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I never really did allot of basing but I want to get to a next level.

Once you made your base, pva + sand + static + w/e decoration.

How do you glue a plastic or metal miniature? (Super glue?)
Is it always recommended to pin the figure to the base? (how do you pin a character to a base w/o seeing it's actually pinned to the base?)

At this point I glue my miniature to a base and then decorate the base, which creates the impression of the character 'sinking' into the base, I would like to avoid that.

Also when I use sand to decorate a base, it always comes off very easy, if you take the miniature at the base it's easy to rub of part of the basing. Is that because of bad pva glue? I do use cheap one tbh

Links to tutorials are also welcome. I've seen plenty of just basing tutorials but they never show how to actually attach the miniature to the base :p

For bases that i sand i used to glue a small piece of plastic card that is smaller than the foot print of plastic models so that it is slightly lifted.

For metal models (though i prefer not to) you can snip the metal tabs so that it is only under the feet and glue it slightly above the slotted base.

though is stopped doing this as i got lazy .

Ok :p thanks desu !

Good idea with the plasticard, going to try that out ^^

If you've completely flocked the base, there's nothing you can really do. What I do is grab a little epoxy putty (milliput, GS, whatever. I use GS), put it on the feet, put some superglue on the GS, and press that onto the base. The GS should be a ball that expands when you press the mini onto the base, but small enough to be invisible unless you're going to paint the mini and base together. For pinning, it's only good for metal models since they're more liable to fall off. To pin your metal model, drill two holes in the feet, glue some paperclips in (or whatever you use as pins. Make sure they're long enough to stick out the base), drill holes in the base, and push the pins through. Where the feet meet the base, use the GS-superglue combo above. After that's set, flip your mini over and either 1. Clip the pins so they're on par with the base and put some superglue on them, or 2. Bend them into the base so they lay flat. This method is used more since it prevents the mini from coming out easily.

Glue the model to the base, then sand, flock, and paint.

Thanks for the feedback !

Put a little amount of greenstuff on the feet, few drops of superglue and press tightly. Does the trick especially on uneen surfaces

my technique is probably not as conventional as most. For pewter figures, because I pin them to the bases, I will pin them to the base (without glue) with the stance I want them to pose in, then I will lasy down my sand/gravel and then remove the character from base to allow the gravel to dry in place with the footprints open to glue the mini in place after I paint the base. For plastic mini's I lightly superglue 1 foot into place, glue my sand down, allow to dry, then come back later and snap the character off to paint separately. This is the most simplistic way ive found to paint the base and mini separately. best of luck

I actually will normally completely finish the base first and then I just pin the model to the base with a little bit of super glue on whatever you use to pin and I haven't ever had a problem with it.

I always put the model on the base first. If its metal I file down the metal tab so it fits smoothly into the slot, then GS the slot closed. This holds the model tight and seals the slotta-base. For plastic I use Testors model glue.
Let dry and cure. Then I add large details (skulls, rocks etc), paint those, then add flock/sand/brush, with a final paint and wash of the base as required.
A small paint brush spreads the PVA nicely and lets you control it to keep it off the model itself.