Sometimes the bases make the models...
Guild Ball:
Home turf for the Butcher's Guild.
In which I walk you through the four bases I've made
for the Butcher's Guild starter box.
Wooden planks were wanted as atmosphere.
Naturally I thought meat should be included.
Below: I used actual wood stirring sticks, scoring
them with a wood carving tool to accentuate
the grain, and make it look like flooring.
Below: I used Green Stuff, the two part epoxy putty to sculpt
steaks and sausages. I wanted the steaks to look like beef strip
steaks, so I first sculpted the strip loin, and cut steaks from it,
as you would do with a real strip loin.
Below: I had to figure out which models go on which bases, and
then figure out which one gets the steak and which gets the links.
Below: Primed using Badger Air Brush's Stynylrez Red Brown Primer.
Being used to either white, black, or grey primer, it was interesting to work around this color.
I don't have an air brush, so as you can see, this works great with regular brushes too.
Below: The first thing I did was use Secret Weapon and
Citadel washes, applying them all over first, and then targeting
certain areas more to darken them.
Below: I forgot to take note of the colors I used for the actual wood, which were applied first, but these are the colors I used for the meats.
Below: Here's what my palette looked like. Among the reds, and whites, you can see a cool gray color as well, which is one of the colors I used on the wood planks for a temperature contrast.
And here's the finished product!
Makes you want to heat up the grill.
