How to Make Plague Bases - HC 316

In this Hobby Cheating Tutorial I take you through how to make bubbly, gross plague world bases. These are fun for your nurgle miniatures or any miniatures that are fighting on an icky world. Hope you enjoy!
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[@dirtmcgirt6531]

That uv resin+silica gel trick is genius

[@roelandpellis3679]

👆 what he said!

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you, very glad to be of help. :)

[@marshallsmith501]

@@VinceVenturella hey Vince I have the green UV resin would Vallejo flourescent green over that give the same effect?

[@Slashoom]

I opened a silica package and it had crystals in it. So I went with it, they look pretty cool with a metallic lime.

[@j.taylor7361]

I like that you explain the ‘why’s’ of your paint selections. For example, stating you used Rhinox Hide because it is a purple brown and purple compliments green’ which is an overall theme to the base. I appreciate that.

[@alfyb4512]

Great video, as always! Perhaps an idea for a next one: many of these guides work great for separate bases, but are complicated to set up on pre-attached bases (the stuff you get with board games). If you have any ideas of stuff that could be done simply without too much risk getting all over the mini?

[@VinceVenturella]

Great suggestion! I'll see what I can do.

[@prickswithstix1113]

AWSOME Base…as expected lol!!. Thank you for always explaining your reasoning with everything you do!! I need that to help me with all my projects.

[@VinceVenturella]

Always happy to help. :)

[@dragonsmith9502]

I'm starting a Death Guard army (just finished my AdMech) and this is something i'm definitely going to try out! I've never really done basing for my minis before (i slapped on vallejo ground texture paste and tossed in a rock here and there, ew, i know) but the plague marines i think will be worth it. Thank you for this tip, i'll be sure to use as much of it as is applicable!

[@VinceVenturella]

Awesome, happy to help. :)

[@whyidontwant2723]

Very nice, the only thing I would have done different is to add some blood to the base seeing as the Nurgle mini had open wounds.

[@VinceVenturella]

That would have been a good touch. :)

[@kevinhayes517]

Vince, another great tutorial with lots of tips and tricks to try on upcoming projects. Thanks as always for your time and expertise!

[@VinceVenturella]

Always happy to help. :)

[@sevencoloredmage8726]

UV curing resin seems to be also pretty popular with garage kits. From fixing pinholes and small imperfections to coating the eyeballs for a wet look.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, it's great.

[@chicagohobbyhero]

Great stuff.. now to buy some resin, been looking at it a while

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a great tool.

[@Izzyspaintingworkshop]

Another great video! That UV resin looks dope!

[@VinceVenturella]

It is!

[@Bluekor]

Magnificent! Thank you!

[@BarokaiRein]

I think that the most common reason why people just slap a flat piece of cork on bases is because most models that don't come with their special bases are meant to go on a flat surface. I've actually ran into some problems with this myself because I went bit off the rails with my bases when I got into 3d printing but quite a lot of the models in my library just don't work with the more interesting and naturally uneven ground that I enjoy making. Now it's not hard to just create elevation for the other foot and make it look good but most people don't want to do problem solving when basing.

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a fair point, one way to get the best of both worlds is to still use the cork, place the model, mark the feet, then chip away all around that (which is basically what I did here).

[@michakonwicki6781]

This trick with silica gel bubbles works also with acrylic clear resin. I like the idea with palette for dry pigments. Why I didn’t do it this way?

[@hobbithubby5076]

My kids would have pigment all over the floor if I stored it that way. It’s unfortunate, because it would be so much more convenient to do it the way Vince does.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, it sure could, and it's a great way to store those pigments (just keep them in a drawer safely so you don't make a mess.). :)

[@clawhammr666]

Funnily enough I was gonna try something very similar, kept the silicon gel to try make them as bubbles but with water effects (since don't have uv light/resin) good to know that this works

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, you can use them with normal resin as well.

[@TheYjmfan]

I love the silica ball idea😉

[@xgD3molition]

Yo this is was a sick video. Never seen this channel before, you’ve got yourself a new sub 🤟🏻

[@hobbithubby5076]

Welcome… you’re in for a treat. Vince easily has the largest painting tutorial library on KZbin.

