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| Author: | theOneRider [ Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I'm gonna have to look into those pens. I use the default black for Forces of Evil, because it seems appropriate to me (Though I did up my Sauron mini with the One Ring as his base's rim). I use white on Forces of Good for the same reasoning. Now I'm gonna have to think about what would work best for specific minis and units, darn you. 
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| Author: | DomyHill [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I'm still a bit obsessed with bases and wondered how to do bases like this? 
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| Author: | ste271276 [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
Looks like sand dry brushed from black through shades of brown to a bleached bone-ish colour with tufts of grass and that fine green sponge thrown in for good measure with bestial brown rim |
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| Author: | mertaal [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I always use black for every game I play. I think it looks more "serious", and is nicely unifying, as I use models from various sources for RPG miniatures, so it's nice that the bases match. |
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| Author: | Dagorlad [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I paint my bases to match the faction. Blue for Elves, Green for Rohan Black for Gondor Brown for Mordor Grey for Isengard etc I also shade them slightly, so there is a highlight on the front of the base. I'll take a picture of one when I get home and show you what I mean. |
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| Author: | Maloric [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I painted my Uruk warriors with a dull red for their rim and instead of actually basing the models I opted to coat it black (As I prime white) and paint on a White Hand. My idea was to do a BFME sorta thing where your units have that little team-colored circle around them and I thought it turned out alright. But honestly the models feel incomplete to me so I'll eventually go back over and give them honest-to-God bases and a black rim (Since red is Mordor colors anyhow) |
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| Author: | Creaky [ Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Base Rim Colour?! |
I used to use a plain black rim, but recently upgraded to a brown rim when I rebased the collection. A black rim looks great, but I find a brown blends in better with my terrain and game boards. The black rim suggests 'playing pieces for a board game' or 'display pieces' rather than the 'warrior actually fighting in middle earth' that I want. I think, with a well done base and a well painted model, black looks better - but mine are a very average set of miniatures, some barely reaching tabletop quality, and so the brown helps things blend together more on the table. Weird how much psychology and connotations I manage to read into something as simple as base rim colour. I am available as a base rim colour psychologist for any and all appointments. |
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