Basing Guide Written By Chris “Brevet Leader” Putan ... - Koenig Krieg

Basing Your 15mm 18th Century Artillery
Advice, basing and paint work by Chris “Brevet Leader” Putan
A simple guide for the basing challenged
“Man I wish I could base like that, mine look like crap.” How many times have you said that to
yourself? Well fear not fellow gamers I am here to help you. There is no wrong way to base your
mini`s just different ways to base them. This tutorial is for the NOVICE gamer who needs a little
help so all you grognards need not bother to read any further.
In this tutorial we will be basing artillery. It is not hard at all to get your artillery based to a
respectable gaming standard, it is quite easy to do and yes you can do it yourself, simple stuff
indeed, with just a bit of common sense and a few easy to obtain supplies.
This particular method of basing will work just fine for other minis. I just used artillery this time,
you can base a lot of different minis in this style.
Remember that even a poorly painted mini will benefit from a good base job and a good base
job can take the attention away from a mediocre painted mini and will further enhance a well
painted mini by following a few simple steps. You will soon have some game worthy artillery
pieces ready for the tables.
Products we will be using in this tutorial consist of:
* PVA glue or white glue - most hobby shops can supply
a suitable glue.
* Sand - yes sand, easily obtainable and plentiful. You
can use most types of modelling sand but I tend to use the
free stuff, it works just as good as the bought sands and
has the benefit of being irregular in size. A small amount of
railway ballast will enhance the sand even more but is not
necessary.
* Super glue - this glue is easy sourced from your LGS or two dollar shops. Remember, when
using these glues caution is advised.
* Greenstuff or kneadatite or equivalent - Most two part modelling puttys will work, only a
small amount is needed.
* Flock or static grass - This will help to get a more realistic look to the finished job.
And last but not least, we will need some good bases, I
only use Brevet bases for obvious reasons.
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