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Hey guys, i saw somewhere (cannot remember where) a few weeks ago a great way of creating a perfect base for your Tyranids!

What you need...

Bases
PVA glue
Super glue
wash of your choice (for colour)







HOW TO...


cover your base/s in pva glue (a thick layer, be generous)

let the PVA glue dry for about 5 minutes and then splash on dots of super glue over the PVA...

(do this as much or as little as you like but this is the part that will make your base turn to life!)



(dont worry about overhang with the glue, it can be cut off or used to look kinda cool! =] =])

let that dry over night (do lots of bases all at once if you are going to do this as doing it 1 at a time will take forever!)

once it has dryed it should look very nid like!,

and this is when you can paint it or as i do just put a layer of wash over it and it looks great!!...





hope you like them! =] =]

Nice Technic bro i shall have to give this a go for my dudes basing ^^ but then again i am not tyranids so maybe wouldn't add effect as it would with having tyranids

I think those look pretty good! They seem very organic/gooey looking from that picture, just what i'd imagine for my nids. I'll have to try this out, thanks!

No problem mate!, its incredibly easy to do...
most of the time it takes is just letting the glue dry ...

im just about to try doing a more dynamic base, with a bit more height, maybe add it to a rock or something asif the goo/organic stuff is seeping upwards also!, ill post pictures of that too =] =]

cheers for looking and im glad you like the idea! =]

I've seen this around, and the more I see it, the more interested in it I am. I'm thinking I've gonna do this for my HQ and Elites first, follow up on the little guys later.

Thanks for showing it in multiple colors, gives a good idea in how it can be used in so many ways.

Image it..... 1 giant scabby patch in the middle, precisely where the Zoanthrope model is attached to the base.... kind of like it's sucking the life out of the very surface of the terrain....

Like it a lot, could use it on my anti-nids tau bases!

It can pass off as Zerg creep on Starcraft.

fenrir1997 wrote:Image it..... 1 giant scabby patch in the middle, precisely where the Zoanthrope model is attached to the base.... kind of like it's sucking the life out of the very surface of the terrain....

that would be AWESOME!! ive still to base my venomthrope!... that may be the answer!! =] =]cheers for that idea man!

and an anti nid tau army?, interesting... my mates got that kinda idea aswell... he hates my army , lol (only coz i can kick his arse but ...lol )

Ive not seen that before, interesting technique!

SirBuddlington wrote:

fenrir1997 wrote:Image it..... 1 giant scabby patch in the middle, precisely where the Zoanthrope model is attached to the base.... kind of like it's sucking the life out of the very surface of the terrain....

that would be AWESOME!! ive still to base my venomthrope!... that may be the answer!! =] =]cheers for that idea man!

Dude, gonna need some pictures of this.
Only appropriate word: EPIC.

SirBuddlington wrote:

fenrir1997 wrote:Image it..... 1 giant scabby patch in the middle, precisely where the Zoanthrope model is attached to the base.... kind of like it's sucking the life out of the very surface of the terrain....

that would be AWESOME!! ive still to base my venomthrope!... that may be the answer!! =] =]cheers for that idea man!

and an anti nid tau army?, interesting... my mates got that kinda idea aswell... he hates my army , lol (only coz i can kick his arse but ...lol )

i can only assume your mate is me and i will have you know i dont "hate" your army i justthink you have too much and i very much believe that when my army is built up properly to a competative Size i wll give you an extreme good run for your money

just gonna show you guys another base i did aswell as my Venomthropes base, (for fenrir1997)














sorry if the base looks rude... it wasnt intended to be that way! =[....lol but the way it turned out (texture wise) was fantastic... (cant really see very well on a photo! =[ =[)

Like it, it looks all biological

heres a few more pics with one of my warrior gaunts using the base! =] =]

i was doing this 20 years ago

some things to consider for this , that i learned with practice :

1) you can vary the effect based on how tick of a layer of glue you apply it to .

2) you can also vary the effect based and how runny or thick the glues consistancy is .

3) i didnt learn this based on the introduction of tyranids into the game , i learned it when i got into chaos . it makes GREAT scabs and infected looking patches for chaos , or anyone else with lots of battle damage . to do so ; for small models , apply the glue carefully with a toothpick to the model then add just a tiny bit of the superglue carefully . it can make a great accent to some old school type daemon weapons .

4) it doesnt JUST work with glue , it works with acrylic paint too , and again will vary based on how thick the paint is , and how runny it is . it also gives a better effect in some ways since the paint is already colored , so all you need to do is drybrush it or ink it to meet your color goals . again with practice youcan apply it to small models to make gorey red scabs and puss . it can really spruce up a model , and on larger ones like defilers , is a great way to cover the joint between an organic component and a mechanical one .

5) you can also vary the effect based on how thick or thin the super glue is .

here is a defiler i did for a friend a couple years ago . all of the gore and poo seepage is superglue applied to craft paint

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/543692/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/543691/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

here is a terminator i did a LONG time ago , the base was done with craft paint and super glue


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/547952/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

here is a dread from a LONG time ago , base done with craft paint and super glue .

