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Deff Dread Buildup! 60mm Base Build. Theme Time!

10/16/2014

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Welcome everybody! I hope you like bases...because Greggles is crazy about bases currently!  That's right, it's another post about making a base!  This time I upscale the base one more step, and bump it to 60mm. 

 This base is going to be used for the deff dread that is both part of my LVO and Nova lists.  From this point on, all the ork stuff is being painted and designed for Nova, and will just happen to work with LVO.  (Trying to double to save on costs and transport)
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These things are seriously cheap!
I read on another blog, that an excellent source for cork like material was Ikea table mats.  It just so happened I have a few old ones, so I tore into them.  It's perfect support structures for a base.  Here you can also see the various materials I set aside to use in the base construction.
Though I did this in kinda of a roundabout way, I've come up with the concept forthe bases.  They are going to represent a crashed space hulk that the orks have been ransacking.  This provides both the reasoning for this style base, gives a link to the daemon summoning, and also a reason why other races would suddenly show up to try and take what is rightfully the orks!  (Plus explains all the walkers!)
PictureThis is really fun!
So started out a bit differently this time.  Threw down the cork to create some negative spaces, and promote some additional height and interesting.  Then I sprinkled various layers out grit to provide some texture.

The pipe looking things are just some sprue bits cut off!

PicturePotato phone. I broke the lens I think :(
After the first layer dried, I watered down glue, turned my phone into a potato, and proceeded to go over all the grit so it would hold fast.

It looks really bad, but it's almost all water.  I really thin it down now, and then go back with a paintbrush and soak up the excess.


PictureDoesn't look too shabby!
Once it dried, I added the upper layer, and some more grit to make it more interesting.

PictureMore rocks = better.
I felt this made the top layers look a bit too uniform, so I went back and added some varying rocks for texture.  Another watered down batch of glue, and off to work on the deff dread that will be standing on it!


At this point I would have primed it...but I try not to prime when it's raining out and the humidity is high.  It's been my experience that things don't quite work right when it's 100% humidity outside.

If you were wondering where some of hte base inspiration came from (other then me just mucking about), check out Jay's bases over @ Dark Eye Studios!  He's done some fantastic bases for his Necrons that were really inspiring and got me to throw on a bunch more debris.

So this is going to be my third deff dread.  It's going to be painted in a Goff theme (black and red), with heavy weathering using the hairspray technique.  I wanted to go for a different look then my other dreads, so thought about using my extra Morkanaut head.  Looks pretty good I think, and definitely stands out from the other type.

I haven't decided to go with or without the Jaw yet. It looks VERY vicious.  
I'm also using plastic glue this time, instead of my go to super glue.  We'll see if that is a massive mistake or not later.  It already screwed me a bit, as I glued the top on before putting in the magnets...and well I pushed some right through, and so one arm has a double set of magnets on it. 
Models are a lot slower to build when you have to clean up mould lines, and make sure every tiny bit is flush fitting.  I'll probably go back a bit with green stuff before things get finally glued, just to make sure this guy is perfect.   Right now the legs are just pinned with some double tact putty for posing.  I might figure out a cool element to raise the left leg up some to make it look like he is stepping off the platform.  We'll see what I can come up with!

But at least here he stands at the moment! Still got a lot of work to do.  I make sure to match up all the arm magnets, so every limb between the dreads is interchangeable, in case I want to run their weapons a bit different.

Now for some blog news.  I'm going on vacation for week, so there won't be any updates for awhile.  I know I know, don't worry, the bases will have plenty of time to dry.  Thanks for your concern.  I should have some photos when I get back to share (some great textures hopefully), and can't wait to see what you all come up with in the meantime.  It'll probably take me an entire week just to catch up on the blog sphere.
Until then, have a great time everybody, and keep painting! It's your world!
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