Slowly been painting through my Perry WW2 British. I decided to work them up as the 8th Infantry Division from the British Indian Army. Partly as the 8th Division had action in the Middle East, North Africa, and a good chunk throughout the Italy campaign. And partly because for WW2 North Africa, it’d be cool to work on something different as UK commonwealth force instead of your typical British 8th Army.

I was in a pickle somewhat with how to model up my bases though. Typically I use a simple flock technique but wanted a different texture that would fit in with a desert theme. I decided to use some railroad modelling talus which I’ve used on my 15mm Sahadeen.

The problem is even though they look nice, the material is a bit fragile. Even with a good amount of PVA glue you can rub it off. For 28mm figures I’ll have more material on the larger bases and regular handling during gaming means more of the talus flaking off.

To work around this I decided to add some superglue to the talus. For my Algoryn this worked great as the modelling material easily adsorbed excess glue. For my Indian troops, I used a PVA mix to initially get them based, then gave the models a coat of primer and a base coat. I finally followed up with adding instant curing glue to the textured bases.

For the most part it looks okay. Above the figure on the right has the talus adhered to the base only using PVA glue (after a spray base coat of paint), while the one on the left has been coated with superglue. Comparing the figures above, you can see the base material for the left mini has some glossiness compared to the right. There’s also a subtle lack of texture compared to the right figure that just has PVA glue. It’s not too noticeable after a good drybrush and will be even more so after a layer of matte sealant. However if I were to do it again, I’d coat the talus with superglue first before priming.

Regardless they look pretty good. I’ll be sure to give a more step by step paint job post once I get through the platoon.