 1 Our subject arrives on the bench. The transit trays are great for moving the figures around without putting a finger in the wet basing on the way back! |
 2 Basic tools, dunking bowl, holder, spreaders, PVA Glue with a spot of water to make it more spreadable |
 3 We already have the skill for spreading spludge with a breadknife, so I stick to what works. Don't try and get too close to the feet etc, just load it onto the flat bits of the base to begin. |
 4 Then use the thin pointy one to ease the glue between legs, up to feet and so on. Note the horrible Slotta hole has disappeared. I’d previously glued strips of plain used A4 paper across the gaps with plastic figure glue. Wipe the rim with some kitchen roll to remove glue from the sides of the base. |
 5 Put enough fine grit in the bowl to cover the base, make a depression in the middle and ease the figure in, then shake gently till the base is covered. If this is the only one you’re doing, clean the tools and stash while it sinks in, otherwise give it a few minutes. The grit only really comes in one colour, don’t worry about that. |
 6 Don't worry about the white patches, or any grey show-through. |
 7 Leave overnight. PVA takes a while to dry properly as you probably know. Even under my curing lamp, I'd leave him a good few hours. Tune in next time for Part Two! |
 8 Shake gently to dislodge loose excess, blow (away from the bowl!) for same. Dislodge any bits of grit stuck to the side of the base now, as it's quite hard to do after the glue sets. Pour the grit back into the jar. Some basing materials are sensibly packed in wide flat tubs and you can skip the bowl with those. |
