Solution to fill a large gap in a base

[hd3]

So I have 7 Death Guard bases with holes like this one here that I need to fill in somehow so I can paint over them and ideally leave them as smooth as possible. I can't switch to other bases because a lot of the models have a foot or similar as part of the base. Can anyone suggest a good method to fill in the gap easily?

[Madao]

If it is a slot (has some depth), then Green Stuff or Milliput. If it is just a hole through thin plastic, you could glue a plastic sheet from below (to the bottom of the base) and then use some putty to fill the remaining hole (best some soft one, like liquid green stuff or Vallejo plastic putty)

 

EDIT: something like here, but with putty instead of water effect gel

 

Edited yesterday at 07:22 AM by Madao

[Grotsmasha]

I've just been glooping GW's basing texture over it, one thick layer to fill the hole and then a second layer to smooth it out if it's noticably sunken.

[Sky Potato]

If that’s a hole for a foot peg for an easy to build model, I’d plug that with a bit of sprue and copious amounts of plastic glue, and then cover with texture paint.

[Heraclite]

you can also glue a bit of cork over it and make it look like a rock

 

[hd3]

9 hours ago, Sky Potato said:

If that’s a hole for a foot peg for an easy to build model, I’d plug that with a bit of sprue and copious amounts of plastic glue, and then cover with texture paint.

 

That's a good point actually, I might try that if I can get it to fit.

[apologist]

The old trick for visible slottabase gaps was a little bit of masking tape. It covers the gap, and when you add basing material the PVA or other glue makes it permanent. Should work a treat here; cut a little patch and add a dab of superglue to harden it up.