One thing I’ve settled on, for basing, going forward is to use metal bases for plastic miniatures, and renedra plastic bases for metal miniatures. The Renedra 25mm bases are light, and less likely to chip. I also need to experiment with varnishes.
I’ve painted a pile of miniatures for a Dungeons and Dragons campaign that sort of fell apart, I varnished them using commercial varnishes. The effect is not subtle, but it does the job. For Middle-earth miniatures, however, I demand a bit more subtlety.
Another issue you can see with these pictures above is that I used heavy fender type washers for the horse bases. This is a wise and rational decision…if one isn’t planning on moving one’s miniatures anywhere, like, say, across a continent twice. And maybe a succession of apartments. The heavy bases make transportation difficult and tends to end up bending the horse legs and chipping the paint badly. So…replacing them all with renedra plastic bases. And then repainting them all again.
I’m currently, very slowly, painting for OtherCompany Warg riders between more needful things. I hope to finish this batch over the weekend, and get another half dozen done before the end of the month, before moving on to other things. I am finding the plastic renedra bases to be useful for those too.