[@v1buster561]

Largest and one of the best. Older videos aren't the best, but that's stuff Vince has clearly taken care of over time. As far as hobby tutorials are on KZbin, admittedly there may be some better painters on KZbin, but our boy Vince here is still literally world class talent and explains it in a way you can understand. Even his old videos, camera is iffy, but his narration is fantastic. ...I think I'm becoming a fanboy

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad to have you on the hobby journey and always happy to help. :)

[@kavanmg]

Brilliant, if you're working on more Nurgle stuff soon, I'd love to see how you'd approach working on the large plague fly wings

[@VinceVenturella]

No immediate plans, but I will put it on the list. :)

[@clarketron3000]

I'd love to see a video of adding the guy to this base and how you combine them to make it not look like different things glued together! Pigments? dry brushing? do you pin it through or just crazy glue?

[@VinceVenturella]

So I have a video on just that - kzbin.info/www/bejne/apDdcmp9Z916mK8

[@Steve_Keen]

Vince's energy in this video: "You sure do have a purdy base.."

[@VinceVenturella]

Sounds right.

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Thanks for the great demonstration how to use the UV resin :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Saefogeo]

OMG! I was about to start looking for some tutorials for Nurgle bases for my Plague Marines and I saw this video on my subscription fees as I opened KZbin 🤪🤪🤪 Papa Nurgle have just blessed me this day 🤢🤮🤒

[@VinceVenturella]

Awesome.

[@powerfrompaint782]

Vince walking the undivided path and embracing all the gods is just a sign for the big ghost-pirate-skaven-cast book series "the venturella heresy" whith Tyler as his khainite sidekick and Tom as the dwarven emperor

[@VinceVenturella]

On point.

[@gagonthis2389]

yeah, i didnt even know that the UV-resin was a thing in the Hobby . that alone was worth the video. Thanks V

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad to help

[@bentomkinson3675]

im loving your little spoken intros on your videos Vince its nice to get a little bit of your face finally! ALSO the zoom on the base was hilarious!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you like them!

[@Wijkert]

1:44. Interesting. I assume bigger color shaper should work in the same way (should be the same stuff). Will try that next time I put a texture paste.

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep

[@sapper12b71]

I checked out the silicone brush link this is a year after the posting of this video and now in the description of those brushes it says for epoxy resin and crafting LOL the picture still show a lady doing her makeup but the first two sentences are arts and crafts taglines LOL way to go vince!

[@hobbithubby5076]

Now I have to do 100 of these for all my Poxwalkers… maybe I’ll get’em all on the table by 2022?

[@VinceVenturella]

Set a reasonable goal, next weekend. ;)

[@gt3155]

Once again the ever wise and powerful Vincey V has bestowed upon us yet another crust of knowledge. We’re not worthy!

[@VinceVenturella]

Always happy to help.

[@jakessofa8187]

great little run down given I need to paint up some bases for my Maggotkin. I hope Datacert is paying you mad advertising rates for their promo

[@SunDancerGE]

"Is there anything better?" Yes! Painting the rim Goblin Green! ;)

[@VinceVenturella]

Hard disagree. Very, very hard disagree. :)

[@SunDancerGE]

@@VinceVenturella you're allowed to disagree. But you would still be wrong! ;)

[@northofself]

Could this work for pools of bubbling molten gold or other metals? I could see a little dab of true metallic paint making the bubble-tops work (where it's all highlight), but seems like a challenge to sell over top of the rest of the pool of resin 🤔

[@northofself]

On second thought, there's probably no need to sweat transparent resin for an opaque surface of molten gold. Disregard 😅

[@VinceVenturella]

It could, but as you say, it would get expensive.

[@jimnorfolk7642]

Nice!! Can you do a vid on blending small areas? Would love to see how you do it!

[@VinceVenturella]

I'll see what I can do, but small areas are generally easier, you need to blend less, as your eyes will resolve them easier if you just kind of futz the paint together.

[@trydodgingthis]

Those are very good bases well done :)

[@john-paulfuller-jackson1606]

That base rim painting high, I know it well.

[@VinceVenturella]

It's a great feeling. :)

[@flipsix3]

I really want to do something that looks like a "normal" base, but in the wake of where the model has been, this stuff starts to come through. This gives me some ideas towards that end.

