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Kickstarter, @wargamesbakery basius 2 homestead pad part two
So, you’ll have seen previously my basius 2 homestead pad arrived from wargames bakery, that post is available here.
I had a few concerns about the pad, the loss of some detail and the seeming overhang of some of the more prominent sections. I also had a concern that the thin sections would affect the longevity of the pad but having had a poke I believe it will only be an issue if I use the pad incorrectly.
With my pad here I assembled supplies to test it out, unfortunately not having any green stuff I was having to use Milliput, which I’m less a fan of. In addition I needed water and a toothbrush to keep the pad wet and clear loose milliput. Also Arrow as background noise.
Going straight for it I mixed up some epoxy and attached it to a base. Wetting the pad (perhaps overly cautious) I push the base into the mould and pull it away.
The left is the first one, with clear lines but blank edges and fingerprints. The right is the second attempt, with no fingerprints (or at least minimal) and less blank space.
Pleased I got to poking at different part at the pads and soon had these finished, with a few minor lessons as I went about placement, angles and pressure.
The overhangs were on the lower left bases, clearly having minimal effect on the process. A few of the deeper bases I need to prepare for with larger blobs of epoxy but that’s getting closer
A few more. The trapdoor handle is frustratingly unclear and the teddy less defined than in the stock picture.
Edit: having rechecked the teddy is as defined as it is in the stock photo.
Close up of the bear and something else (maybe a rock or barrel)
With the overhang clearly not an issue the lack of definition on the details is, whilst the bear is an easy paint fix the handle is going to need a look at of I want an intact one.
Looking closely I think with a sharp knife I can reshape the intended space for the ring, so I’ll take a look at the weekend.
Overall the pad will do its job. The thinness won’t be an issue, the overhang doesn’t affect presses enough to worry and hopefully the lack of detail is something I can overcome. I’m looking forward to starting to get the bases onto models and seeing how they look with paint on them.
Kickstarter, @wargamesbakery basius 2 homestead pad
So, my first backed kickstarter project has arrived (overwhelming numbers prompted a several month delay understandably). The Basius 2 Homestead basing pad from Wargames Bakery. Designed to help create unique bases this was really interesting, here’s what the campaign had to say about my pad
I chose the Homestead pad for its mix of bricks and rubble, suitable for pretty much anything.
The reverse side has already been earmarked for my Wild West exodus lawmen as a significant upgrade on using agrellan Earth from games workshop. 
The sheer detail on the pads provides an effectively infinite variety of options.
Full prints of what can come out look good, I won’t be doing anything quite as large but it’s nice to see the full board.
So, as I said mine has arrived ready for use
Of course, as a pad I can’t tell much, I need to use it to get a proper impression (no pun intended) of the base, but the bricks and rubble look to be well defined
Again, without using it I can’t be certain, but this side looms a little less clean cut- a few of the details look masked and more worrying what looks like plastic/resin flash seems to be overhanging in places so I’ll have to see how it comes out.
The trapdoor handle covered over by ‘flash’ preventing a clear cast as shown in the stock picture.
Some of the overhangs on the planks, I worry they’ll ruin the definition of the planks.
My final worry, the thin sections look as though damage could be caused with extended use. Hopefully with the pad being a stronger material than anything being pushed into it it can take the pressure.
I plan on playing around with this tonight and will update then.
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