Hobby Techniques: Cork Bases

In this video, I cover how to use cork sheet to add texture and visual interest to your miniature bases.
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[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Nice work! Cheap material, easy to work with, looks great. Cheers!

[@hyp3r-systems838]

you have a great ASMR voice! super relaxing!

[@mugsofdoomminis]

That’s very kind of you to say

[@Redacted.135]

Thank you! Amazing and simple guidance

[@mugsofdoomminis]

Glad you found it helpful ☺️

[@luckyf1ves]

great video helped me a lot. thanks

[@mugsofdoomminis]

Glad to help :)

[@JohnnyBuschi]

I've been pinning all the models I've based with cork. The super glue holds, but the top bits of cork break off easily enough.

[@mugsofdoomminis]

Aye! I does depend on how handling you do. If you stick it in a case or display shelf the glue is fine and for light transport and gaming it’s mostly fine. I did make a video on pinning for heavy use :)

[@JoshLoZhiWei]

can u still use cork to base if u already glued the mini to the base?

[@mugsofdoomminis]

Absolutely! What I’ve shown here is good for making ground level variants. You could take this and paint it grey, drybrush it lighter and paint a middle of the road stripe on it. But cork also works to show uneven ground. Your mini doesn’t have to be stood on a rock or higher ground. You can tear up small pieces of cork and have them represent clumps of earth with a grass tuft on top or represent small rocks or bits of rubble. If your feeling really keen, you can chuck it into a blender and use it in a mix with sand to have a variant size grit on the base

[@JoshLoZhiWei]

@@mugsofdoomminis thank you for the advice!

[@robertoslama331]

Whats the thickness?

[@mugsofdoomminis]

Hi :) the cork here is 3mm cork bathroom tile found from a home improvement store. You will get away with any cork sheet in the 2 to 5mm thickness range