Tarragon Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 OK, so I bought the Legion of Woe starter set (Pandora), an Insidious Madness, and a Doppelganger. Question is, How do I base them? I like the idea of arcane glyphs on a smooth base, but I'm not sure how to get a smooth plane on to the base without it looking incongruous... Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 OK, so I bought the Legion of Woe starter set (Pandora), an Insidious Madness, and a Doppelganger. Question is, How do I base them? I like the idea of arcane glyphs on a smooth base, but I'm not sure how to get a smooth plane on to the base without it looking incongruous... Any ideas? How do you feel like basing them? There is no right and wrong when it comes to theme bases in Malifaux. There is appropriate size, but that is about it. Sure, Seamus and his belles may look "thematically" correct on victorian cobblestone streets or in a graveyard, but Pandora is everywhere... Mine are in a rose garden, as my Pandora crew are painted in an Alice in Wonderland theme. However, arcane glyphs would be awesome. You can buy pre-cast arcane glyphs from a few suppiers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarragon Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Awesome... OK, one more question, any idea how to get a perfectly flat, smooth surface on these bases? Best I can think off is greenstuff, or water-effects and paint over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispep Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Awesome... OK, one more question, any idea how to get a perfectly flat, smooth surface on these bases? Best I can think off is greenstuff, or water-effects and paint over it. Green stuff or Miliput or some other sort of modeling medium would probably work best. With GS, just mash a ball onto the base, get a smooth ceramic tile or other non-porous, glossy surface, lube it up with water, spit, KY, whatever you prefer to use, and "burnish" the bash on it. That is how I would start the cobblestone bases I did for my ressers. It gives a nice smooth surface to work from. You could also try plasticard, cutting out appropriate sized circles and placing them on the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extro Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hi Tarragon, For my crew I went with a mixture of flat & rough textures, as I really dig the contrast. But for some of the flat textures I used sheet styrene, which you can either buy with a prefab texture in it (like tiles or shingles) or get a plain piece and carve into it. Here's some pics of my crew if you want to see what I mean: Also, I definitely second Avatarform in that Pandora is very flexible thematically. There really isn't anything that's wrong for her. Good luck with your crew. Extro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice basing on those Extro, though I think the primordial magick might be a bit risque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergoth Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice basing on those Extro, though I think the primordial magick might be a bit risque. Agreed. It looks like a thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extro Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice basing on those Extro, though I think the primordial magick might be a bit risque. Don't worry, it's not a threat to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I did mine with lots of cogs. And some paving slabs made out of greenstuff and slate. more photos here http://malifaux.nezumi.me.uk/Pandora.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koschai Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I like the idea of cobblestones for Pandora. I can just see her walking through town at the dead of night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarragon Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I'm going for a sort of smooth floor with ancient symbols on them. My idea so far is an absolute smooth floor, use a blade to score lines in the GS, and get some sort of magical symbols models and glue them to the base. Then paint nicely. One last question, where can I get arcane sigils or similar to put on bases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 That might be a bit difficult to find but this site has brass etched letters that might do the trick. Cool mini or not store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregor_xenos Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 For mine; I used plasticard (for sale sign) cut to fit, then cut some arcane symbols out of plasticard and glued them on top.... Check em out here (bout 1/3 of the way down): http://www.word.assaultphase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcellist Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Wow! I really like that. the abses and the paint scheme you have chosen are magnificent. -madcellist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Yeah, he's good. Disgustingly so actually :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbinger Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Ratty Im so jealous that its on the verge of hatred. The extra touches you did to Pandora herself are fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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