I have finished my Teutonic Order Army. I have used static grass on their bases. I am quite happy with they way they look.
I have started my Norman Army. I have finished a couple of units and the command stands. I have gone for a three colour dry brush scheme with an inked finish. I am happy with the way they look.
When looking at both together I wonder to myself should I use static grass on the Normans?
Can I have your constructive opinions please?
Static does look better. I've never worked with it, but I'm mainly 6mm. And Flock seems easier.
ReplyDeleteAll that to say - I vote static grass
Hi there
DeleteI've used flock a few times and I've occasionally been disappointed with it. It seems OK on terrain pieces most of the time.
I'm swinging towards static grass.
I think the Normans look fine as is, but the convention is to have some flock on bases. The problem I find is normal static grass looks, at this scale, really odd next to the figures.
ReplyDeleteI use a couple of Gale Force Nine's "blend" range for small scale bases. It's much finer than regular static grass, so looks more proportionate with the figures.
I'll maybe look out Gale Force Nine's offerings then.
DeleteIn the mean time I'll keep the three colour drybrush finish going.
Many thanks!
If it works for the Teutons then it'll work for the Normans!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kingsley
DeleteI've found that what looks good when you are looking at 1 stand up close, isn't always what looks best on the table.
ReplyDeleteThe key there is to have the base on the figures match the table as far as possible. If the table is flocked, a flocked base looks good. If the table is painted, a flocked base can look out of place as can a base that is painted in a different fashion to the table. If the table is cloth covered, either can work as long as it matches the tone and texture of the table as much as possible.
-Ross
Hi Ross
DeleteI am blessed (cursed) with a variety of tabletops to use these figures on.
At home I have my green speckled painted tabletop which can be seen in many of my photographs.
I have several different green cloths with which to cover it.
I have a large (enormous) collection of Heroscape tiles some of which are variously flocked and grassed.
I hope to buy (soon) a collection of flocked Hexon II tiles from Kallistra.
At my club there is a considerable number of differently painted boards as well as a number of differently coloured cloths.
Somewhere within all that there will good and bad matches.
Thank you for your comments.
Probably inevitable. I try for a neutral look that will blend anywhere now after having some glaring mis matches.
DeleteHappy choosing.
-Ross
Some you win, some you lose!
DeleteDer Jim,
ReplyDeleteI think both of your bases look just fine.
Over the years I keep reworking bases as they chip, etc, and have found by happy coincidence that the more textures there are on bases the better they look as a group.
It may just be me, but my eye seems to treat scruffy irregular base textures as 'natural' and I skim over them. It also means that if you add to a regiment later that you don't have to be punctillious about matching bases. The only snag is that it takes a few reworkings for this to take effect.
Kind regards, Chris
Hi Chris
DeleteI note your comments with interest. I would hope that my bases never get that battle worn look but I'm a realist too so of course they will get a bit bashed in due course.
I do have a battered and bruised Warmaster Undead Army somewhere in my collection and I have promised myself that I would refurbish it at some point. I may try your reworking technique on them.
Jim