[@flipsix3]

...so grassy/tufts but a "wake" of dying earth and bubbling ooze behind the the mini

[@VinceVenturella]

Sure, I've seen it before, you just want to effectively make two bases in one when you're doing that and consider miniature placement early.

[@ALitoBitofJapan]

This was awesome! Thanks!

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shitstormbringer]

Amazing tricks here, thanks

[@VinceVenturella]

Glad you like them!

[@zerodraw13]

I’ve been saving all the silica from everything since I saw that first video a while back. Ya know, just in case I decide to drop $500+ on a Nurgle army. Wait a second. I have Pestilens stuff. YAY!

[@VinceVenturella]

There you go. :)

[@mutantmodifier3540]

Yo Vince! Red is still not complementary color to green by very definition of the term complementary color. Please check grammar. Nevertheless that base came out super awesome, and that looks like very fun and efficient way to make bases. Thanks for the video!

[@VinceVenturella]

So Red is a complimentary color to green using the additive RYB color wheel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_colors) - Glad the video was helpful. :)

[@mutantmodifier3540]

​@@VinceVenturella Thanks for the reply! :) Right in the beginning of the page you linked it says: "Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color...". Won't be getting that with red & green.

[@mrsoylentgreen79]

I've never seen the uv resin before! It looks very useful. Is it very versatile in your opinion?

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, I love it.

[@markpowell1164]

Great vid as always

[@VinceVenturella]

Happy to help. :)

[@StackingLimit]

I really loved the look of this. These hobby cheating videos are why I subscribe. Would you give us the link for the purple brush you used ?

[@VinceVenturella]

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B5Y7H23/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[@baronquack3493]

Hello, great video and i really like this nurglish stiled base! I need help finding alternatives for a couple of colors that are hard to find here where I live. What color can I replace bilious green and ice yellow with? Those are the hardest to find but also the sepia ink is quite hard to get! Thanks a lot :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Ice Yellow is available in lots of ranges and even GW has a bright yellow replacement. The off-green, just anything that is yellow-green (Vallejo has plenty) will work fine.

[@baronquack3493]

@@VinceVenturella Thanks a lot! Can i ask which pigments did you used in the video?

[@michaelluzetsky126]

Hey I seriously doing this.! I’m getting all the stuff ordered. I was wondering what size are the gel balls you use?

[@VinceVenturella]

Whatever comes in teh silica packets I ordered, not sure on the size, standard I guess. :)

[@michaelluzetsky126]

I did a tester and it work flawlessly! I can not wait to do it to my death guard!!!

[@tofathi195]

Thanks, i guess bilious green cannot be found unfortunately.

[@VinceVenturella]

Sadly it is out of production, but any bright green/yellow will do, many brands have them.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@VinceVenturella]

Thank you. :)

[@facresende]

Oohhh Yeaaaah!!!! Nice work again.

[@VinceVenturella]

Always happy to help. :)

[@hobbithubby5076]

What type of cork do you recommend? How thick of a sheet should it be?

[@VinceVenturella]

1/8th or 1/4 inch - any cork sheets will work. I often get the cork matts for dinner tables from IKEA.

[@jimhedberg8843]

Great stuff! One question, when you have applied the bileous green, do you finish it of with any gloss on that since the rest of the ooze is glossy?

[@VinceVenturella]

I didn't in this case, but you certainly could.

[@jimhedberg8843]

When adding the flourescent ink, did you thin it down? Yours look way more thinned out than what comes from the bottle. :)

[@VinceVenturella]

Yep, a little, but it also dries very thin.

[@Vlad_The_Imposter]

Could you have mixed the green ink with the UV resin, or would it interfere with the curing at all?

[@VinceVenturella]

It will interfere with it, but a layer on the bottom and a layer on top and you're good. It will "seem" that color.

[@marshallsmith501]

awesome

[@helenmcclure]

So I’m now annoyed at myself for all those packets of silica I’ve thrown away down the years. Finely found a use for them.

[@VinceVenturella]

Well, they are pretty cheap to order at least. :)

[@travislankford9254]

I'm all about this base.

[@VinceVenturella]

No treble.

[@travislankford9254]

@@VinceVenturella How many other unimaginative people made the same comment as mine?

