How to make FREE urban city street bases from trash

This week we look at how I go about creating my urban bases while adding DIY litter! This stuff is all pretty much free, really easy to do and best of all quick! When I'm painting up nearly 80 sculpts and wanting them to have custom, awesome bases I need them to not break the bank or the clock.
If you're painting Zombicide, want your WH40K to look like they are on the streets, or any other miniature or game to look urban, hopefully this video is for you!
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[@RobJedi]

time saving suggestion: I cut out sections of regular garbage bags to make my mini ones, usually wrapped around a ball of aluminium foil or a rock and tied off with a bit of thin wire. Saves having to paint them.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

I considered using a black bag myself but wondered if it’d look too contrasting to the miniature! Very real vs miniature. This is a very good tip though I bet it looks fine! I like the thin wire idea, I tried one of those pieces of wire you get that tie cables together but it was way too thick! I should have looked for even thinner shouldn’t I? Great tips though. I will try this myself!

[@richardrussell7082]

@@WatchItPaintIt Yellow cotton maybe, for those bin bags with the ties built into the top rim?

[@ryanc3201]

I've referenced this video half a dozen times and can't believe I haven't dropped a comment telling you how much I appreciated this. This was far and away the best resource I found online for this kind of thing and it was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop that comment. I was literally questioning why I put so much effort into trying to share tips and tricks for people today and your comment reminded me why! So glad to help! Happy painting!

[@richardrussell7082]

A lot of this I've seen before but the contact lens glass was amazing 🤯

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Glad you found something unique!

[@WulvenKraft]

The Spacewolf having a DAB was pure gold!

[@Izodius]

Fantastic, super creative, and very easy to follow. Remember everyone this is an example of all sorts of different methods, less can be more so don't do ALL of them on one base! Another idea, you could take a bit of aluminum, and fashion a printed road sign, or poster board may work. PVA the road sign to the poster board, wash it, use a toothpick for the sign holder, give it a slight bend? Give that a try!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

I agree! The example has way more on that I put on any of the real minis! One or two is plenty normally :-) Love that idea, I’d been trying to think how to do a road sign but I’m not sure I could make it look realistic

[@RicoMonteiro]

I definitely learnt 2 or 3 things with this video. Gonna try the rubbish bags and soda cans idea right now. THANKS

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Share some pics when you’re done! Would love to see how you get on. Ps, don’t glue your fingers together!!! :-D

[@MrMagicchrisi]

Hey Ben, I think this is one of your best tutorials yet! Nice and easy to accomplish ideas, beautifully executed and arranged. Very well done!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thanks Christian! I was very happy with this one too, super glad to hear you think it’s one of the best too!

[@vendorlucid]

Brilliant ideas. Thanks a bunch for the tutorial!

[@christopherdolan8751]

Great little tips. Love these sorts of "final touches" videos - great inspiration (and ofc ideas to steal)

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Hope they make some great final touches for your miniatures!

[@okami7777777]

Love this idea. I'm so tired of seeing urban bases that are 90% rubble 10% street. Awesome basing idea! Thanks a bunch!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Really glad you liked this! Yeah I thought these were some fantastic unique ideas! Let’s hope more people can find the video :)

[@jamesj.4517]

I've been wanting to do this, but cutting 70~ figures from their bases is quite the undertaking. These look great.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

I’m not actually cutting any of my Zombicide from the base! I do them around the feet. I just did the example on a miniature-less base for ease :-)

[@HeatherSanto]

This is my favorite video for basing thus far! I was wondering what I was going to do for my Zombicide 2e. It is all genius and your figures look awesome, as always. I also wear disposable contacts so that is great for me to make the glass! Thank you!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Yay! That’s great to hear. Thanks for the comment! I heavily considered going with clear bases, I’m very happy with how they look for my Black Plague but this is very cool. You get to make each base interesting and unique! Glad some contact wearers can make use of this :-D thought I might be the only one :-D

[@NatukoAndy]

Great video and perfect basing for Zombicide. I’ll save and come back to this at some point in the distant future where I’m at the basing stage. Liking your Zombicide content so please continue 👍🏼

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thanks! Got a few more Zombicide tutorials to finish off :-) should see more on the channel in the future. Glad this video will help you when you get to basing, it takes our models to the next level!

