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Dap Plastic Wood as Basing Material

#1 Post by kevtk135 »

Not liking the disk bases for minis I set out to make some sort of a vignette. Taking info from the name, the Mountain Giant should have some sort of mountains.

I dug into my collection of little bits of foam from shipping boxes I found the size I liked, and then cut more to fill in the space for the two hills I have planned. Gluing them with Woodland Scenics Foam Glue, I put everything in place. I realized I needed a smaller rise to offset the hills so I tore pieces off some sheet cork I had and added it to the center area.

Once dry I got out some Dap Plastic Wood that I had put away in a drawer to use as the groundwork.
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First I started out just using my hands, but this stuff is very sticky, and it's best to use some spatula shaped tools. It also help to keep the tools wet.
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From there things progressed very quickly. And you need to be quick. The Plastic Wood dries pretty fast. It was already starting to firm up in 5 minutes.
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As you see in the pics as the putty dries it gets lighter in color. Once dried, it's easily sanded.
The Giant was moulded to be stepping off a boulder. To have come continuity I took some landscaping bark chips and made additional boulders. The bark chips make great rocks by painting them black and then subsequent lighter drybrusings of gray. I also painted the ground a dark brown.

From there is was just a matter of spreading some PVA glue around the base, and then with a static grass applicator, put the grass down. For realism, make sure to leave little bare spaces. It's the wilderness after all and not a lawn or golf course. ;)
In the pic the bare spot in the middle is where the Giant will be glued down. More glue and static grass around his feet will complete the base.
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#2 Post by Zeiram »

Cool. Looks like you get the same kind of results with that as Durham's water putty - which might be a cheaper alternative.
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#3 Post by bucketfoot-al »

Bookmarked for future reference. I may need that stuff for some future builds. Looks good Kev!
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#4 Post by scuzzfink85 »

Yeah that can be used for making bases more realistic.
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