Thank you all for your kind words.
So I finally got around to basing some moree troops.
I lay down some sand and then paint it with water downed PVA glue. Once that is dry I use an acrylic burnt umber to provide a wet brown look (like the ground after a thunderstorm) and then brybrush Citadel Steel Legion Drab, Administratuum Grey and Screaing Skull in various amounts. I add some clump folioge and then some winter grass from Gale Force 9 to finish off. I like the base rim painted black to give it a really stark divide between table and base.
Here we have some Austrians:
And now my Division of Austrians:
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