Create an EASY basing scheme for your Tabletop Miniatures

Learn how to create an easy basing scheme for your tabletop miniatures.
There will be easy to follow visual steps as well as commentary, as we paint the base.
I hope that you will find this video useful!
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For the full tutorial on creating mine bases for your wargaming miniatures then here is your link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZniacqmAi8uffNE If you like these short videos then please do give them a thumbs up by hitting that like button - so it can be shown to more of our hobby friends out there! 

 And if you would like to see something specific on these short videos then please do comment below your ideas! :):)

[@sarcasticlittleass]

Nice of you to make bases like they were done about 20 years ago to fit those 20 year old models.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thanks very much :):)

[@Luxemburger57]

For mine I wanted to just do grass so I did sand with a green shade to match the terrain and added one of two tall grass/bushes on the bases

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Sound idea! :):)

[@mariannekursa5575]

Thanks for a great video, you make it look so easy! Good idea to batch them up ready for lots of minis 😉

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Glad you like them! :)

[@Glowcrowify]

On the Games Workshop page Steel Legion Drab would absolutely not have been the paint I would've pinned the edge of your base colour as, but thanks - now it's definitely going on my shopping list!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

haha I just like it because it's quite a neutral colour, not too bright, not too dark and it goes well with a lot of scenery :)

[@ecastudios5531]

I will be using this!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Awesome what will you be basing up?

[@Daedricbob]

Useful beginner tutorial, nice work, though it's always a much better result shaking static grass onto a base so it lands pointing up. A generic kitchen sieve works ok if you don't have a shaker.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Agreed! I have a small static grass applicator which i like to use :) I may show that off on another video one day :)

[@JanKon8]

Thank you, you've probably saved my mesbg miniatures😹

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Glad I could help! :):)

[@DenwarTheoriginal]

After scenic grass you can blow across the top to get it to stand up.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Well mentioned :) It's great doing that - it's like hobby magic!

[@ivans5245]

This looks great but I noticed it's harder to stick minis to the base if it has stuff on it. Is there any recommendations for that?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Certainly there are a few :) You can defienitly do the route of gluing onto the base first then adding the basing materials afterwards - takes a bit longer and you have to be careful to not get glue and paint onto the model. You can "pin" the model into place, this can be to drill a hole in the base top and a foot of the model and add a bit of paper clip for that stability - this is also a great method for miniatures on dioramas :) And you can just use super glue to to glue the mini into place, either by gluing onto the material itself - or get a hobby knife and take a small bit off where the foot would go and then that wll directly glue onto the base :) Id say 90% of my minis are glued in the last way as i found it works best for what i need, and then fragile miniatures such as horses are always glued on before any basing material is applied :) Hope that helps! :):)

[@Faramous]

I came here for this question and answer, so thank you.

[@apinakapinastorba]

Never thought of painting the first color on wet glue. But why not!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Just saves a smidge of time rather than waiting twice for things to dry - but if you do that on a whole bunch of bases in one go - then its even better :)

I usually work on the base after I paint the mini and glue it.

@@ursinecanine9657 Nope

[@SwordsandBrushes]

yes sure you can totally work that way too :) I do that pretty much for my cavalry minis as the contact point is at a minimum

@@SwordsandBrushes I only paint Space Marines from Warhammer 40K, besides I'm still somewhat new to this.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

oh fantastic! welcome to the hobby! :) What Space Marines are you painting for your collection? :)

@@SwordsandBrushes I'm currently going for the Ultramarines, I know it's clichê, but I painted a few Black Templars and Blood Angels. I'm mostly going by cool colour combination.

[@chef5588]

I swear you KZbinrs have magic PVA glue lol. I can never get my sand to stick properly, even with the “PVA/water on top” trick. Your base looks great though :)

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Haha no magic PVA glue, i literally use the cheapest kids glue from the store. I think i paid £2.50 for a litre and it last aaaggggeeess haha

[@chef5588]

@@SwordsandBrushes Well listen, I’ll do anything but blame myself 😆

[@SwordsandBrushes]

never blame yourself - always the tools! haha you could always try and run some sandpaper over the base before you add the miniature and sand - the roughness of the plastic base should hold the PVA much better :)

[@chef5588]

@@SwordsandBrushes great idea 💡 I’ll give it a shot!

[@jandukanocraft6897]

If you are talking about bendy soft bases, the ones made with soft plastic, the PVA detaches when the bases is flexed. You can glue a washer underneath or fill with greenstuff/milliput to keep it straight. Otherwise, never had a problem gluing sand with PVA.

