Thanks for the C&C guys.
This was my first time trying white on a larger surface. I undercoated with bleached bone and used what I 'thought' was 3 thin coats (not thin enough...thats what i get for thinking;
lol). More practice required.
The cyclone launchers are in place with magnets (so i can switch the launchers out to different models in the event i wanted to field an all
TH/
SS list or play around with a speeder heavy C:
SM army, so the idea of filling the gap between launcher and body wouldn't be practical (If I were to make these a permanent attachment then, yeah, definately would create a more solid structure on the termies back).
For the bases i used the HO scale diamond plate from Plastruc:
http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineProductDetail.lasso?-op='eq'&CCode=PS-155
The Apoth bases were done in a bit larger scale (O scale) to add variation (and because I ran out of HO scale and this was the closest thing available on no notice...drats)
Just traced the base size onto the plastic sheet, cut it out with scissors, glued to a standard base with Testors model airplane glue, once dry I trimmed the edges with a razor-knife, primed black. When i was ready to put the model on the base i test fitted the location and scratched the primer off where the models feet were going to be (to get to
raw plastic). Then i glued the model down with testors (I also drilled a hole in 1 foot and used a large plastic rod so i could pin the model to the molded holes on the bases). Once the glue was cured (24 hours) i painted the base boltgun. On some i did a black wash to add variation among the bases and on others I used small plastic rod to create water/fuel lines on the deck and/or a section of flat strip to create the yellow warning stripe sections.
Lately i've been thinking of re-painting the base edge in a neutral grey just to make it look cleaner.