Civs 6mm Adventures - Ancient Germans
Basing experiments
Superglue and bicarbSo i attempted using the bicarb and superglue method to base my first warriors but the effect was too shallow for the strips the models are on.
It certainly stuck the models down quickly though.
Ive decided to go for 8 strips per base to make them look busy but not strictly ranked.
Based with sandSo for my second basing attempt i used watered down PVA and a pippet to get in between the ranks. I then dropped some fine sand on.
Things ive learnt:
- Dont water the PVA down too much its counter productive.
- Dont use slightly damp sand
- Base one rank at a time so you can get inbetween them
- Paint the bases before sticking them down (Thanks to Torros for this one)
Ill have to tidy the basing up a bit more and then figure out how to paint the sand.
Luckily i have three more sets of warriors on order so i can refine the process as i go.
They look really good. One thing I have learnt the hard way is to paint the metal base strip before gluing them down and before adding sandbit makes life much easier later on when painting the base and accidentally getting paint on the figures
@torros, completely agree, dont know how you would get in between the ranks otherwise. Thanks for the link to that basing guide, i just need to figure out how to get it to work with the closely packed infantry, im worried id end up pasting the mixture all over the models!
For the more spaced out cavalry and skirmishers thats definitly the way i’ll go with it.