[@EldlichGoldenLord]

great tutorial! one question though, should I use super glue or plastic glue to attach the mini to the base?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Thanks very much! I always use superglue regardless of whether im gluing it to the base first then adding sand, or gluing directly onto the sand. Some miniatures i 'pin' into place for extra stability, depending on the model :)

[@haha-on5fd]

How do you deal with slotta bases where part of the base comes with the mini

[@SwordsandBrushes]

For the majority of plastic minis I just cut them off before I paint, I just glue a foot on some lego whilst holding the mini. The majority of metal minis just get glued into a slotta base before I sand. It just saves a whole heap of time for me :):)

[@travisjohnson622]

What are the equivalents for these paints in citadel?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I believe they would be Mournfang brown (base), Balor Brown (drybrush), Skeleton Bone (drybrush) with a steel legion trim :)

[@thelonepainter4760]

Quick question: Do you ever need to add wire or cut paper clips underneath the feet on the miniature when glueing onto base?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I rarely do that, unless something i buy some stuff from eBay and it comes broken so i need to do a repair job (like horses). If its something delicate like resin, where there may only be a toe in base contact (due to the sculpt) or a lot of metal minis - then i just glue them onto the base directly for some extra stability and then sand them up afterwards :)

[@thelonepainter4760]

@@SwordsandBrushes ah ok. I work with resin a lot. Thanks for the reply.👍🏽😊

[@scottwoods6097]

What are the holders you stick the bases onto please, thankyou!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

They are just some inexpensive corks that i bought of eBay, i cut them in half and then just attach minis with blutac. Simple and effective for what i need them to do :):)

[@scottwoods6097]

@SwordsandBrushes that's a great idea, thankyou 😊👍

[@jamparke]

At the end when you attach the miniature to the base it looks like it’s just being glued to the top of the basing. Is that strong enough hold it well?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

aha totally, super glue all the way! i think about 90% of my collection is based this way, for minis that are metal or have a tiny contact point on their feet i just glue onto the base before sanding for extra stability. But you can certainly just glue your minis to the base first then sand etc. also - both methods work fine and dandy :)

[@samuelleask1132]

Me, painting and basing miniatures that I bought off some dude and which were already glued and assembled:

[@SwordsandBrushes]

That'll do it! :)

[@Cyrus44441]

What sand do you use?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I use Bird sand - it's relatively inexpensive and you get a bit of texture in there due to the crushed shells - and it also smells nice too! haha This is the one i use: amzn.to/3Xn736X Hope that helps :):)

[@elmyelmy5214]

How do u attach the mini to a finished base?

[@SwordsandBrushes]

For the majority of plastic minis i just use super glue. depending how much surface are with the feet will attach to the base. For metal minis i mainly glue them onto the base first before sanding. But i also do the method of using masking tape to cover the slotta hole on bases, batch paint them and then create a small hole where the masking tape is. And for the metal mini clip off the majority of the tab that the feet are on and leave a bit under one foot - this creates a good strong wedge once its glued into the hole of the slotta base :) Little things like that saves me time, and on a grand scale of a whole army - i have saved even more :):)

[@SwordsandBrushes]

@@ursinecanine9657 no not really at all, maybe its come off its base a handful of times In my 15 years or so of hobbying - but that was my fault dropping it on the floor. Sorry you think its bad advice, but its worked absolutely fine for me for so many years

[@nulatlas2137]

​@@ursinecanine9657 super glue holds man, plus it saves you from covering your mini in texture paint or sand, or whatever gunk you use for basing

[@Vindictator1972]

Imagine doing anything that isn’t straight up CoraX White.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Black Templars! :P

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

Wait.. what is that stuff you called grass... Of some sort... It can't be actual grass... But oh my. It looks just like it.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

It's static grass, or modelling flock - there is loads on the market with different sizes and colours. Just makes basing minis fun! :)

[@garfieldwithissuez]

You forgot to mention that your bases will fall off the model if you don't pin the models to the bases if you do it like this

[@SwordsandBrushes]

Yep totally you can pin your miniatures or glue them onto the base in the first place before adding any materials. It was left blank for the video so you can see whats going on more clearly. For me i tend to superglue the majority of my resin/plastic minis on afterwards as it's much easier paint the bases and it saves time :)

[@haventakalou6530]

Eh, I just use Astrogranite…

[@brokenspirit7147]

You're supposed to leave the rim of the base black. Just doesn't look as good if it's not black..

[@SwordsandBrushes]

No worries, they can be black also :)

[@brokenspirit7147]

@@SwordsandBrushes l know, I just paint mine black. Sorry If that came out rowdy.😔 Sorry.

[@SwordsandBrushes]

na it's alright i didn't read it that way :)

[@TheStoicArmyPainter]

Stop with the drab. It’s called drab because it’s “lame” lol

[@SwordsandBrushes]

haha i was going to do pink but i thought that was too 'out there'!