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<blockquote data-quote="rgard" data-source="post: 2699278" data-attributes="member: 4157">For supplies, here are some more possibilities:1.&nbsp; Tiny bits of gravel from the driveway or street.&nbsp; I have half a cup of the stuff and it's free.2.&nbsp; Games Workshop sells tubs of static grass (stands up) and green flocking (doesn't stand up).&nbsp; They also do snow (white flocking).&nbsp; GW's stuff is expensive ($7.99 for a small tub.)&nbsp; Flocking is actually dyed and sifted sawdust so if you have lumber mill or home depot around you can ask them for some.&nbsp; Then dye or paint it yourself.3.&nbsp; Slate bits work great in building layered sedimentary rock looking bases.4.&nbsp; Plastic plants you stick in aquariums.For the bases, I use GW's 1 inch (25mm) bases.&nbsp; I have some Reaper minis too and I just superglue the mini to the base.&nbsp; It makes the fig a bit taller, but I don't have the patience to cut out the middle of the plastic base to make room for the reaper figure's base.&nbsp; If you did take the time, you would use the green stuff to fill in the gaps in the base.If you don't mind a larger diameter base, you could use Dark Ages or Warmachine's 30mm bases.&nbsp; These have recessed middles that can fit most medium (in D20 game terms) figs' bases.&nbsp; Dark Age is cheaper than Warmachine per base.On a green stuff note, I would wait until you get happy with your simple basing work (flocking, dry brushing, etc) before getting fancy with the green stuff. I do the basing right before I do the matte finish on the completed fig.&nbsp; That way you have the opportunity to touch up and make corrections if any of the basing material gets stuck to the fig.I hope this helps.Thanks,Rich</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rgard, post: 2699278, member: 4157"] For supplies, here are some more possibilities: 1. Tiny bits of gravel from the driveway or street. I have half a cup of the stuff and it's free. 2. Games Workshop sells tubs of static grass (stands up) and green flocking (doesn't stand up). They also do snow (white flocking). GW's stuff is expensive ($7.99 for a small tub.) Flocking is actually dyed and sifted sawdust so if you have lumber mill or home depot around you can ask them for some. Then dye or paint it yourself. 3. Slate bits work great in building layered sedimentary rock looking bases. 4. Plastic plants you stick in aquariums. For the bases, I use GW's 1 inch (25mm) bases. I have some Reaper minis too and I just superglue the mini to the base. It makes the fig a bit taller, but I don't have the patience to cut out the middle of the plastic base to make room for the reaper figure's base. If you did take the time, you would use the green stuff to fill in the gaps in the base. If you don't mind a larger diameter base, you could use Dark Ages or Warmachine's 30mm bases. These have recessed middles that can fit most medium (in D20 game terms) figs' bases. Dark Age is cheaper than Warmachine per base. On a green stuff note, I would wait until you get happy with your simple basing work (flocking, dry brushing, etc) before getting fancy with the green stuff. I do the basing right before I do the matte finish on the completed fig. That way you have the opportunity to touch up and make corrections if any of the basing material gets stuck to the fig. I hope this helps. Thanks, Rich [/QUOTE]

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