How to… – Basing Orcs of the North « The WAAAGHshington Post

How to… – Basing Orcs of the North | 18/07/2011

A first and final Forward on the subject…

Hello! Welcome to the first of what will hopefully be many How to… segments in Warhammer Fantasy. As a relatively new player (1 year), it’s an often daunting task to not only get into the game but to take on the hobby. New players could take the simple 3 step process and learn more later, OR they could (like myself) take as much pride in the hobby as possible in order to fulfill it’s worth.

It’s no secret that Warhammer can be a very pricey hobby, but is it any more expensive than a $400 console plus +20 games at $65 a pop? Or even a high-end gaming PC which can range anywhere from $600-$4000 depending on if you’re building or purchasing from a manufacturer.

SO! With that being said, let’s get down to the first How to… entry!

===========HOW TO…Base your models===========

Today I will be covering the basics of how to base your models! Depending on your army and even your theme, your basing made range widely not only from this army but others as well. For example, I decided to base my O&G army in the far North Mountains. Thus I will be using a dark rock and snow flock.
Materials

Your Models
An old brush
A tray for the glue
Any PVA (Polyvinyl acetate) Glue (wood glue, white glue, carpenter’s glue, school glue) – For this project I prefer Elmer’s Glue-All basic white glue but any PVA type glue will work.
Your desired Flock, Rock or Snow – Today I am using The Army Painter - Battlefields collection Black Battleground and Snow.

Materials

Squirt some glue into your tray and add a few drops of water to help thin it out. Give it a good mix. Make sure it's not so thin that it will literally run off the base but make sure it's not super thick.

Using your brush, apply the glue around the top of the base.

Make sure you cover ALL of the top of the base but be careful not to get any on your models shoes. If you do, take another wet brush and gently wipe it off.

Proceed to dip your model into the basing material. Here I am using Black Battleground.

Give him(or her) a good spin! Waaagh!!!!

After a few good twists and turns, lift your model out of the bucket.

Gently shake any left over material back into the bucket.

BAM! You have officially based your model! Give your model at least 15 minute before you start painting or adding different basing. You want to make sure that the current material settles in nicely.