[@arturogracia8439]

Those bases look so nice! Great way to improve the game.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thanks Arturo! I’m really happy with how my bases are coming out, especially with the simplicity of this, yet makes a huge upgrade!

[@jonathandawson2962]

Thanks for this and will be putting this into practice on my Judge dredd minis - My favourite is the poster and road markings.

[@stefanustinov8928]

This link for the posters isn`t right. Could you please give an other link for the posters? These are so great!

[@RESURRECT2]

Up^^

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Sorry, I some how missed this comment! I’ve updated the link to a search can’t trust the internet! :-D

[@katana2665]

Nicely done.

[@Frosty-kz4om]

This is perfect. Exactly what I needed

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Yay! Enjoy your bases!

[@thesinisterone534]

Abstract Brilliant 👏

[@Stunnedape]

Absolutely brilliant, thanks so much!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Glad you enjoyed! Think this is one of the best bases I’ve ever done!

[@warpangel8879]

Was totally worth the wait, thank you so much man! And I’ll be sure to use that DABBING technique. Lol

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Haha :-D I said dab so many times in this video :-D the problem with recording yourself speak and having to listen to it so many times is how easily you notice how often you say the same words :-D

[@paul5103]

That’s AMAZING

[@florentarlandis1209]

This is just perfect

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thank you!!

[@frubblegump]

Great timing on video as about to start Zombicide 2nd Ed minis. Think I will definitely be doing a few re-watches :)

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Woohoo! Always been a fan of punctuality :-D hope it can help you!!

[@HeroesBosses]

Ben... I am super impressed with this base - I mean I love your vids anyway but it's rare where a see a video with so many cool, original ideas.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

All it takes is a rummage through my bin :-D :-D :-D finally living the dream

[@KurtKn1sp3l]

They do look nice.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Definitely nice compared to how cheap and easy they are. I’ve spent a lot more time and money on worse results :-D

[@the250mikec]

Awesome👍

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wolowizard4441]

This was a fantastic video. I’m going to try this for my Chaos marines

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Would love to see the results when you do!

[@wolowizard4441]

@@WatchItPaintIt I’ll upload it to my Instagram most likely! I have to get the chaos marines first 🤣

[@Miniaturemonstrosities-qr2mp]

Great video! I really like that can and poster. That brick is painted very nicely as well. Might I ask were you got the files for those signs? Keep it up!

[@MAYFLY01]

This is what I'm gonna do for my GSC

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Share some pics when you do! Would love to see!

[@michaelhughes9674]

Love the plastic bag. Very original but will def be using the coke can to add to my bases!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thanks Michael, I always think the bag does photograph well. Looks amazing in real life! But glad you liked it even in the video! Happy painting

[@Nosferatuklown]

You sir deserve all the cookies for this...I now have a thematic way to base 2nd edition because of you....knowing me I'm going to take this too far. :) Would you recommend rebasing the miniatures from Zombicide onto the fresh bases or just do your best dry brushing with their own bases?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Yum! I do love cookies :-D I am keeping all the miniatures on the base and dry brushing as carefully as I can. I’ve done 5-10 so far, it’s not that hard to dodge the miniature, certainly quicker and easier than moving them IMHO. Share some pics when you’ve done some! Would love to see

[@peaceturtleinfinity]

As an American I was like “da hell is a cocktail stick?” I’m gonna start using…better than toothpick

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Hahah. Ooops! The things we learn. Thanks for pointing that out :-D didn’t know we called them different things

[@batingbunnies]

Any tips for trying to make a little cardboard box type thing? I'm wondering if just making a little box out of paper and then strategically smashing it would work the way I think it will

