry brush to the areas that were sans texture. It gave me the look I wanted, with minimal work(no nasty glue fumes or pumice going everywhere). You can see the one base I attempted to make using pink foam; it's not ideal but it works in a pinch.
Now all that's left is to mount the bikers to them, and add paint!Spikey Bits Followers- We have Punch and Pie!
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