He glue, he sand, but most importantly he glue stuff to hand.

Your voice is made for radio/podcasts

You're like the cool uncle who introduces you to wargaming and helps you paint your first mini's.

“Don’t use used kitty litter...” But...but... extra texture! “You can really smell the Nurgle on these models!”

If the last minute were its own series, "Technical Difficulties", I would watch every episode.

Sir, i have to say i have never been interested in this type of crafting, however, after the first minute or so of your video, i was compelled to watch until the end. You have so much passion for your hobby, and sincerity in your words. Nice crafts, good day.

Great advise ... the basing tips not the glue sniffing. It's worth mentioning that baking soda is way less expensive than other basing material you might find at the hobby store. Also, if you buy a big bag of kitty litter and only plan on using a cup or two, the local animal shelter probably wouldn't mind the donation. Thanks Atom!

That bit towards the end, that must be the infamous first attempt to demonstrate how you use baking soda on your bases! I’ve been waiting for that video for years!

I really love the outtakes added. It's almost like watching a comedy and looking for the added features on the dvd so you can watch the blooper real. Very funny. Keep doing those. 🤣🤣

Bloopers! Finally! Love how you don't lose your cool even in such a terrible chain disaster. Btw, I use bonsai clay instead of baking soda it gives you an even more wide particle range

Kitty litter with flavor crystals.

Thank you for this tip! I am doing the hobby since 1984 and with the help of guys like you I am still learning new techniques.. Danke für diene Arbeit! Thank you for your work! Greetings from Germany!

I've been watching tid bits of your videos, but as soon as I heard "some people like to texture after they paint but I'm not one of those people". You got my subscription.

Seven years I have been waiting for this guy's know how. A real big help thanks yo

CA glue can be extremely cheap to get if you skip the hobby stores and go to the dollar store... Also, when using your baking soda method, NEVER USE GEL SUPERGLUE, you aren't going to get good looking results from it.

Interesting... A point of clarification for non-US viewers (or maybe just British?). Here, what Americans call ‘baking soda’ is known as Bicarbonate of Soda. What we call ‘baking powder’, often sold adjacent to bicarb, is the same stuff with raising agents in it. It makes your cakes rise. I’m not sure if that will have an effect on basing but to avoid issues, don’t use ‘baking powder’. Another tip is that the stuff usually comes in small tubs like salt, but if you go to the laundry aisle you find it in large bags, usually cheaper. Should last you a lifetime...

Love your tips! This and the wet pallet video are 2 of my favorite video tips and simple tricks. Thank you so much. I am an old dog (50) learning a new trick (painting & playing) with the added challenge of having young onset Parkinson's disease. Thanks again and keep up the good work

The nose-pump-blooper was hilarious! Really brilliant!

Came across this from my recommended feed and gotta say, really nice quality video making. Audio is really crisp and I laughed out loud with the Dechnical Tifficulties that's just great.

I usually skip around in videos like this and pick through information, but I couldn't bring myself to skip a single word of this! Thoroughly enjoyable videos -- thank you!

this was more comedy than information for me ^^ zero interrest in this craft (just watched some vids on painting for my gloomhaven minis), but your voice and humor kept me on. nice!

Implemented this technique on my first bases, today. It’s pretty close for my first attempt, and looks better than I expected to pull off. I’ve been living in these videos in preparation of painting my first Space Marines. Thanks for the vids.

awesome tip! have used baking soda for years to dry CA in many tasks,.. not just minis and crafts, but never really thought of it as a texturing tool... thanx a ton!!!

Just started my first minis in yeeeears. Used this basing technique and just primed. Looks great so far!

Lol, that end clip of you gluing the base to your table... Reminds me of why I picked up the habit of using wax paper under my models when using glue.

Thanks for the tip . I have just got back into painting again and this has given me some good inspiration to expand on the bases , giving it even more detail .

Another way to base is to use the white Gesso primer. Add baking powder to thicken it up and use it like a cheap texturing paste. Add any more Colour you want in it also anymore grits for added texture. The white Gesso didn't work for me as a primer so i'm re-purposing it for basing. Thanks great videos even for a historical modeler.

I am a 100% novice and I’m working on my first two miniature bases. I was about to just go outside and collect the fine dirt, but I’m glad I decided to look the subject up before I went! You brought up a lot of great points and your examples are absolutely incredible.

Superb explanation of this technique, I really appreciate how thorough you are with your advise.

I love the bloopers. Makes me feel better about it when I screw up.

