So, I can't believe that it's been over a month since I called this one done. However, just to backtrack (since I'm bringing this one up to the top of the page again ...)
I was getting ready to take this one up to Dallas for the Scalefest 09 show, when I pulled it off the shelf and realized that my ground work had started to crack. Guess I used too much water in my plaster. So, I've scraped that base all together as I really like the look of a nice wooden base for a figure. I haven't gotten much done but here's what I've got...
I took a spare piece of 4x4 that I had and cut it up into different size base pieces. I left them out in the backyard for about 2 weeks to dry out and fade/ age the wood a bit. Then, b/c its Houston, I brought them inside, into the AC for about a week IOT dry out as much as possible. Then I stained this piece ... once a day for about 3 days. After getting the color that I wanted, I took it to the paint booth and began giving it coat after coat of Future. This, to me, is WAY better than using some type of poly wood finish. Below are the pics after the Future coats. I've gotten new plaster groundwork added, but just no pics yet.
The set-up will pretty much be the same as the last base, so really nothing too special here. Just thought I'd share ....