Aeronautica Imperialis Bases

The dark green bases looked okay, but looked to be distracting when the model was attached.  Version two of the bases are going to be lighter and cloud like.

The plan is to start with a really light grey, then added a thinned version of  red and green sections.  The red and green section provide a quick visual orientation of the base.

Step 1. Disassemble the Bases.  There is a top and bottom half and two dials.  Very carefully used thin flat blade screw drive to pry the top and bottom halves.

Step 2. Attach the top halves to piece of cardboard with blue tack.

Step 3. Prime Black.

Step 4. Zenith with a medium grey (Vallejo Light Gull Grey).

Step 5. Zenith with white (Vallejo White).

Step 6.  Using a mix of contrast green and contrast medium, paint the front panels of the base.  Mix 2 parts green with 1 part contrast medium.

Step 7.  Using a mix of contrast red and contrast medium, paint just the aft most panel of the base.

Note: for step 6 and 7 try to be neat, but later steps will clean this up.

Step 8.  Paint the two remaining panels with Apothecary White Contrast.  This has a slight grey tint.

Step 9.  Paint the altitude icon a light blue (Vallejo Azul Glaciar).

Step 10. Paint the speed icon a light yellow (GW Dorn Yellow).

Step 11.  Tough up any mistakes made in step 6 and 7.  This is to make sure the “frame” is painted white.

Step 12.  Paint the Aeronautica Imperialis logo white.

Step 13. Use Apothecary White Contrast to pick out the rivets.

Step 14.  Paint a Roman Numeral onto the triangle piece in the front panel.  This is to help identify the aircraft.  Roman Numerals being made of straight lines are easier to paint than numbers, but numbers would work.  Alternately, decals could be used.

Step 15.  Coat with a clear varnish.

Step 16.  Reassemble the bases.  When looking on the bottom half, the altitude dial is on the right and has numbers zero to five.  The speed dial is on the left and has numbers zero to nine.

Last picture is of a Grot Bommer on the painted base.  This paint scheme for the base does not distract from the aircraft.