Glad you were able to finally make this video without gluing your fingers to the base! From your suggestion a few years ago, I started using this technique combined with GW texture paints and other stuff and it has been really great! Keep up the great videos! ALSO- the lamp in the background is badass.

wow very nice video. I have been painting for 26 years and have never heard of using bakingsoda. this is going to be a must try on my next jobs

Baking Soda scientist! haha Kenny would be so proud...

Should have watched this 12 hours ago. Will be texturing my bases pre primer in future. Great article.

Love the outtake/tech difficulties 😂

I just tried this last night and got great results first go. So this tutorial was excellent. Going to apply this method to all my GW Middle Earth minis going forward. Thanks!

Very detailed. Very patiently conveyed and articulated really well. Thanks for that elite knowledge sir.

Really great video. I appreciate the camera shots and your explanation of the techniques. I thought your disclaimer about using unsullied cat liter was pretty funny too. Thanks so much for putting this together.

Learned something new and exciting. Adding depth and flavor to your bases, it's all about lifts and levels as Martha Stewart always says. Really appreciate the video thanks for sharing your discovery. Sealing the model with clear coat will also prevent the baking soda from yellowing.

Best basing technique ever! Ive been using this for my Dwarven dispossesd Sigmar army, it looks fantastic! Thank you Uncle Adam!

Vince v and atom should have a podcast together. You guys would be a perfect balance. Everyone from beginners to pros would listen, I'm sure.

I want that SHIRT! Had SO much fun playing Car Wars in Jr. High... So many years ago.

Tip for you uncle Atom, when you can't get CA glue open, pour some plastic glue between the bottle and the cap. Works most of the time...

5:24 Ah yes, the antithesis of a Nasal Spray. the Nasal Sealer.

Great technique! What I do is I have a big tub filled with various different materials sand salt baking soda kitty litter tiny cork crumbles. What I do is a heavy application of wood glue on the base fairly thick then I put it in the mixture and then level all the material out with a little exacto or pallet knife with the glue when it dries it creates a nice level surface that shows all the variance in basing material then I gloss varnish it before priming and painting

Just found this video. Love it. I am a miniaturist and use chipboard for furniture, fencing, etc. I use CA glue and spread it with an old credit card and coat it with baking soda. Brush off excess. It is like board. It can be filed, sanded, cut, etc.

Love your terrain based vids man. Keep them coming Adam.

So many models I have not based - never sure what to use as I want the bases to match the terrain board and as I got Desert, Winter and Urban boards that is clearly almost impossible. So with my Death Guard I decided to use ash (as wherever they tread everything organic dies) and wow does it make the model 'pop'. So finding any basing tips really useful right now - thanks Uncle A :)

I did this on a few bases today and I like the way it came out.

I've no idea why KZfaq recommended this, but I'm glad they did!

5th and I use this technique all the time thanks to you, but I have found out that it works great even with PVA glue, and it is rock solid.

Tried this after seeing it in your other video. Works great. Thanks for the tip.

Watching these videos has helped me in my hobby alot, just to clarify I avoided your first step of sniffing the glue and it worked fine 😉

I love the idea of scale here. I've used baking soda for a long time for my individual bases. I will say -- PVA works perfectly fine if you hit it twice. The first coat sticks to the plastic, the next one sort of seals the stuff together. I've never had any issues with it peeling off if I've hit it twice.

As a recovering RC enthusiast, I discovered many ways to glue things together (including fingers). Another thing to try for variations on these effects is to vary the thickness of the CA glue and try other fillers. Balsa dust (or any fine sawdust) and phenolic microballoons can create really cool textures. With thin CA, adding glue to powder is a really cool trick. Please keep the videos coming, your channel is my hobby background music!

I am starting a new project and I think you have inspired me to take my bases to the next level.

So the crusty old brush you used, is BOBS brush (Brushing Off Baking Soda) !!! Awesome video thanks TM.

Neat technique. will definitely try using it on future projects.

Yes, NEVER throw away an old brush...EXCELLENT tip!

I have used PVA glue and sand grit, rocks, etc., and I have never had the basing pop off. I have dropped many minis in my time and have never had any basing damaged. I score the plastic base with a modeling knife. I mix PVA with water about 50/50. After the material dries, I put a second coat of 50/50 glue. I will add more material and build up parts to make the ground uneven. When the material is how I want it, I put a last coat of glue.

Love your content, keep it up! Great advises!

