Pathfinder

I promised an update on a Pathfinder I was working on.  Here it is.

He is the first in the squad, so he's the guide for the rest of them.  But what did I do and why did I do it?  Let's jump in.

First (Minor) Conversion

I had bought some Green Stuff a while back and wanted to practice using it somehow.  I wanted to start by filling in gaps on some models, but never really got around to doing it.  Thus, I decided to use it on a FireWarrior conversion.  Specifically, I wanted to simply use it to adjust an arm position in order to adjust the look a bit. 

The model in question was this guy:

Bases and Setting the Tone

I was originally going to update the previous post with images of the updated bases on my models, but, after performing the updates, I realized that I was stepping into a much larger world I had long forgotten about.  After experiencing something for the first time all over again, I wanted to share a bit about that experience .

Adding Some Grass

I took some time from unpacking and getting furniture back together to start adding more details to those Fire Warrior bases.  First up for updating was the Fire Warrior walking along the broken wall. The details in that one are the best out of all of them, but I felt it could still use a little spicing up. 

Devilfish: Preview of What is to Come

I put the Devilfish on the base for a preview of the finished product.  I was pleasantly surprised to see my work coming together.  The camouflage on the transport meshes well with the scenery on the base.

Well, here is a picture.  I'll let it talk.

If I can get an entire army looking like this, I'll be doing alright.  Still need to finish up this Devilfish, though.

Devilfish Base

I started making a base for my devilfish.  Why does my Devilfish need a base when there are "flying" bases for those?  Well, because I want one.  Everyone has a clear plastic "flying" base.  I want to have something unique that fits with the rest of my army.

3rd Base

Here are pics of the next base I made.  I added some rusted rebar in a broken wall and mud on the ground to make it different from the others.

 

So, do you like it? Is it too different from the rest? A welcome differentiation? Let me know.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!!!

So, I wanted to start working with some of my own stuff now that I've gotten started.  I bought a box of Fire Warriors and promptly opened them to start planning out what poses I wanted to assemble them in.  Upon lifting the side of the box, the first thing there were the round bases. Then, it hit me...  I knew at once that the first thing I could do to make these guys completely my own would be to make unique bases. 

I went to the hobby store and immediately bought some foam board and other hobby supplies and tools.  I came back and started cutting the foam board with my hobby knife and whittling it down.  I glued the pieces down and added ballast from the two kinds I had.  Once dried, I coated the whoe thing with Adeptus Battlegrey foundation paint from Games Workshop. I then added a Badab Black wash.  After it set in I then dry brushed a layer of Codex Grey, followed by highlighting layers of Fortress Grey and Skull White.

What came about was this:

Pretty good for my first base, wouldn't you say?  I think so.  I was so proud of it, that I didn't even want to add a figure to it at first.  I eventually added a Fire Warrior, but that's for another post.

I was so pleased with this base, that I made another to test my rubble skills.  Here is the second base (*needs a baseball joke here*)

A nice slab if I do say so myself. 

One thing is for certain, I will be expanding on these ideas for my Urban Cadre as they provide good bases thematically.  Plan to see more types of urban ruins in my bases in the future.