Do these bases look a bit naff, or have I just spent too long looking at them?

[Mr.Marx]

Hey all,

I decided to base my 6mm figures in an effort to make them a little more sturdy and less prone to barrel-bending.

I've gone for a part-dirt, part-urban rubble base so that models can blend in whether the model is on in the open or in a built up area. I've let the grey dry-brushing spread around the piles of rubble to simulate dust.

I'm pretty happy with how the bases look, but I'm after a few second opinions before I set about basing a hundred or so miniatures in this style...so, what do you think?

MM

[jp762]

I like that. Its utilitarian. In my opinion it works.

[warburton]

In my opinion they look good.

Personally I would make both the sand and the rubble lighter in colour, on the basis that a lighter coloured base generally sets off a figure better, but that is just a matter of taste.

[joroas]

A quick drybrush will brighten it up and highlight the detail.

[Mason]

Andy, pop on a few small tufts once you have done a little drybrushing and you will be surprised with the effect.
A little bit of static grass would help too.

[Mr.Marx]

Okay - I've given the grey bits a lighter drybrush and I think its done the trick.

Andy, pop on a few small tufts once you have done a little drybrushing and you will be surprised with the effect.
A little bit of static grass would help too.

I'm really not a fan of static grass on anything in this scale. Tufts might be a good shout though.

I like that. Its utilitarian. In my opinion it works.

That was the plan. I've always thought that even fine sand in this scale gives the appearance of a tank driving over a pebble beach. 

MM.

[joroas]

That has added a nice bit of subtle colour that complements the green and brown. 

[Doomsdave]

I think they look great.  At this scale busy bases can overpower the models mounted on them.  Yours are just right.  Wouldn't want to distract from the lovely PJ you've executed on these tanks.

[Cubs]

For 6mm scale I don't think there's anything to reproach yourself for.

If you want a less uniform look in the colour of your bases, there's a couple of things you can try.

The first one sounds wacky, but does work. If you dab some patches of bright colours - red, blue, green, yellow - around on the base just after your first basecoat, your later layers of drybrushing (or whatever you use) will cover them, but leave hints of variations in shade, and thus material, to the eye.

Another thing you can do is use an old brush with rough bristles and stipple some different shades over the top of the bases randomly.

These just help to break up large slabs of a single colour and fool the eye into thinking its broken ground.

[warburton]

With the bit of lighter drybushing I think they look ace!

[Archie]

I think the grey has really helped.

I do feel the patches of rubble are a little too uniform. I might be tempted to try some bases without any and some with streakes of rubble rather than clumps.

[former user]

only problem I see from here is that they are similarly reflective like the tanks. A bit of matte coat with the brush maybe?

Otherwise I think them an interesting approach, I quite like it.
plaster and sand?