Basing much or less

[martin goddard]

So you are basing some WW2 Germans for a European theatre campaign.  Comment on the basing effect ,shape, markings and practicality.
Try not to wander off into figure paint quality.

Maybe just put a big piece of lichen on a base and say the men are camouflaged. At the other extreme put the figures on a single colour base (red for platoon 1) with clarifications abut the base ,written on the base. eg. 3 riflemen on the base, base painted red to identify them as red platoon. Writing  = "Average Ger. rifle".

[Leman (Andy)]

Don't do WWII so can't comment, but in other periods requiring identification, because uniforms are very similar, I colour code the rear base edge.

[Sean Clark]

Rear edge colour code for me.....but only if necessary. I do try to distinguish using different figures where possible.I

[Colonel Kilgore]

I'm with Sean on this: too much basing variety and things could look a tad weird.

Different figure poses and/or paint jobs first. Certainly not different base shapes or sizes for what are otherwise the same troops.

And my preference would also be for colouring the rear edge where it really is important to distinguish different units (e.g. in the new SCW rules).

[usagitsuki]

In 6mm, anything and everything I can get on the base. Units can be distinguished by basing theme if necessary. For a set of rules where 1 base = a company, each base here is 60mm x 40mm:

[martin goddard]

They look great.  I think 6mm do need those size bases for effect.

[Batko]

Not got any photos handy, but I like a small font paper strip in the back corner that's got a little code and brief name, (like S111 (Strelkovi, 1st Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Squad)). The actual basing is a mostly inoffensive bit of finely crushed and baked dirt mixed with parking lot grit glued on, painted a colour matching the gaming table, and then sprinkled with very fine modelling grass turf of a couple colours. Anything more seems like it would steal the attention away from the figures themselves.

[Stewart 46A]

For my SCW company's I have put different coloured grass on each of the platoons also my WW1 late war British army I used different coloured grass/flowers on the different units. They looked ok at the sq bashing day and I could easilynominate which units were Vet, raw etc to my opponent

[Duncan]

I like to green stuff the figures onto the bases as this helps to hold the figures on the base as well as glue. Then this is base coated with a dark brown for Europe and then a textured layer over the top. I use GW paints as I go d these best over the years having tried many brands. I do a base in Gorthor brown and use Stirland mud texture on top. Then I use grass tuffs from 'Warpainter'  to add grass, bushes etc. I normally used between three and give !depending on figures etc. I don't like pumps of walls or large features as I don't think men would put these a out the battlefield with them.