Looking For Basing Ideas

[indecission]

Hello to the Hive Mind! I am just about decided on my scheme for my 'nids, and I was wondering if anyone would be so kind as to suggest some base ideas to really make the scheme *pop* more.

I was considering perhaps lava or a rusty red sand desert, something warmer. Another option I was considering is some sort of "creep" as found in Starcraft with the Zerg, but I am unsure of a cost/time effective way to produce this effect.


I welcome all input

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Here's how i base my nids - might look good with yours too?


(drybrush codex gray, fortress grey)

or, if you want a reddish desert base:

(basecoat scorched brown, drybrush dark flesh, dry brush blood red, then lightly drybrush vomit brown)

and if you want a "creep" (which i think would look awesome) id try using a hot glue gun to carefully lay some lines down in a web on the base, then paint it to look all alienish

Just a couple ideas! hope its what u were looking for

[indecission]

Yes! I love the red base especially!

I think I'm going to try my hand at your hot glue creep idea and see how that pans out, that sounds like it may be exactly what I'm looking for thank you!

[coredump]

Clarson, what did you do to the bases before painting?

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The first one is just sand

The second one is sand, and some static grass, then painted over

[fenrir1997]

Might I suggest the superglue pva combo trick?

Cover your base in PVA glue, and put a few drops of superglue on the PVA while it's still fresh.

Let dry (I'd let it go overnight) then paint as you wish.

Mines all painted up:
images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/12/15/305279_sm-Base%2C%20Neon%2C%20Scab%2C%20Nids%20base.jpg
images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/12/15/305280_sm-Base%2C%20Neon%2C%20Scab%2C%20Nids%20base.jpg

Super easy, the hardest part is being patient and waiting for it to dry.

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This is awesome! Im gonna use this for my bases now thx a lot

[Illithid]

This is what I base all my terrain and minis with:



It is basically just expandable wall foam painted however you like and gloss varnished.

[gigasnail]

i take a hammer and bust up abolone shells for most of my basing material. also chunks of cut up cork, shredded/mulched walnut shells, and little rocks pick up out of my yard.