The Watchers on the Wall

Too long a day to paint tiny miniatures, so decided to hammer out a bunch of bases. My basing method is a variant of the baking soda and super glue method. My trick is I use Gel super glue. Unlike normal super glue, gel superglue won’t auto level, so will maintain some undulations and texture that will make it look like more realistic, uneven ground.

To start, squirt some glue on the base, and spread it around with a paperclip or toothpick.

After applying glue, dip in the baking soda, shake off, and set aside to dry. Unlike the normal baking soda method, some dry time is necessary, as the glue is thicker in areas, and won’t auto-set from exposure to the baking soda.

Once dry, use an old brush to clean off the excess baking soda. A warning, this is a messy process.

If using the indomitus bases with the peg hole, I would recommend cleaning the peg hole with a knife. Some glue/baking soda may have dried in the hole, and if this isn’t cleaned out, it could cause the peg not to fit.

The next step is to add small, irregular patches of sand to represent areas of rock and larger gravel. For this, I spread normal super glue in irregular areas, and them dip the base in playground sand. I use super glue instead of white glue, as white glue has a tendency to loosen when exposed to water-based paint.

I like this method as the baking soda is a more realistic dirt texture scale-wise when compared to a 28mm mini. Using pure sand makes a model appear to be standing in a field of large stones. I also like basing separate from mini painting, as both flocking and painting are such messy processes.

More to come in step 2