Adamwests punic wars

[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

[fsn]

I like the bases - but then again I'm not exactly mainstream when it comes to basing. I added tufts of grass to my T35 tanks ... then ripped them off.

Sometimes IMHO "fancy" bases distract from the figures.  

[Techno]

They look damn fine to me ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Some tufts and patches of bare earth would break up the uniform look, but still very nice work .

[fsn]

I tend to cram my figures onto bases more that here. Even my skirmishers are fairly closely packed. 

[Adamwest]

Some progress! Unfortunately probably the last untill the rascals are back at school!
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[img height = 800]https://i.imgur.com/ED1LYu0.jpg[/img]
Still remaining are 2 elephants, a base of punic cavalry and 2 bases of skirmishers and a certain commander by the name of hannibal......
Ill be sending a order in for republican romans at the end of July