Adamwests punic wars

[Techno]

I stay away from facebook, i can get myself in enough trouble with the missus without any help from that!

Same here.

I don't DO facebook either. 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Phil - I doubt you could get through the registraion process

[Techno]

That would put the icing on the cake, if it's as complicated as that ! 

Cheers - Phil

[mmcv]

I agree, FK should post some good quality photos of his armies directly to the forum for us all to see rather than pesky Facebook, who even uses that anymore anyway? 

[FierceKitty]

Less recond of today's renaissance battle the better....

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Let me guess - LOST AGAIN 

[FierceKitty]

Three in a row. This is getting serious!

[FierceKitty]

OK, the empire struck back today, to deadly effect.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

GOOD GREIF - you didn't actually win ? 

[FierceKitty]

These boots were made for walking today.

[Adamwest]

Hello all!
So finally managed to get my first four units based. What do you all think? Should i add some tufts?

[Adamwest]

Forgot to resize the pics, they are a bit big! 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Very true. Nice stuff.

[mmcv]

Looking good 

[Ithoriel]

Really nicely done!

Allow me to provide the panoramic view to compliment your zoomed in originals

[fred.]

Looking good, both at supersize and more normal size!

One suggestion, it might be worth painting the cast on bases of the figures either green or brown, so they blend with the flock a bit more - you can also try to get some flock to stick to the bases, but with the grass style it can be a bit hard to get them to cover the base, without covering the feet entirely!

Adding tufts is a good idea - the bases are pretty big so a few tufts break up the lawn look. Another option is to add some small areas of rough ground (sand, painted brown and dry brushed a sand colour) or small rocks. Again just breaks the base up a bit.

[steve_holmes_11]

Looking good, both at supersize and more normal size!

One suggestion, it might be worth painting the cast on bases of the figures either green or brown, so they blend with the flock a bit more - you can also try to get some flock to stick to the bases, but with the grass style it can be a bit hard to get them to cover the base, without covering the feet entirely!

Adding tufts is a good idea - the bases are pretty big so a few tufts break up the lawn look. Another option is to add some small areas of rough ground (sand, painted brown and dry brushed a sand colour) or small rocks. Again just breaks the base up a bit.

I was going to go the other way and suggest tufts might be over-egging it.

My basing (when I get around to it) :
* Build up a bit of texture covering about a third of the base (Extra credit if you manage to blend in teh figure bases.
* Blob on a bit of PVA and apply sand to about another third.
* Paint a hearty earth shade (Which varies a bit between armies to assist identification.
* More PVA and crass for between a third and half the base.

I find that contrast between grassed and bare patches works better than smooth grass or even variable length grass.
I'm one of those miseryguts who can't abide bushes, tufts or rocks following my troops arounf th battlefield.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Come out well

[Adamwest]

Thanks for the comments!
The bases are painted brown, do you think i should have gone with a lighter shade?
I have used the citadel basing paints when i was painting gw miniatures. I didnt trust myself not to get it slopped all over my miniatures in 10mm!
Ill experiment with leaving some bare ground and some tufts on the next base.
Next up should be carthaginian heavy cavalry, veterans, elephants or spearmen/peltasts.... still not decided what unit they are!

[paulr]

 

I'd second Fred's suggestions, blending in the figure bases and some variety in ground cover would really lift them