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Some people have asked me about my miniature’s bases, I have prepared a little tutorial abut it.

 

We start from a plastic sheet I suppose that plasticard would be the ideal material, I use the sheet that protect packages of virgin x-rays sheets, in most hospitals they throw them to the rubbish

 

With a coin and cd´s marker we drew circumferences in the plastic.

 

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5170/peanas1.jpg

 

We trimmed the circumferences with scissors

 

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/3226/peanas2.jpg

 

We used those circumferences, cutting bits and sticking them to the bases we give them volume and we created different panel effects.

 

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5350/peanas3.jpg

 

With cut pliers we cut pins to create the sorter ones, we are going to use those sorter pins as rivets.

 

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2018/peanas4.jpg

 

We dril the holes where rivets will be placed .

 

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1365/peanas5.jpg

 

We place the rivets, fixing them to base back with cyanoacrylate

 

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3968/peanas6.jpg

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7306/peanas6bid.jpg

 

We created different details for the bases in this case I have used cylindrical plastic rod both to create bolter shells like cables that cross some bases, all these details are glued to base with cyanoacrylate . We use a file to scratch a little the surface of the bases to give a slightly irregular aspect to them.

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4436/peanas7.jpg

 

We print bases with black spray..

 

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9885/peanas8.jpg

 

We paint the base with a dark metalic color, gun metal bolter for example .

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5551/peanas9.jpg

 

With a piece of foam and a little color bronze, dark brown and shining steel we stained the metallic surface, unloading most of painting on a paper.

 

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1734/peanas10.jpg

 

We paint de base´s details.

 

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5476/peanas11.jpg

 

We mix orange brown and water for applying a rush mark to each rivet.

 

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2264/peanas12.jpg

 

Devlan mud wash to all the base. It gives uniformity and oldy look.

 

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/957/peanas13.jpg

 

We hightlight rivet´s heads and base edge

 

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1729/peanas14.jpg

WOW! The Royal Family posts on the B&C!!!!!

 

Sorry, that was the royal 'we' wasn't it? :D

 

Anyway, seriously though, nice work. They come out with a very grimy gothic feel, I like it a lot. Other than clipping the pins (which is a good idea) it wouldn't take to long to churn out quite a few of these I guess. :)

 

RoV

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