Why I Changed My Basing Techniques - And Why You Might Want To…

Miniature basing is probably the easiest way to make a mini look awesome with minimal effort. In this tutorial my aim is to share the techniques and methods I use to make the bases on my miniatures blend with the terrain, but still look incredible on close inspection, as well as some other techniques I use to make the bases themselves far better for playing with!

I play D&D, but whether you do 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Star Wars Legion or one of the dozens of other games out there - basing is the quickest, easiest way to make any mini look awesome.

For D&D its amazing. Lots of D&D minis look identical - basing gives them individuality. Some peoples D&D minis are prepainted - basing rescues these (usually not great) paint jobs and helps them blend with the better painted minis you’ve done yourself.

So yeah. I like basing. It lets you do some pretty amazing things, pretty easily. And it can be DIRT cheap too. Pun definitely intended :)


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Everything I use should be linked on the equipment list above, so it’s also a library of where to find stuff…

Speaking of finding stuff, here’s where you can buy these kind of bases:

20mm are small, 25mm are medium, 50mm large, 75mm huge, etc.

Games workshop:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/100-x-25mm-base
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-50mm-Round-Bases
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-75-46-Oval-Bases
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-80-Round-Base
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-100-Round-Base

Reaper:
20mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74041
25mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74035
75mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74066

3D printed:
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/hollow-bases-2mm-wall


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If you like the look of the grimdark stuff, check out Erics Hobby Workshop and Miscast - they do great stuff for 40k :)

Miscast ruined buildings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=818uEjtMD6E
Erics 40k ruins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RB-JdGEe_Q&t=580s

Other builds featured in this video:

Grassland tiles: https://youtu.be/DzvJIozUXWY
Wall and temple system: https://youtu.be/om88iXGJ92s
Plinths and Buttresses (those small columns on the walls): https://youtu.be/tf4hgTLKw6M
Cavern Tiles (plaster rock painting): https://youtu.be/XIBUrcIkVAo

00:00 intro
00:42 tricks using the base
02:07 how to update to better bases
03:08 Mini Storage
04:00 Core basing techniques
08:32 varying techniques for theme
08:50 Mountainous basing
10:23 Forest basing
12:33 Telling a story with the base
12:59 Grass tufts - how to make them and which ones to use
14:38 more extreme environments



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