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Basing of the Damned?
Just to get some input on this, since it's something I've been pondering all morning: How should I base the legion?
Right now, I'm sort've liking the idea of them being atop some temple ruins, since that sort of thing adds to their mystery a bit. I've found two commercially-made bases that I'm considering right now:
Dark Age Games Groundwerks - Temple Ruins:
These are nice, but I'm not sure if I like them because of how well they're painted, or because of the actual designs. There's a very limited selection of them - only 3 smalls, two mediums, and one large, so I'd end up with a lot of repeating elements across the army. I'm not sure if that's good or not.
The other potential right now is Micro Art Studio's Temple bases:
These are nice, but a little hard to get (from Poland) and I'm not sure how much I actually like the repeating text elements in the floor.
What do you guys think? Any other ideas? Can anyone tell me from personal experience how either of these bases are? I can only seem to find painted pictures, so I'm not sure of the quality or detail on the actual pieces.
I'm also open to other ideas. I could just do the same old simple rock-basing I do for everything, but I felt like these guys deserved something a little more elaborate. Lava bases are practically cliche at this point, and would have too much of the same colors as the rest of the minature.
EDIT, FEB 9, 2010:
I've settled on the bases for my Legion. I'll be using the 'Ruins' series of bases from Scibor's Monstrous Miniatures:
They're very nice. They're also expensive as shit, but I figure I may as well go all-out if I'm buying bases. Hopefully the quality lives up to my expectations.
I think, despite buying these new bases, I'm still going to have to make my own custom base for my Legion of the Damned Ironclad. Why? I'm buying tickets to Gamesday Baltimore for this year, and I'm thinking that if painting the Dread goes well, I might enter it into the Daemons just for giggles... and their rules specifically prohibit using models and parts that aren't your own creation, so sticking him on a pre-made resin base is out of the question.
June 9th, 2010