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/547955/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

SirBuddlington wrote:just gonna show you guys another base i did aswell as my Venomthropes base, (for fenrir1997)
......
sorry if the base looks rude... it wasnt intended to be that way! =[....lol but the way it turned out (texture wise) was fantastic... (cant really see very well on a photo! =[ =[)

Oh my god.... That turned out even better than I had expected.. I'm actually excited to go grab my materials sooner than anticipated. Thanks for that, I appreciate it. Excellent work.

ADDITION:

My computer was just turned off, and I had a wonderful epiphany, that only includes 2 words:

Mycetic Spore.

GrandInquisitorOrdoXenos wrote:i was doing this 20 years ago

some things to consider for this , that i learned with practice :

1) you can vary the effect based on how tick of a layer of glue you apply it to .

2) you can also vary the effect based and how runny or thick the glues consistancy is .

3) i didnt learn this based on the introduction of tyranids into the game , i learned it when i got into chaos . it makes GREAT scabs and infected looking patches for chaos , or anyone else with lots of battle damage . to do so ; for small models , apply the glue carefully with a toothpick to the model then add just a tiny bit of the superglue carefully . it can make a great accent to some old school type daemon weapons .

4) it doesnt JUST work with glue , it works with acrylic paint too , and again will vary based on how thick the paint is , and how runny it is . it also gives a better effect in some ways since the paint is already colored , so all you need to do is drybrush it or ink it to meet your color goals . again with practice youcan apply it to small models to make gorey red scabs and puss . it can really spruce up a model , and on larger ones like defilers , is a great way to cover the joint between an organic component and a mechanical one .

5) you can also vary the effect based on how thick or thin the super glue is .

here is a defiler i did for a friend a couple years ago . all of the gore and poo seepage is superglue applied to craft paint

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/543692/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/543691/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

here is a terminator i did a LONG time ago , the base was done with craft paint and super glue


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/547952/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

here is a dread from a LONG time ago , base done with craft paint and super glue .

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/547955/warhammer-40000-fifth-edition

wow thank you for that! =] those models look fantastic! and i will give the small details a shot with the toothpick, could work out VERY nicely to make battle wounds on the carapace of my nids!

thanks again,

fenrir1997 wrote:

SirBuddlington wrote:just gonna show you guys another base i did aswell as my Venomthropes base, (for fenrir1997)
......
sorry if the base looks rude... it wasnt intended to be that way! =[....lol but the way it turned out (texture wise) was fantastic... (cant really see very well on a photo! =[ =[)

Oh my god.... That turned out even better than I had expected.. I'm actually excited to go grab my materials sooner than anticipated. Thanks for that, I appreciate it. Excellent work.

ADDITION:

My computer was just turned off, and I had a wonderful epiphany, that only includes 2 words:

Mycetic Spore.

haha yeah it really did turn out VERY nicely and i have you to thank for that!! =] =]

deffo get some materials and lemme see how you do! =] =]

also aMycetic spore would work wonders like this i reckon... im actually in the process of making a mycetic spore, so ill deffo try this out on that! (if it doesnt work then im only wasting an old rugby ball and glue lmao!!!)

cheers again guys for showing interest in this! =] =]

Awesome outcome. Fast technique. This looks great! I look forward to building a few paintokens for Dark Eldar with wounded-but-still-in-pain subjects!

Thats nasty! I like it thanks for sharing.

I might do a standard glue and sand on part of the base then combine that older technique with a portion done with the 2 glue method... hmmm

Neat ideas!

Oh, wow. These are nice.

cheers guys! =] =] there really is so much you can do with this technique! =] =]

ill post more pictures as i go, and show you all the ideas i have to do with this method! =] =]

The more I look at these the better I like them.

By the way, nice diorama in your avatar.

JoeyHeadwounds wrote:The more I look at these the better I like them.

By the way, nice diorama in your avatar.

thats what i was like..... i did a couple then was like... hmmmm i dunno if i like these , but the more i looked at them closely the better they got!! =] =]

and honestly once youve done them for yourself rather than seeing just a photo, they look ALOT better

as for the diorama... its not mine, i found it online .... it is good though lmao

these are some of my newer ones! =] =] they are pipes covered in the biomass stuff... =] =] these are going to be ripper bases! =] =]

^ Epic win


Sir, I love you xD

HELL YEAH

Dude, applause for thinking outside the box, never would've thought of adding pipes or anything like that.

aw cheers guys!, i just saw the pipes in my room as it was spare from my newts tank, so i thought id just cut some pieces off and see how it looked!

cheers again,

i do have some more ideas so keep looking out for this thread as there will be more! =] =]


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my next base is gonna be a tough one to do, but so far here is what i have got! =] =]

Here are some photos of my new Warriors and Zoanthrope all based and painted! =] =] hope you like how ive done em! =]







sorry for awful photography skills! lol

That black and grey is sweet.

Keep them coming dude, it's rockin'

Haha im really glad you like!! =] =] id love to see if other have tryed this method out!, maybe post some photos on here if you have! =] =]