Base sizes and Prep

[inrepose]

These are work in progress models being glued together. I am making use of my airbrush extractor to suck out some of the result of using a lot of superglue (which I react to).

I have found a range of washer sizes to be perfect for Specialist units and also use 2pence pieces for the smallest size of Specialist. 5pence is now my troop standard and I have some Games Workshop models here loaded on them.

None of the arms are on the Critical Mass Models here, the metal parts have just come out of a white vinegar bath which after a two hour soak, strips off and release material and grease from my fingers which is coating the metal surface. A vinegar bath makes the primer stick like glue, although it is not totally necessary and if I am out of vinegar I will wash the models with hot soapy water. All the resin parts were sanded and filed, then washed in hot soapy water to remove dust and muck.

Next steps are finishing the arm and leg gluing on the CMG models and then I need to do some basing work to give everything texture before heading outside for a primer coat using the Tamiya grey primer.

[dassenkop]

Thx. for the tips.

Living in the Netherlands I use the 1 cent euro coins.which are slightly smaller compared to a 5 pence piece, for basing of my Gruntz squads. For specialists, commanders, etc. I decided to use a 30 mm round base allthough I found that for some CMG models this requires cutting the base slightly to make them fit, and I see that I'm not the only one to do that .

For larger or deviating models I use the bases supplied with the model (28 mm or VTOL's for example). I don't intend to base my vehicles.

[inrepose]

Those metal washers with the CMG walkers on them are also 30mm like your choice, although the ones with the larger micro-tanks and walkers from GZG are about 35mm.