Frederick  | 02 May 2015 1:44 p.m. PST |
Hello all – quick question (maybe) – I am finishing off the GW Fortified Manor with a few other buildings/fences as a sort of diorama and am wondering what you would use to mount them on? I have used tile or plastic card for smaller buildings |
| nnascati | 02 May 2015 2:01 p.m. PST |
I often use hardboard clipboards that I pick up in the local Dollar Store. They are a good, firm base, about 10 inches by 12 inches. |
| MajorB | 02 May 2015 2:44 p.m. PST |
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| Jcfrog | 02 May 2015 2:51 p.m. PST |
Mounting buildings is good if you put them with gardens etc. if not don't. It lowers the flexibility of use, as in uneven terrain or creates artificial ugly bases which are nothing real except maybe for urban pavements around. |
| Borathan | 02 May 2015 5:09 p.m. PST |
For most buildings, I don't base them. However, if it's something that I've converted into it, or a more fragile structure, then I base them. It helps a lot with railroad pieces that are right on scale, but based minis tend to create a "shrinking" effect where they look smaller due to comparison. The eye tends to add any basing for the mini to the height of the model as well as the width and they look off without something raising it up slightly |
| Mark Plant | 02 May 2015 8:25 p.m. PST |
I use acrylic because it never warps. A light sanding helps roughen it up enough for paint and glue. |
| nevinsrip | 02 May 2015 8:51 p.m. PST |
I use 1/4 inch MDF cut into shape. I then sand the edges down as far as I can, so the the MDF sits seemlessly on my terrain boards.
Two things: Mount the piece on the rough side of the MDF.
Paint the underside of the MDF to keep it from curling up on you. I'll sometimes carve a few slices into the underside to release the tension of adding glue/paint/ground cover on the rought side. It keeps things flat. |
| MajorB | 03 May 2015 4:42 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 03 May 2015 8:31 a.m. PST |
Great suggestions I am planning to put the Manor in the middle of some orchards and gardens so while I usually don't put buildings on a base this is an exception Thanks for the advice! |
| Striker | 03 May 2015 8:56 a.m. PST |
I do it like nevinsrip, mdf but instead of paint I use stain/shellac for it. I'll try carving some slices in it though. |
