Basing themes.

[old git]

Do you guys base all your armies the same?

 

I'm pondering the question of whether to do this or not. Having been painting and collecting for a few years now I have 3 useable force to field;

 

7k of Red Scorps

2.5k BAs

2.5k Khorne stuff, plus getting some daemons for the Daemonkin book.

 

...and I'm just about to start on a Minotaurs force.

 

Alongside this I have thought about getting myself a gaming mat. Most of my stuff, certainly the Scorps and BAngles are based in a desert theme and so it will probably be a desert mat. My khorne collection however, is based on a ruined city type theme (rubble etc) and would look out of place on the desert mat. Also, it seems to me that all these seperate forces are part of the same campaign (unformed fluff as yet), at least in my imagination. I may even repaint the khorne models to fit the same theme (engage OCD mode).

 

What about you lot? All different, all the same?

 

 

[Kabbala]

I base mine to match the tables I play on generally. As I have four different tables, with different themes (urban, snow, forest, and jungle), it allows for variety in basing my nine separate forces.

[Father Mehman]

All of my Imperial Armies are based the same. They seem to all be on the same world fighting insidious Chaos forces (great minds and all that about both of our forces having their own campaigns ). I thought about basing my Knights differently but then that thought went away. Maybe one is in a field, another is in some city outskirts that are close by, and the last one is in the thick of it, covered in mud. That'd be the Knight Errant, of course !

It would be nice to be able to base some of them differently so that I could practice different techniques, but that'll have to go for my Fantasy armies.

[Tyberos the Red Wake]

Do you guys base all your armies the same?

 

I'm pondering the question of whether to do this or not. Having been painting and collecting for a few years now I have 3 useable force to field;

 

7k of Red Scorps

2.5k BAs

2.5k Khorne stuff, plus getting some daemons for the Daemonkin book.

 

...and I'm just about to start on a Minotaurs force.

 

Alongside this I have thought about getting myself a gaming mat. Most of my stuff, certainly the Scorps and BAngles are based in a desert theme and so it will probably be a desert mat. My khorne collection however, is based on a ruined city type theme (rubble etc) and would look out of place on the desert mat. Also, it seems to me that all these seperate forces are part of the same campaign (unformed fluff as yet), at least in my imagination. I may even repaint the khorne models to fit the same theme (engage OCD mode).

 

What about you lot? All different, all the same?

 

Color composition is pretty important for basing. For example, a dark army may want to reconsider using dark bases, as the entire model will blend together and look indistinct. At the same time, care should be taken when using a stark contrasting color, such as pure white snow basing, as the dark model may stand out too much or the white glare may obscure details on the model. A yellow desert which both accentuates the model and creates a light contrast could be a possible ideal basing scheme. It also lets you apply yellow weathering powder on various parts of the dark model to lighten or smooth it out.

 

On the other hand, an army based on stealth may do well to have a base that matches it's paint closely. It would seem strange for soldiers to don desert camouflage on a green, wooded battlefield.

 

And then there's the always safe option of a grey urban base that will always find a home amongst the various ruins and city tables of 40K.

 

Coalition armies or multiple armies participating in the same campaign do not necessarily need to have the same base. If a different theme would compliment a specific force better, it can be reasoned that the campaign takes place over an entire sector or system, and some planets may even have wildly various ecosystems. A hive world may have urban cityscapes, abandoned jungle ruins, and blasted desert wastes all on the same planet. The only time the base absolutely must match among all forces is if they are in the exact same engagement, at the exact same time, in the same narrow window. And even then, some of the forces can be based to be standing on ship decks or metal bulkheads of orbiting fleets or fortified home bases.

 

Personally, I chose desert just like you because I have a similar scheme to Red Scorpions and it compliments their grey well. It is also a nice basing theme that is sometimes underrated, since a desert is not just sand and more sand. A lot can be done with a desert. It also opens up table and terrain options, allowing you to branch into historical North Africa or fantasy Khemri or generic desert. It also gives me a lot of opportunity to recreate beloved video game areas, such as Morocc of Ragnarok Online, Lut Gholein or Act II of Diablo II and III, and various others. Deserts are found in almost all video games, and you can make barren dunes, cracked and dried basins, brown cliffscapes, desert oases, Egyptian themed ruins, Middle Eastern villages, or Arabic-inspired desert towns. Desert schemes are nearly as diverse as generic dirt/mud and green grass themes, without being nearly as common nor as plain and generic. Although my next table project is a mud and grass one as I have found some buildings that will help me recreate the cathedral, graveyard, inn, and smithy of Tristram from Diablo.

[Quixus]

The desert mat will probably get terrain, right? so put some city ruins partially covered by desert on the table. That way the daemons will not look out of place.

[Fibonacci]

Do you guys base all your armies the same?

All the same?  Where's the fun in that?

 

I try to do every army differently but since I have been doing this for a long time it is getting harder to come up with a style I have not done before.  I recently pick up some more BA  that will probably be underhive themed just because I do not currently have any others like that.

[Hellios]

I play on lots of different boards so I'm not so worried about matching bases to boards. I think it's good to base in a way that compliments the theme, or colour scheme, of an army. I also just do stuff for fun.

 

Most of my Imperial Forces are on Urban/rubble bases.

My Eldar (of various types) are on snow bases.

My Tyranids and Blood Angels are paired together on industrial/Space Hulk bases.

My Kroot are on swamp (mud, water, and long grass) bases.

[deathspectersgt7]

All different.  At one time the same just Black . 

[Teetengee]

My chaos all walk on a tide of blood because my lord likes to seed the planets he strikes with a deluge of it before fighting as a terror tactic...

[Carlson793]

I've been working with the goal of getting the product I received for a Kickstarter that went bust* (textured base stampers) to work - with what I spent, it's kinda required to recoup what I spent. Luckily, there are different styles, so I have a variety of looks to choose from - dungeon, city, graveyard, etc.

 

*After the KS funded, the project manager changed the material from resin to silicon rubber. The silicon would be good for a poured plaster, but the stamps aren't quite strong enough  for the intended use of green stuff.

[Gaius Atticus]

The desert can have rocky areas, and it can be on the edge of a city i.e. stick some ruins in the corner of the table and a few bits of grey rock and it doesn't look out of place. Plus I think having different bases for different armies makes them easier to identify.

[old git]

I went ahead and ordered a desert mat so it looks like some rebasing is in order.

[Quixus]

Which mat and which non-desert bases are you using?

[old git]

From GamematEU. They're based in the Czech Republic.

 

This one;

 

http://www.gamemat.eu/6x4-g-mats/6x4-g-mat-sands-of-time-.html

 

 

My chaos stuff is on urban rubble bases, I'd only have to repaint the bases, not rebase entirely (although with the possible move to 32mm bases, who knows?).

[Radagast's Raiders]

My army is based on an ash wastes or ash desert theme.