moloney
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Post by moloney on Jun 21, 2007 2:01:24 GMT -5
Hey guys... Just wondering do u guys paint ur base brown or whatever colour u like after using static grass and dirt or do u leave the sides of the base the original colour?? I've been doin my chaos fantasy army like that putting stuff on the base and leaving the acual base black in my opnion it looks better what do you guys think?  Thanks... |
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Post by syphon on Jun 21, 2007 2:15:46 GMT -5
Depends on what I use to decorate the base.
My urban army with gravel has been painted codex grey,
my high elves have got green bases, goblins have got brown bases, etc.
I don't enjoy leaving those in the same colour.
Painting the base's edges makes it stand out and makes for a more unified whole.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2007 2:32:35 GMT -5
im with u moloney...i paint the top part of my base in desert gravel and leave the sides black...mine look cooler that way...if i had painted the sides...or done the sides in gravel...it would have looked as if every model was standing on a lump or sumthn
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Post by Woz on Jun 21, 2007 6:14:07 GMT -5
I decorate the top and paint the sides black.
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Post by knight (M.I.A) on Jun 21, 2007 6:29:11 GMT -5
40k bases look better with black sides, but fantasy bases better with a colour matching to the terrain
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moloney
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Post by moloney on Jun 21, 2007 7:26:34 GMT -5
Yeah ive always preferd all my base's to be black and unpainted i guess it makes it look more like there standing on the ground...
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Post by Commissar on Jun 21, 2007 13:23:29 GMT -5
Urban=Grey
Desert=Black
Earth=Brown
It makes the model look nicer, like pancakes.
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Post by syphon on Jun 21, 2007 14:21:48 GMT -5
Pancakes are nice.
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Post by BobaHat on Jun 21, 2007 16:26:07 GMT -5
My bases are usually painted black, highlighted with dark grey, codex grey, fortress grey and white. Static grass (sometimes painted, sometimes not) or snow. The edge of the base I usually paint scorched brown.
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Post by 9th Company on Jun 21, 2007 23:16:08 GMT -5
I paint the edge of my bases with Calthan Brown. It works well with my desert scheme and adds an extra bit of colour to the model.
Try painting the edges of your bases with different colours to see what style you like. It would be easy to repaint them if you do not like the results.
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Post by Commissar on Jun 21, 2007 23:50:36 GMT -5
I usually add stuff onto the base, like grenades or ammo pouches, skulls ect. just to make it look a little more fanceh.
But yeah, colours make them look a tad more uniformed.
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moloney
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Post by moloney on Jun 22, 2007 8:24:25 GMT -5
Ive only tried black and brown, but i guess it does depend on what ur army sceme is....
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Post by missinglink on Jul 5, 2007 9:58:34 GMT -5
I generally texture the top of the base with sand, flock, grass, whatever, but I paint the edge f the bases to track squads. Makes it a little easier when they get clustered together on small boards or I have multiple squads on an objective to know who is who when it comes time to move.
-Link
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Post by Mabus on Jul 5, 2007 10:15:39 GMT -5
I use loads of slate. it looks pretty good. I then paint it black and drybrush it with lots of dark grays and gradually lighten it to bleached bone. If it looks a little too bright I dull it down with very dark washes of chaos black and scorched brown. I paint the bases' edges with graveyard earth. I paint the names of the models on the edge of the base for some special guys like officers, sargents, stormtroopers etc. I then use static grass to finish the bases.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2007 20:11:46 GMT -5
I do my bases well with goblin green on the edges, it makes the whole army look WAY better if you do good, uniform bases.
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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Jul 8, 2007 3:24:14 GMT -5
I like fully done models which means painted bases. I like even the sides to be painted.
by the way, pancakes ARE indeed good!
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Post by Mabus on Jul 8, 2007 4:27:21 GMT -5
Pancakes? call me stupid but, I have no idea what your talking about!
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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Jul 8, 2007 14:41:05 GMT -5
heh no worries.. just replying to syphons post a while back  |
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