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Hey everyone,
So I was thinking of changing how I am doing bases because I don't really think my bases are the best. I normally just use some glue and put some kitty litter and GW gravel and then just layer black, then grey then some white. I find they just look boring.

I am now going to try using spackling (the stuff you use for drywall fixes) and I put it on some bases for Wraithguard and got some nice textures on it which I am happy with. I will maybe go dark grey then light grey then white so that I can make it look like snowy maybe? It is already white so I might just leave it that way.
My real question is how should I attach the models to the bases? I was thinking of just glueing the feet right to the base but the base is pretty uneven. How would or can I pin the feet to the base some how? What kind of stuff would I need to do that?

Thanks everyone!

A small drill , paper clips, and super glue should do just fine. You can back it up with some expoy if the models are extra heavy. Take care with superglue frosting if you are glueing to a painted base!

I was wondering the same thing too. Thinking of finding some actual slate or bark for some of the bigger models to stand on, wasn't sure if super glue was enough to attach them after doing that. I did see that pinning them seems to be the best thing to do?

Here is how I have been doing it of late:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-54636-38342_Craft.html

A picture is worth a Thousand Sons....wait...that isn't right...

As said...

-pin vise with small drill bit
-paper clips (bendable)
-drill into model
-CA/superglue the paperclip into model
-drill hole into base where paperclips will go
-put model on base
-bend over paperclips

Magic Bananas!!! Now you can remove the model whenever you need to work on the model/base.

PAPERCLIPS! That is perfect I wouldn't have thought of that!

I don't think I hve a drill small enough for it though so I might try heating up the paper clip with a lighter and put it in the foot of the Wraithguard.

Then once it is in there good I will heat the other end and stick it through the base and like you guys have said bend the metal and superglue or just leave the paperclip the way it is.

I hope that works, I know it works for sticking it in the models feet because that is how I paint them but just with pins

You could alternatively attach the model to the base first and then do the basing around them. That way they would look like they are in the mud/snow (whatever you make it look like) rather than standing on top of it.

Ya I was actually thinking of doing that.

I attempted to pin it to the base but it just wasn't very sturdy so I ended up just gluing it on top of the spackling.

It looks pretty decent actually but I think doing the basing around the model might look good I will try that next time!

EDIT:
Well this is how the bases turned out! I will fix that tiny hole which is where the pin was going to be so a little bit more spackling will do the trick.
It actually has a nice wavy rough texture to it but the camera didn't pick out the shadows.