[@griffglowen5555]

Fantastic video!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@griffglowen5555]

@@WatchItPaintIt just what I was looking for - now I’ve spent the last hour making cans, refuse bags (not refuge!😂) bricks and posters

[@EliteC64]

Quick question I'm rebasing my 1st edition zombicide minis to match the 2nd editions bases so will be leaving about 1-2mm plastic under the feet to raise them up to 2nd editon height. Do you recon standard DIY wall filler with a bit of water and sand will work to get a concrete texture base effect like the Astroganite you used here?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

A similar effect, yes. The grain of the sand in astrogranite is a little smaller than GW sand, but close. Wall filler can sometimes be brittle though. Maybe test it out on a scrap piece of plastic first.

[@discard-dead]

I don't know what that model is but it looks like it could be Bane from a dystopian future batman game.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Haha! I see it, but he just a zombie from Zombicide

[@Ranerdar]

Question about the posters. Did you print them actual size or scale them?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

It will depend on the set you find, but the one I used and linked in the description I scaled down to about 25%. I just printed them off and kept scaling down until I got the size that looked good!

[@JenniferKitzman]

Just a tip if you accidentally dab a (natural fiber) brush into some active superglue - go swish it around in some nail polish remover real quick! Then give it the brush soap treatment to recondition it. I've saved a nice Kolinsky this way...not that I try to do this often!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Love this tip! Thank you so much

[@roelvankriekinge1977]

You missed a dab at 14:37 :-). Excellent video.

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Haha. I wondered who would point that out! I did it intentionally, you fell into my trap :-D

[@roelvankriekinge1977]

@@WatchItPaintIt Lol, there was me thinking it was an oversight... what tangled webs you weave :-)

[@griffglowen5555]

I’m having trouble making my glass visible on the base - any tips?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Are your contacts as blue-ish as mine? My glass is very subtle, I guess like broken glass is! You could maybe try a green wash? Like making it green glass? Or a blue wash? Let me know how that looks!

[@cymraegddraig]

We asked for it...and you made it !! Thankyou ! I don't suppose you have a link to where you found those tiny posters ?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Oooh yeah, let me add that to the description! To be fair there’s loads, and I just picked one of a lot I found on the old internet! pin.it/75IbCy3

[@Izodius]

@@WatchItPaintIt Another good one here: i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/son_of_stephen/SIGNSprint.jpg

[@cymraegddraig]

Cheers :) and some.great tips.there. Will probably be a little harder with the minis on the bases but will try (still a beginner)

[@kikos80federicomartinelli58]

Quello che cercavo!!!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Grazie

[@piece1309]

As an eye are professional I fully approve this use of used contacts lenses. How dry did you let the contact get?

[@WatchItPaintIt]

As dry as it gets! (Or as dry as I’ve ever seen them :-D) left them for a week but I think just overnight is about the same!

[@mikesvirtualhikeandtours1721]

At 9:49 there is an upside down Space Marine!!

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Well spotted! Dabbing :-D

[@EliteC64]

@ 1:06 I thought I was watching a Zombicide paint job but had a sudden aurge to paint a Ultramarine 🤔

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Hahahaha. Subliminal messages!!

[@wisNNiowy]

please upload again the posters...

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Sorry! They weren't my posters, I just googled miniature posters until I found ones that I liked, you should be able to do similar (hopefully)

[@JohnxInfinity]

Lumpy Bumpy bits lol

[@WatchItPaintIt]

:-D

[@zovni]

I appreciate the clarity in the video, but it's a bit misleading to label this as a "DIY" base when the core concept here is to buy an official citadel effect paint and work around that :S

[@WatchItPaintIt]

Good point! Guess I just meant the litter is DIY :-) grey paint with some sand in would probably be a diy for the asphalt though!

[@IrvingHesh]

Very good video man, I’ll try it with all my Zombicide minis 🫰🏻