[@VinceVenturella]

@@travislankford9254 On this video? zero. In the past, many, including myself. We are all together on this. ;)

[@christianwhite8411]

Great video. Do you have a link as to where I could pick up the silicon balls?

[@VinceVenturella]

www.amazon.com/s?k=silica+packets&crid=1I5UWUDNUKA6E&sprefix=silica+%2Caps%2C125&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_4_7

[@christianwhite8411]

@@VinceVenturella Thank you. Was able to source similar on the UK site 👍

[@v1buster561]

How do you keep your little dimple pallete relatively clean? If I had something like that there'd be colour powder all over my desk.

[@VinceVenturella]

I keep it out of reach in a drawer in the back. :)

[@Mikey__R]

Don't sneeze!

[@jameskyle7943]

Where can I get one of those Datacert pens?

[@VinceVenturella]

2014. ;)

[@CactusJackter]

IVE THROWN AWAY SO MANY SILICA GEL PACKETS ARGH

[@airwreck76]

Is the green stuff world lime an ink or acrylic paint? I don’t see an ink offered by them in that color

[@VinceVenturella]

It's the FLUOR acryllic paint.

[@airwreck76]

@@VinceVenturella Thanks, I love the channel! Awesome stuff

[@flashrollerball1173]

When building up and painting a base like this do you pin your models down? I’ve always had trouble with them falling off the base.

[@VinceVenturella]

Sometimes, in this case, I didn't. I use Loctite Ultra Gel and never had an issue, it really cements the model on there.

[@Wijkert]

Could you put a link in the description to the Liquitex gel you used?

[@VinceVenturella]

You mean the UV resin? It's from GSW - www.greenstuffworld.com/en/ultraviolet-resin/934-uv-resin-30ml-water-effect.html

[@Wijkert]

@@VinceVenturella No, I mean the stuff at 1:35.

[@VinceVenturella]

@@Wijkert www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LC1GYFR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@XavierArnau399]

So you have a heart brush huh

[@VinceVenturella]

Amongst many other shapes. ;)

[@jamesn2830]

I don’t suppose you know of any good resources for converting paints to citadel brands? Those are all I can get locally unfortunately

[@VinceVenturella]

I think Paint Rack the app has conversions.

[@crazyhorse-us3ng]

Where is my link for that cool tool?

[@VinceVenturella]

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B5Y7H23/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[@hobbithubby5076]

Can anyone link a UV light that’ll work to set the Greenstuffworld resin? The one that GSW sells is sold out everyone locally in the US.

[@VinceVenturella]

Any UV flashlight from amazon will work. Look for one made for jewlery, as they use the same UV resin.

[@asdfjoe123]

Hi. I've noticed something about your videos: Your audio mix is turned down lower than just about every other video from other makers. I'll turn up my volume for your videos and when the next one comes up . . . well, you can imagine. If it's not something that'll cause you a great deal of hassle or expense you might consider increasing the volume on your videos.

[@VinceVenturella]

I'll check it out, I had previous people tell me it was too loud.

[@grumpymeggo]

@@VinceVenturella I noticed that your audio mix is a little off. The "jingle" at the start of your videos often is way louder than the rest, but not every time. Other than that: Your videos are great and I really love watching them. I learned a lot from you :)

[@grumpymeggo]

I wanted to add that I noticed that it's mostly your older videos that are "off" regarding the audio mix.

[@nicholasw777]

Quark.

[@yasashii89]

The uv resin smell is really awful though.

[@nachtmacher6237]

😊

[@el_passo_painting2796]

I thought i was the only one with a black base rim fetish!!🤣

[@VinceVenturella]

Oh no, I'm all in.

[@Mikey__R]

Happy to be the first comment!

[@VinceVenturella]

First! ;)

[@Mikey__R]

@@VinceVenturella gotta appease that algorithm!

[@ger5956]

If you’re reading this comment, don’t forget to like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm 😁👍🏻❤️

[@DaytonaRoadster]

interesting, ive been trying for years to do warcraft 3 style "blighted ground" but havent found anything soild

[@VinceVenturella]

Hope this helps! :)

[@fizberry8705]

I don’t smoke, yet I kind of need a cigarette now.

[@VinceVenturella]

Checks out.