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Blogger Consul said...

The bases are incredible! VERY realistic. What did you use for the grass? Just silflor or that with other things?

Consul.

13 February 2010 at 16:47

Blogger DeanM said...

Simon:

They look great! I love the uniform look - using different shield icons, but being the same colors. I agree with Consul too - your basing is impeccable. Regards, Dean

13 February 2010 at 17:09

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks chaps!

I've decided that grass looks more realistic when it is mixed up, so I'm using 4mm and 6mm Silfor tufts, and also a blend of 2 different static grasses (including some 6mm length stuff from Atenociti that I spotted Iron Mitten using).

Then I dry brush it all with Yellow Ochre, and then Buff Titanium, to make it look dried out. Basing fascist! :-)

13 February 2010 at 17:37

Blogger Consul said...

Thanks. I might try that - need some decent coloured static grass though, mine looks like some mouldy vegetables. How do you make static grass more static?

Where are the blue shield transfers from?

13 February 2010 at 18:19

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Hobbytac from Antenocitii; brilliant stuff! Buy some of the 6mm long grass, too.

Most of the blue transfers are black VVV transfers, overpainted to match the colour of some LBMS wolves.

13 February 2010 at 18:29

Blogger Cronickain said...

Are these done using the dip method? They look really good.

13 February 2010 at 18:53

Blogger BigRedBat said...

No dipping, but I used black drawing ink mixed into Johnson's Klear, which delivers a somewhat similar effect. However there was already a heavy wash on the figures when I bought them.

I've not dipped my toe into Army Painter yet, so as to speak. I'll buy a tin at Salute...

13 February 2010 at 20:12

Blogger Doc Smith said...

They certainly look the business BRB. The basing is great - wish I could get hold of some of that grass you use.

You realise of course that with these and your dead Nellies you'll have to take heaps of shots from the Zama game for us to drool over!

Cheers,
Doc

13 February 2010 at 21:02

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very nice indeed Simon and I echo what Consul and the others have said, that basing is the best I have seen anywhere. Those Nellies just don't stand a chance with that lot.
Cheers Paul

13 February 2010 at 22:07

Blogger Sire Godefroy said...

Ave pictor optime! That's great stuff, nothing to add about the bases. I like the somewhat irregular look you've created whital the number of miniatures per stand.
Keep up the superb work!

Cheers
SG

13 February 2010 at 22:31

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks all! Now I need to redo all my other bases to match. ;-)

I may lean on my mate Ian to take photos of the Zama game; he's very good with a camera....

13 February 2010 at 23:04

Blogger AJ (Allan) Wright said...

This is a handsome unit. I like the white shields even more now that you've finised the basing.

13 February 2010 at 23:24

Blogger Secundus said...

Lovely unit and I too like the mix of grasses you have used, very effective.

14 February 2010 at 19:18

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