Step-by-step tutorial for big bases

If you have the recent Dark Knight Rises box you'll notice that the Batmobile and Military tumbler's come with large oval bases. If you need more large oval bases Games Workshop just happen to make the same size (120mm x 92mm).

This is a step-by-step guide on how to makke them look cool.

Here's what you will need.

Obviously you can choose your own grey paints but as long as you can make a few different shades, that's fine. I got the textured paint from B&Q (local hardware store). The brush was from Hobbycraft under the decoupage section. The stencil came from Multiverse Gaming but there's nothing stopping you making your own from thin card.

Spray the bases with the textured paint and leave overnight to dry, try to get a nice even coverage.

Prime the bases with you preferred primer. I like using Halfords spray primer.

I painted the base using Vallejo's Dark Bluegrey then marked out the lines using some thin masking tape and stipple on the yellow using the stiff brush.

Remove the masking tape

Using some sponge from an old blister pack I applied a 50/50 mix of Dark Bluegrey anf Heavy Bluegrey and left to dry. Remember to remove the excess paint by dabbing it on a paper towel first. This will give you an idea of what kind of patterns you can create with the sponge so you will know where to dab it on the base.Use the same piece of spong to apply some Heavy Bluegrey to your liking.

The next stage if so wish is to add some pigments and litter. I found a couple of images online of newspapers and shrinked them down then printed them off.

Mix some PVA glue with some water and Agrax Earthshade in a pot or empty blister pack. Cut the newspaper out and leave them soak for about a minute in the PVA mix.

I then used some tweezers to lift them out of the pot and scrunch them up before placing them on the bases.