Basing: Mars/Red Planet base 

This is very helpful! Please do more basing tutorials, like a forest, snow/ice, volcano landscape, and so on. That would be neat

I feel like Duncan is a Bob Ross for nerds.

I love how Duncan thins out his glue just like he does to his paints. "Now we are about to eat come chips. But first we're going thin down the tartar sauce with some vinegar like this. Now you're ready to eat some chips."

Could you do a video on some D&D models? I’d love to see how you’d tackle a red dragon

really good video love the geonosis idea

Thanks mate, very helpful. Love the extra step with the atmospheric weathering on the miniature.

You ever think about how some of us take real rock glue them onto a base and then paint them to look like real rocks?

Level 100 boss basing techniques

Great tutorial - solid basing advice is always welcome - for far too long i avoided doing any basing for fear of making a mess of a finished model, but really adds tonnes of character!

I'm so happy I haven't based my Adeptus Mechanicus yet. This is perfect!!! Thanks Duncan.

Basing tutorials are amazing! Perfect pace, and very easy to follow!!! Looking for more amazing videos, amazing job Duncan and team!!!

This was a great tutorial. My main comments having tried it out would be: (i) the base wasn't as saturated as I expected (looked more like a damp iron rich soil that a dry arid landscape) and (ii) the pva I used to hold down the sand kept reactivating (exposing the base beneath). I solved the first problem by applying a vibrant watered-down red-orange contrast paint liberally over the base until the it really popped (in my case I used Nuclear Sunrise from Army Painters' speed paints). For the latter, I would recommend a second prime to properly adhere the sand to the base

Farsight Enclaves approved.

What a great video for basing! This is similar to how I do my Admech bases but without the dry brushing! Thanks Duncan, keep up the good work!

The best mars bases around

First! Best mini painting channel!

The lore for my Skitarii is that their actual forge world is an ocean planet, with densely packed underwater forge cities reminiscent of Rapture from Bioshock. The planet itself, however, is protected by its fortified moon where most of the Skitarii and even Titan Legions are based, with only specialist amphibious forces planetside. So I've been wondering about doing lunar bases for my first, normal Skitarii and their equipment, and I've been looking for ideas/tutorials. Though I could just follow the Martian tutorial and paint it grey, it seems a little boring that way. Once I've got some experience under my belt and some more material, I plan to come back and kitbash proper underwater Skitarii for planetside forces.

Absolutely love this. More basing techniques please!

Even though I can do bases I still learnt extra tips here. Thank you for these insights Duncan. Much appreciated.

my admec army really apreciates this tutorial, keep being an inspiration Duncan :)

Fantastic, I’d love to see some more of these like grassland or plains, I have so many bolt action models to get to basing

Remember to apply two thin layers of glue for the best coverage 😂😂

Thank you for this, it is exactly what I need for Legions Imperialis.

Duncan you are such a good instructor. Excellent results and I really liked how you blended the Martian Ironearth in by using water. Excellent. I will definitely do this for my Adepticus Mechanicus.

Duncan I'd love to see some Middle-Earth, the new Eomer especially!!

This is the third time i was searching for something specific and your channel shows up :D you can read minds in the future which is next level psyker stuff

The base looks great Duncan! The paints give the base a nice muted red color and the weathering has a nice dusty appearance to it. Thanks for sharing this.

Please do more basing tutorials. I enjoy your techniques and it would be great to see more base styles.

Always love your videos! It takes such basic stuff and you do your magic to make it look much more advanced

This is amazing! Exactly what I needed, thank you!

Fantastic. Thank you. I agree with previous commentors, tutorials on forest, snow, volcano etc would be awesome.

Amazing tutorial Duncan, I will use this for my Tau army with some tweeks here and there. Please consider doing more Basing tutorials

Thank you Sir. It is very nice to see a basing video that takes the time to blend together multiple materials, dimensions and textures under the crackle paint instead of just 1: Glue miniature to base. 2: Plaster base with thick layer of crackle paint. 3: Wait for it to dry. 4: Saturate with Agrax Earthshade. 5: Drybrush. 6: Ta daaaaaah.

Kick ass! I would love a snow / ice tutorial!

Roger Roger

Dang! Looks good!

Justo lo que buscaba!

Really loved the video and would love to see more basing tutorials!

That's an awesome looking B1 battle droid! Will you ever potentially do a video showing how you've painted it?

duncan... stop reading my dream journal you... I was thinking at work today " hmm I would like to do Baal themed bases for my BA models.. need to look up guide for that when I get home " Oh.. Duncan has uploaded.. oh nice just what I needed :)

Thanks very much for this video, I’m hopefully getting some admech skitarii rangers for Xmas and this’ll be perfect, thx

Really great video Duncan! Another option is to use pigment powder on the base and feet of the miniature. It creates a really great dusty effect. Cheers!

Wow that looks great! I would love to see you do an urban rubble base!

