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I thought of this a while back and its a very simple, cheap, and easy way to get a resin quality base from GW bases for painting competitions, centerpieces, or even a whole unit. It works well with round or square bases, I've done both.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

2 GW bases of the same size
Milliput or equivalent putty
Sandpaper

STEP #1 - Take base A and glue it to base B top to top
STEP #2- After glue dries, fill the sides with putty and smooth as much as possible trying to get sharp edges if using square bases. (This will save you sanding time)
STEP #3- Sand all sides smooth and square.

The best part is water effects work great with this method because there is a lip around the top of the base. It also looks sweet to "lay" in plasticard bricks or put a ball of putty in it and sculpt cobblestones. I've also made a few different blanks like the grey one below and made molds so I can cast them if I feel like it. If your bases you're using have the round peg hole protrusions just cut them out. Also make sure you finish sanding with a fine grit because you can see any imperfections once painted. Hope yall like this and it works for some of you. Here is a couple examples, think its enough to give you an idea of what I've described.

Nice tute!

Very cool idea nice one mate

Sorry for the edits, I keep thinking of things. I got it the way it should be now. Enjoy

Here is an example of this technique used to make round bases. Took 30 min to make them, just a bit of sanding and they are ready for details.