Bot War Painting Challenge 2021 - Atlanticans Rising

A bonus entry for today, as I need to make a start on the 9 bases so that they can set overnight and I can make use of the airbrush when I have it out tomorrow for Leviathan.

The bases I have to complete are:

• 4x 40mm (Mud Warriors)
• 4x 50mm (Kamen, Neptune, Moray, Stingray)
• 1x 100mm (Leviathan)

I have a fairly comprehensive tutorial for my Bot War bases in my previous Project, and these will be created in very much the same way.

I wanted some interest on the bases, so I started off by gluing some slate chunks I had to the bases in random areas, but for Leviathan base I clumped a couple of pieces together, using ultra strong PVA to secure them together and to the base.

These 2 pots give me a great amount of  mileage, they’re both huge, don’t break the bank, and have great results.

The Rough Terrain pot from Ak-interactive is gritty paste, able to be scooped and spread over an area, and is tacky enough to help secure any scatter that you sprinkle over the top.

I like to use a plastic spoon to heal on enough to cover the base, and then use a small spatula to spread it out over all of the surface, making sure to not carve channels or leave obvious spread marks. Any overspill can easily be wiped off with a bit of damp kitchen roll as we want the base edges to be nice and smooth.

I work the Rough Texture into any gaps between rocks and around the bases to ensure that they have a better grip on the base once it cures, but also to help with the realism as the rocks would be protruding out of the ground as years of mud/dirt/sand would build up around the edges.

Once the base is coated in rough texture paste I use the Rival Craft Rocky Canyon scatter tub to sprinkle over a the wet paste a mixture of sand, grit, and small rock details. This range of tubs really are Instant Base Scatter as they work so easily on bases like this. I highly recommend checking out Rival Crafts for any basing or scenery project.

With all the bases worked on I will leave them overnight for the rough texture to set, and tomorrow I will then give them a blast of varnish to ensure the scatter is secure before painting.