Whats the best stuff to cover bases with?
Again, a matter of how natural-looking and/or durable you want the base to be. For foliage, the hands-down favourite material is the model railroader’s ground covering. Woodland Scenics has an excellent selection and it’s inexpensive (particularly when you figure that the small bags of the stuff can do 100 miniature bases or more). Bill Gilliland uses something called GRASS (es, all caps) from Life-Like Scenery, which is ultra-fine sawdust which has been coloured. Verlinden is another recommended brand, available in Europe. A product called Basetex, from Colour Party Paints, comes in various colours and is available in the UK. Other materials that can be used are sand, sifted clay cat litter (not the scoopable stuff), aquarium bottom material, or sawdust. First, paint the base a neutral-type or natural colour. When it dries, take an old brush (or a cheap watercolour brush) and paint a 50/50 mix of white glue and water over the surface you want to cover. Painting the glue on gives more
