Neil's 10mm adventure

[paulr]

 

Looking forward to seeing these based. Are you gravitating to 4 per base?

[NeilCFord]

Looking forward to seeing these based. Are you gravitating to 4 per base?

It would seem I am. Not too crowded, not too sparse. Also means a pack of 30 figures goes quite a way.

As for basing, here is the first finished example:



Possibly a bit yellow, we'll see. Might try drybrushing a little green over the top to tone it down.

- Neil.

[FierceKitty]

SQUAD! Tiptoe through the...WAIT FOR IT!...tulips!

[fred.]

SQUAD! Tiptoe through the...WAIT FOR IT!...tulips!

Yep.

Liking the figures a lot - not really liking the basing so much.

[fsn]

What have you used on the base?

[NeilCFord]

Yep.

Liking the figures a lot - not really liking the basing so much.

Yep, I'm thinking the Summer Mix was the wrong choice. Open to suggestions on the best colour to use. Might just go and pick up a couple of greens on Monday and try mixing thing up a little.

- Neil.

[NeilCFord]

What have you used on the base?

Wood filler followed by Jarvis Dark Brown (a smattering) and Summer Mix. As noted above, I think I should have gone for a green instead.

- Neil.

[fred.]

Might just go and pick up a couple of greens on Monday and try mixing thing up a little.

I tend to mix up a few flocks to get a nice mixture of shades. I do have a fair bit of yellow in my mix, but also dark greens and browns.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Summer green or spring green, depending how dark you want it here...

[NeilCFord]

Having had another look at the Jarvis catalogue, I'm thinking Dark Meadow Green http://javis.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage_norm&product_id=3484&category_id=11&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2 is the best bet as a base.

- Neil.

[paulr]

Looks a better choice, perhaps use a couple of sprinkles of summer mix to give some variety

[toxicpixie]

I find with flock a scatter over a base of sand looks nice; too much makes it look "cluttered" to me. A little static grass or some mini rocks or similar depending on terrain make it blend nicely.

10mm can be a bit awkward when you've mainly done larger scales - you don't want to "drown" the minis but they're big enough to carry a larger mix than 6mm so it's tempting to treat them the same as bigger figures...

[Luddite]

May I suggest a mixed gravel as a base, then 'dusty' dark green flock, with a brighter green static grass in patches?

[toxicpixie]

Yeah, that's nice Luddite - good effect, looks real but not cluttered, and in scale as it were

[NeilCFord]

They look lovely, but far to much work for me. I will have a go with the sand idea as well as a more green heavy mix.

I'm definitely more a functional gamer .

- Neil.