| ferg981 | 05 May 2013 4:37 a.m. PST |
Hello Not sure if this is in the right place! Anyway, what else do people put on their wargaming bases, apart from rocks and static grass/grass tufts? I just want some ideas to vary them a little bit! F |
| Chris Palmer | 05 May 2013 4:45 a.m. PST |
-Small sticks to look like branches and logs. -Battlefield detritus like discarded helmets, rifles, etc. -Dried tea leaves, or oregeno to look like fallen leaves |
| MajorB | 05 May 2013 5:07 a.m. PST |
I don't put anything on my bases – except figures! |
chuck05  | 05 May 2013 5:34 a.m. PST |
I make my own basing mixes. I use things like mustard seeds, ground up old cigars, and dried herbs. I mix these with various colors and textures of flock and model railroad ballast. |
| ferg981 | 05 May 2013 5:54 a.m. PST |
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| chuck05 | 05 May 2013 6:58 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 05 May 2013 7:04 a.m. PST |
Hmm … those fantasy guys look like they are wading through one of those kids' ball ponds! |
| dglennjr | 05 May 2013 8:33 a.m. PST |
Certainly need to add scenic 'tuft' grasses. These are some inexpensive ones on ebay, similar to the more expensive/overpriced ones sold by Noch, Flames of War, GW, and etc. auction auction
auction I have some of these and was more than pleased with them. A small mat (1.75"x12") goes a long way and cheap enough to try several tuft colors and heights. The only difference between these are the size of the mats (1.75"x12" or 7"x11")with the larger mats a bigger value, the height of the tufts, and the colors available. I use greens/dk greens for woodlands/Europe/US, tans and lt. greens for desert/mid-east, and tans and browns for Wild West. Hope that helps. David G.
gamerarchitect.blogspot.com |
| Timmo uk | 05 May 2013 9:12 a.m. PST |
I tend to be quite minimal as I want the figures to stand out and not be over powered by the base and I also want my bases to blend reasonably well with my terrain. I think that using fairly light colours in the basing helps set the figures off better than darker base tones, YMMV. |
| spontoon | 05 May 2013 6:39 p.m. PST |
I use fine quartz sand in tile grout for terrain. Occasional larger bits of beach sand for rocks. A friend of mine uses Kitty Litter for rocks , etc. He hasn't told me whether it is fresh or used! |
| Greystreak | 06 May 2013 9:19 a.m. PST |
What's "wrong" with tufts, static grass, and rocks?
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| Caliban | 06 May 2013 12:13 p.m. PST |
I'm with Timmo on the lighter look. |
| Angel Barracks | 07 May 2013 1:44 p.m. PST |
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