Dude, I almost fell out of my chair when you said "flavor crystals" in cat litter! 😂😂😂

I’ve been looking for some good basing techniques to use on my more important models (captains, wizards, psykers) and this gave me some ideas.

5:26 Taking "snorting glue" to a whole nother level

Haha! Thank you so much for including excerpts from the old first version of this tutorial that you've already mentioned about couple of times before. It really made my day! :-D

been looking for something like this for ages. cheers man gonna try this :D

Just tried this out for the first time on my dark imperium death guard, absolutely love the result

Simple, cheap, and effective... awesome! Also liked your guilty smile about making a mess! Haha!

Your videos are just great! Super entertaining and super informative!

I am new to your channel and I am ENJOYING it very much lol...great informative stuff - subscribed ! Ric

I just ordered some painting supplies to finish off my 3D prints, I can't wait to try this! :3

Great bloopers at the end. That's a really good idea. I ran into the issue of "sand" size/scale on a 1:35 USMC desert sniper team diorama I made back in September of 2018. I ended up using extra fine craft sand. Of course it was still out of scale but what I did helped a little. I used pva to glue down the sand and when I did my sealing coat with watered down pva after misting with isopropyl, I sprinkled a little baking soda over the top while the sealing coat was still wet. It turned out ok but still wasn't entirely happy with it, but it got me a silver medal in the competition. So, I think next time I need to do sand, I'll lean more heavily on the baking soda and use the sand for smaller rock.

The model camera is very good. Loved the bloopers.

I started doing this a few years ago when you last talked about using baking soda for bases... it works great. I even use it as a rust effect or to add texture to skin on nurgle minis before priming...

Awesome, I love watching ideas for basing miniatures. However I am more impressed by that sweet Car Wars shirt.

Great technique, fantastic shirt!

I love this advice, thankyou. Also love the technical difficulties card and music. Little bits like that make this channel so character ful. Would you ever do a video about the astetic and tone of the channel? How you refined the sound design, character and tone and how you see it now compared with when you started, and maybe goals for the future.

That clip at the end was a killer. Hahaha

this is 4 years later lol. I watch a fisherman that makes wooden lures with lead poured for the weight, he covers it with a deep layer of baking soda and just saturates it with super glue. works as a gap filler.

mmm flavor crystals. Thanks for sharing your tips on basing!

This tutorial was really informative and low key hilarious in a weird sort of way. I dunno. Great stuff man, can't wait to try this on some bases I want to knock out quickly.

oh my god I laughed so hard at your technical difficulties part

Great vid and great tip! Thanks for it, really appreciate your vids!

used this for years started using backing soda and superglue to repair guitar bridges then went to use it on bases. works great. :)

Great advice! For a more textured, earthy look I use spack filler (used for filling cracks in plaster walls) with fine sand/stone/twigs etc pressed into it before its fully sets. Like the CA glue a little goes a long way and its very cheap too.

I like this technique, very effective!

Great video! Really cool usage of common household materials. What you might be spending on CA, you are saving on the ridiculously expensive basing materials. Thanks!

I almost feel bad for getting so much joy from the 'dechnical tifficulties' segment haha Great video, very informative and perfect banter

I have a super fine sieve used for tea leaves that I use to sprinkle stuffs... Works a treat if you want even coverage.

You had me at "flavor crystals!"

Another slice of fried gold. What an excellent technique. Thanks Uncle Atom.

You can also use grout for sand and keep it in scale for 28mm figures. That ripple effect works great for lava flows and solidified lava.

Fantastic vid. My favorite in a while.

The baking soda/CA glue technique also works as a gap filler. Fill the gap with baking soda, drop a drop or two of CA glue onto it, and let it soak in. When it's dry, it can be filed, sanded, carved, etc. NOT drying wood in the microwave is GREAT advice. I tried it once. It actually caught fire in the microwave. Smoke, flames, melting plastic, and $400 for a new microwave. Strangely enough, my wife thought it was hilarious.

I would recommend also that old used or broken toys work. You can take parts from them to make stuff.

Excellent post! Knicked some sand from the local playground, bunch of super glue, bit of baking soda, et voila!

I love CA glue, after 25 years in the rc car racing hobby I have had many fun gluing adventures, seeing yours was hilarious.

I should be in bed, but here I am daydreaming about baking soda bases to make tomorrow. It'll be that or @Midwinter Mini's coffee option

I really enjoyed this one.

Flavor crystal kitty litter is my favorite thing ever now.