Boring Base Texturing

I am in the middle of texturing the mdf bases on the Italian pre-dreadnoughts, using some cheap artist's acrylic paste that I bought in a French supermarket. I applied a plastic spatula to create a wave effect, then glued down the models using a splodge of gel superglue. If you slide the model onto the base rather than plonking it down, you can also get a bow wave effect, although you have to be careful not to over cook it. The blank strip at the aft end of the base is for a name label, which I will print out and stick on after the painting had been finished. It's all a bit boring but quite satisfying at the same time!