Basing my 0-12 finally

I ended up deciding on the Death Ray Designs Tech Corps 2-Layer Base Inserts, for that high Sci-Fi look.

I did keep all the original bases, as this is just a set of base toppers, designed for the bases that come with Infinity miniatures. First thing I did was make sure they were the right sizes, and that I had enough. Yes it looks like I don’t have enough, but I bought two sets, so I’m fine, even when I get more 0-12.

The instructions say that to help paint adhere to the acrylic, they should be lightly sanded. Now I didn’t want to make the acrylic, so I asked the advice of the Paint shop boss at work, and he suggested using a very fine Scotch-Brite, which can be seen at the top of the photo.

The Paint shop boss also suggested using a special plastic cleaner after the sanding, which he provided too. He has been incredibly helpful. I’m not actually sure what it is, but I did test it on the sprue first.

First thing after the sanding and cleaning, of course was the priming. I went with the Vallejo Premium White Primer 62.061.

So I start gluing down the 1st Layer. I did of course do a test up one, just to make sure that after taking the protective paper on the underside off the shiny, smooth acrylic would glue well to the plastic bases. It did seem to work, and so I proceeded.

Checking the Colour Wheel to see what colours I should be using, with my 0-12 painting in alternating Green, and Purple, I went with the complimentary colour of Orange, specifically the Life Color Matt Orange, which was a huge pain in the arse, and took hours, with so many cleanings through out.

The Orange works, but there is some details on there I might like to pick out.