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How-To Making a Custom Swamp Base

Back in July I bought the brand new Ork Flyer while I was in the States on leave from deployment, boxed it up and shipped it back to the desert.  When it got to me I wasted no time in building it as a Dakka Jet.

Then Hobby ADD kicked in and it got put aside in favor of other projects.  In March I pulled it out and got started.  This is my first Bad Moon model for the Orks I’ll eventually get to and as such it was kind of a test model.

You may remember my Bad Moons Dakka Jet How-To from last week, well I’ve decided that my Orks would look really good on swamp themed bases.  Using a hollow blank base, some grey stuff and some random twigs I build the basic layout for the flight base.

I primed it black and sprayed it with Minitaire Swamp Ground and Sewer Water.
Drybrushed the ground, painted the “trees and stumps” and added some clumped flock and lichen.  I then mixed some Secret Weapon Sewer Water with realistic water and applied it in four coats to get the whole area filled in.  To finish it off I added some tall grass to the base.
And here is the whole thing done.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this project.  I’ll be back again with some more in the near future.
~Syko Wargamer

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.