Lancer’s Base
The wooden pole supporting the Lancer’s saddle has now been completed. The base colour of the wooden pole was Vallejo Burnt Umber diluted very thinly and applied in a number of thin coats. Then highlights were put on by dry brushing of light grey to emphasise the wood grain.
All my previous models tended to have greenish bases so I decided that this time I would make the base stonier and earthier in colour.
The Lancer’s base was given an initial grey wash made up of 50% black and 50% white. Then dry brushed coats of Burnt Umber followed by Vallejo Deep Green were applied in random areas.
To finish off, more light grey was dry brushed onto the base, but this time it was concentrated in rocky areas. As a finishing touch some static green grass was applied to the area where the pole uprights met the ground.
Now the Lancer’s saddle was glued in its final position on the pole, and the French Lancer was put on the base for the photograph.