Romano-British for Dux Britanniarum
Milites Group Two - painting the bases
I paint the bases before attaching the shields mainly to avoid getting any stray streaks of paint on to the transfers and making a mess of the design. My basing is very basic, consisting of the following steps:
- A base coat of 50% Beige Brown (VMC 70.875) and 50% Yellow Ochre (VMC 70.913).
- A mix of 90% Chocolate Brown (VMC70.872) mixed with 10% Black (VMC 70.950) that is then thinned to a wash of an almost water-like consistency. This is spread all over the base so that the dark wash melts into the crevices of the Vallejo Ground Texture. This will dry in a few hours, but I find it best left overnight.
- When the wash has dried, highlight with a dry brush of the same Beige Brown and Yellow Ochre mix used in step one.
- Finally, a very light dry brush of Buff (VMC 70.976)
I’ve set out each of these steps in the image gallery below. The pictures show the basing on one of the models and on the sabot base on which they’ll stand. I’ll attach the shields next before completing the models with a vanish and then the addition of vegetation to the bases.
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