Deep-Cut Studio Release Tuft Collection & Pre-Painted Bases
January 9, 2019 by brennon
Deep-Cut Studio has turned their hand towards the tinkering side of our hobby now as they join forces with GamersGrass for a range of Tufts but also Pre-Painted Bases which are 'miniature ready'.
The tufts are the first aspect of this news we're going to take a look at. It's always good to have alternative companies to draw from when it comes to acquiring your hobby supplies and it looks like Deep-Cut has quite the range with options for a variety of different seasons and battlefield styles.
I'm a big fan of tufts on bases to help give them a sense of place. You get a much more natural look when you not only use flock but also throw on some of these tufts too, breaking up the look and also helping you hide some mistakes you might have made too.
Throw in some rocks and flowers and suddenly you've got a much more believable looking landscape for your fighters to be rushing through. I particularly like this technique for games with big bases like Burrows & Badgers and as I collect Rohan for Middle-earth, the bases of my riders.
Pre-Painted Bases
You did hear me correctly before, Deep-Cut Studio and GamersGrass designed these for you to simply mount your miniatures on. They come in two different styles so far with both Badlands and Winter on offer currently.
You can also get these bases in a variety of different sizes for larger characters, troops and more. I think this is a neat idea for those that just can't stand the idea of having to work out the basing techniques for their armies but I actually enjoy this process as it actually feels like a final step when I can sign off the miniature completely.
GamersGrass has been working on pieces like this for a while now but it's good to see that they've joined forces to create some pieces that are fitting in with the mats that Deep-Cut design.
What do you think?
"...I actually enjoy this process as it actually feels like a final step when I can sign off the miniature completely"
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Hero base’s prerocked the Tuft’s of grass are a good option basing figure’s
Always wondered why the gaming mat companies never brought out either pre-cut circles to fit in those round lip bases made from artwork of the existing range of mats (after all it would be VERY expensive to buy a whole mat to cut up), OR simple rectangles for games like Flames of war. These could be printed on heavy card or such like, or possibly even made using the mat material itself. The bases would DEFINATELY fit in with the mats then and would only need the odd tuft or rock glued on the break it up from looking too… Read more »
Holy basing solutions Batman, when these guys do urban bases my miniatures will be literally all over it (them). This is a great idea. Basing is a faff so anyone giving me a ready made solution is getting my pocket money.
Those look great. Shame they don’t have 27mm for Legion.
Both of those are really reasonably priced for what they are imo. Always good to see ways to cut down on ever shrinking time.
After seeing Ash over at Guerilla Miniatures using the Gamersgrass bases last year I was hoping someone would bring them over here. I get very bored basing minis and whilst I dot have anything that needs them right now, it’s great to know they are an option.
What a great timesaver, and as others have pointed out – pretty good value too. I have my eye on some winter for my fabled realm when the figs arrive. Lovely.