Skorne Basework

The Skorne Warpack is now fully assembled, custom bases made, painted, and models suitably altered to “stand” on the base appropriately. As previous described I made up custom bases for my Skorne using Cork, Aquarium rocks, and a mixture of Sand and medium Ballast. Once painted these things look pretty good. However there are two items which I need to deal with. I decided to make up the bases so they would be ready to go before having the Skorne on hand. So I guessed where the feet would need to go based off of pictures and a little common sense. Second since the slotta holes and peg holes have been covered up I’m attaching these to the bases with “anchors”

For the Most part the figures feet fit on the bases just fine. Morghoul and one cyclops needed to have one foot repositioned to make more realistic contact with the base. Putting the anchors in is also fairly easy. First I sawed off the pegs and slotta tabs off the miniatures. Next, I took my pin vice and drilled a hole straight up the leg then identified and drilled out a matching hole in the base itself. I bent a length of medium gauge paperclip into an “L” shape so that it would have good contact with the underside of the base and provide a good attachment point up into the leg of the miniature. The important part here is to ensure you’ve got a good solid 90 degree angle on the anchor and that you have sufficient length to get as much contact as possible in the miniatures leg.

Once the miniatures are painted I can drop them right on their respective bases. To ensure good contact I’m intending to go with a 2 part epoxy. It’s likely more than I need to go but I want that bottom anchor incased in the epoxy so it will not go anywhere. That way I don’t have the Elmer’s glue as the weakest bond keeping the miniature on the base.