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Finishing the Hoplite's Base


Hoplite
Product #
20-803
Manufacturer
Suggested Retail Price
$7.95 USD


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Sumatran Rat Monkey writes:

Okay… wow.

Just, wow.

Now that is a Junkyard mech. It looks so totally trashed, and believably so- the kind of mech you'd see standing on the outskirts of a trailer park filled with pot-bellied mechwarrior mercenaries who couldn't cut it in the big leagues.

I love it.

Big, big thumbs up on that.

- Monk


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jjpens77 writes:

Final Base Work:

Some people like to go with minimal base work, and feel that it distracts from the mini itself. I, on the other hand, like to make bases that fit the theme of the mini - and with the Junkyard theme, there needs to be scrap and parts!

I initially basecoated the base work with Reaper Armor Grey, and applied a really heavy wash of GW Black Ink (estimated ratio – 70% ink, 10% Future, and 20% water).

The base is basecoated and washed

Then I progressively drybrushed the base work with Reaper Armor Grey, Reaper Ash Grey, GW Codex Grey, and a final highlight of GW Fortress Grey. Next step was to add the metallic color. I took some GW Boltgun Metal and drybrushed it on top of the grey, and added a few more layers with GW Chainmail on select areas to bring out the metallic highlights a little more.

The base is highlighted

After drybrushing the metal, I picked out the watch gears with Reaper Dragon Gold, and highlighted this with GW Shiny Gold to add a little more contrast on the base. Then I took GW Chestnut Ink (estimated ratio – 50% ink, 30% Future, and 20% water) and applied this as a wash to select areas of the base. Before the ink dried, I took a paper towel and wiped off much of the excess. This leaves a nice "blotchy" pattern on the base work, and randomness to the rusting.

The finished base

Hope you enjoyed the article and the finished mini. It was a good theme to work on, and I am honored to share some techniques that I hope you can use on your future projects.

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