Alrighty here we go with more basing...
First up is getting our equipment ready
Glue: just your plain old white glue that you used in school for those classroom projects
Brush: it's worth having a couple of these around in different sizes so you have a choice when going from smaller projects(figure bases) to bigger projects(terrain features) and these brushes can be the cheap ones because once they have been in glue I wouldn't advise trying to paint with them
Basing material: anything and everything you want to use; but plain sand has become my favorite (you'll see why in a future post)
Tub of water: trust me, it helps make the magic flow
I know I know, its just a tub of water with a brush inside but there is a catch--- Get a wide rim tub and place it in the floor beside you *
You do sit close to the floor, don't you? If you don't then you are wasting all that "table/hobby" space that you have available to you
* on which ever side that you use your brush. I'm right handed, so I place my tub of water on my right side. This makes things easier and faster and we all want this chore to go by faster.
My chosen victim is this axehorn warrior who looks rather excited to finally be based. Take your brush and dip it into the glue bottle and get just a bead on the end of the brush and then dip it into the water tub. Your looking for a milk like consistency when applying it to the base. Just spread it around.
Dip the figure into the sand and "swish" it a round making sure the base is good and covered. I use a plastic square tub to avoid spillage and a thorough rear-end chewing from the wife. Nothing stops "hobby time" like a spat with the spouse---just trust me on this one.
Now, use the brushless end of your brush to tap the base of the figure over your sand tub knocking loose any sand that didn't get glued down--if you don't it will wind up in your actual paint brush when you go to paint the base.
Use your thumb/finger to clean sand from around the base--maybe not necessary but it's my "tidy" thing again.
There we go! One Axehorn Warrior almost ready for battle. Just let the model sit for about 30-40 minutes and your ready to paint. With all this time to wait you can base a few more cuz after a while you start to get into a grove and this whole thing goes by faster.
This one is for all those Devout players out there. Just think Demon Wings.
A word about sand: I use just plain old sand, no need in muddying the water just find some by the road or a construction sight. Just please try not to buy it...it's sand and besides there are more figures out there just waiting for you to purchase them.
Hope this helps and wishing you all many happy days modeling.