When I saw the way you applied the pva glue I thought you were going to say to apply two thin coats!😁😃😂

Superbe and simple

Very nice video! Thanks!

I’m planning to use this for my desecrator knight and I can’t wait. Thank you so much

Praise be to the Omnisiah

Thanks a lot for the tutorial! This style of base will look beautiful as a contrast to the deep green of my budding Dark Angels force. Is it possible for you to do a miniature varnishing tutorial? I know that preserving a splendid paint job is an area of concern with many painters and I'm sure an experienced gentleman such as yourself would have some amazing tips and tricks to share with the painting populace. Cheers!

Fantastic!! I think I will apply this to my Bloodthirster base.

Awesome base exactly what I was looking for.

When duncan dials your basing up to 10, using the exact same paints and textures. Well now I have some ideas to improve my technique.

I'll be copying this but wasteland style, same technique but more brown colours :)

Exactly what I needed! It is nice to be able to comment on your videos now Duncan! :)

You rock!

He even thins his glue.

Anyone else have to crank the volume to 99+ just to hear him when he goes into whisper mode?

Wooo 158th! Awesome tutorial Duncan!

Fantastic! Been looking for a good red earth scheme for my new necron army

Excellent tutorial for a great looking barren terrain/Mars surface base. Only 2 questions, apart from the paints you used that are listed in the video description what undercoat you use before starting to add details to the base? Do you have a preferred brand you like to use more? Thanks in advance.

Thank you, for the content. this is super helpful and inspiring.

Thank you DRPA .

That was really helpful! Thanks!

Awesome, I would love to see your take on how to do snow bases

I may play Black Legion but dammit I love Mars, thanks for this guide

Prais the Omishia - Roger Roger I shall now start a Mechanicum army as i always wanted to.

Merci :)

Now to find course English sand in Australia.

keep these wonderful videos coming Duncan :-)

Great technique.

Very cool!

I too like to get my brush wet.

Hey Duncan, great vid! I'd love to see your take on an ice field basing

A bit of a late question (so it will likely get buried), but have you tried using inexpensive makeup brushes for drybrushing? They're a good deal softer than most drybrushes, but also often a lot larger.

My Battlesector Blood Angels army do need some Baal Secundus bases...

Perfect for skitarii

When i get some money someday, i may try to kitbash some army with this method of basing. Really been meaning to play red faction again.

Just got to love it even if it makes my effort look pathetic 😁😍

Oooooohhhh a droid!!?? Does that mean we are getting some more Legion tutorials? :D

Stuff ordered, using this for my legio mortis titans!

Thanks Duncan, GW really lost a great big gem when you left.

Great topic! Ice worlds and Tron word next

Perfect for geonosis!!

I'm curious about your painting posture. Does your back hurt? Do you have any tips for a painter who struggles leaning over the models?

I can see some Tharks hanging out on these bases. Well done as always, Duncan.

Hi Duncan, thank you for all your amazing videos. question. I used this method for my base, however, finished it off with a pigment powder to give it that dry dusty feel - looked amazing. however, after i let the pigment fixer dry, it now has that flat look, almost satin look. should I just not use fixer and just see how it goes? I use them to game, but not often. hope you can help. thank you mate.

Great tutorial, one thing to note. I've followed the guide step by step and you're base seems to much more Orange / Red? I can't seem to replicate the saturation.

Can you paint games workshops Middle Earth minitures? By the way love the vids! Keep it up!

AT the end of vidéo when u brush the legs of the droid , i think the effect ils better if done with pigments i prefer this method . It's my opinion , what do u think about ? Thanks for this cool vidéo

Hi Duncan, cool to see that you have your own channel. I recognize you from the Warhammer channel :) The magnet storage box is a great idea :) Just wondering where do you get the base grip?

Love this video, I always refer to it when I'm basing my AdMech forces! Just curious though, where do you get the sand from? Been looking for that nice texture where it a bit rocky/gritty.

I'd love to see a video on how to paint death company

Any good tips on where u can get nice flat rocks?

THAT LOOKS AWESOME! :) Just a little question. :S Would you paint and build your part two of the Base around the finished minature or would you just build the base complete and once both are done you put the mini with some super glue on top of that? :)

I wish you would paint some terrain!

That looks fun to do. How about a jungle base ?

Great video Duncan! I am about to start painting my mortarion miniature but I am doing him in a Black and Bronze scheme similar to the black legion. I wondered if anyone (including Duncan) had any ideas of how to highlight black armour, I was thinking grey but I'm not entirely confident on how to approach it

Question: If I wanted to make a copper-based desert planet, rather than a iron-based desert planet like Mars, would it be possible to paint over the Martian Ironearth with something like Nihilakh Oxide or other similar greens?

Great tutorial, thank you! Sorry the noob question, but: how did you fix the mini to the base?

So the Martian Ironearth goes over the whole base before the washes go on?