underdog6750 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Howdy all. I have just made the move from guild to ressurs. Ive been playing malifaux and just got the kirai box set. I absolutely love the models and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a decent base for the crew. I was considering the asian zen bases but as there are only 5 30mm bases i dont want to be having identical bases. I was considering either a bamboo or wooden flooring but have seen both these done before. So was looking for something a bit more original? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Just off the top of my head, how about bases that looked like shallow water? Kirai always struck me as the sort of person to stand in the rain. It would also work well if you took any Drowned or Jaakuna Ubume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yea i was thinking of maybe doing a marsh style base. I find it looks quite depressing so would fit in idealy. As for the snow my soniia crew are done on snow bases (along with nearlly all my other models ) so would like something a bit differnt. Does anyone here have any experiencdoing water effects? Or that can point me in the right direction of a tutorial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpsele Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 My Kirai list is on a bamboo floor. It's made with some spagettini and white glue. It's a really nice look. I don;t have picture but i will make some if you want to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guild Monkee Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Good lord, you've started work on them quick! Check out Stern's painting log in the miniature showcase, his basing is amazing and might give you a few ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 @ morpsele. Yea that would be ace if you could get a pic on this thread. It sounds really simple too @ guild monkee. Yea id like to have her painted in the next week or so. Im about 95% decided on her colour scheme so hopefully i can pull it off. Ill get some pics on here once i start her. Thanks for the info on the plog and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeBeast Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 with my kirai crew, all the spirits got the 'spooky ghost fog' treatment to their bases. basically its just cotton ball that ive ripped into little pieces and glued to their base with some white glue. pretty effective actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonasty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Tried using white glue for a water effect on some bases. Came out ok although not as happy with it as I was hoping, seems to have "fogged" a bit after it fully dried. Saw some bases in a game I played and she used hot glue for her water effects. Looked really good and seemed stable, so that might be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Does anyone here have any experiencdoing water effects? Or that can point me in the right direction of a tutorial? Quite a lot actually, I use a lot of water effect for my gremlins and Warhammer Fantasy Lizardmen. I would recommend two products for realistic looking water effects, both from Woodland Scenics Realistic Water (for shallow depths)Water Effect (for waves, splashes and ripples) If you are looking for deeper water effect (say more than a 1/4") I would go with Envirotex Lite. Things like Hot Glue, White Glue and Silicon Caulking provide vastly inferior results to the above products (due to shrinking and clouding mainly). Another one you might try though is Woodland Scenics E-Z Water. It is a "Hot" product so you will need to be careful with melting paint (though it dries very, very fast for a water product and has a slight yellowish tint that aids in the realism of swampy scenes). Edited October 6, 2012 by Omenbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Awsome. Thanks for all the replies. Ive gone and purchased spme of the realistic water as ive used woodland scenics products before and loved the results. Can anybofy recomend a step by step process for doing the water effect bases? Also if you have any photos online that i could take a gander at i would greatly apprichiate it. Thanks again for all the replies ill be starting on the models on monday so will get some photos up asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) This one on Terrain Thralls is probably one of the better ones out there (it covers a lot more than just water effects as well). As for pictures you can peruse my gallery to see the results I got with my Gremlins and Zoraida crews. Edited October 8, 2012 by Omenbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 That was an absolute gem of a page thanks for sharing that with me. Its exactly what i had in mind for my swamp bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 No problem, I definately used the hell out of that one and just for completeness (not on swamps but on basing a specific environment) here is one for 8 Ways to Base your Models with Snow. This is another that really helped me with my Rasputina crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordZombie Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I am basing my Kirai crew in a zen garden. Mainly sand bases with some asian style beads I found. I also plan on doing some lines in the sand on some of the smaller sized models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 The asian zen bases sound good. I was thinking of the same thing. I was going to use the metal inserts but decided against them. I have finished 2 of the bases now. Ill take some pics later once the light is better and get them posted. Cheers for all the help and links guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Well heres some pics of the finished results for my marsh bases. I am really pleased with these considering they are my first 2 attempts. Thanks again for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Nice work. Good luck with the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 So here is a pic of the colour scheme i am going for. Im trying to get a moon lit feel to the minis and the dark water bases. Will post some more progress tomorow. Any comments or suggestions would be much aprichiated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainscan Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I used (the endless supply) of wooden coffee stirrers from my college cafe for building bases. I made some nice bayou style wooden fences and walkways. You could adapt these to your requirements. When it comes to building bases and scenery i use the following mantra... "One mans junk is another mans treasure!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]8545[/ATTACH]Well heres some pics of the finished results for my marsh bases. I am really pleased with these considering they are my first 2 attempts. Thanks again for all the help. What did you use for the water effect? It looks really cloudy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Sorry about the cloudyness of the cloudyness of the water,it was still drying. I used woodland scenics realistic water. Here a pic of them dried [ATTACH=CONFIG]8568[/ATTACH] Edited October 10, 2012 by underdog6750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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