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Cunnin' New Discs O' Tzeentch

Materials Needed

1 Miniature of your choice- I used a Warhammer Quest Warrior Priest

A circle of card, diamater 2-3 times that of a flying base

2 flying bases, 2 transparent stick things

Paints, superglue, PVA glue, flock, filler, blu-tak (trust me on this)

Something to hold the flying bit up- I used a Pencil Refill Thingy (you know, for the pencils that extend lead when you press the button)

Assorted things from the Bitz Box to go on the base.

Simple Inst-er-uk-shuns

1. Preparation

Cut the metal tab from the bottom of the miniature and unbase it if necessary. Glue both flying bases to the transparent stick things, then snap or cut one off flush with the base (we'll call this Base 1), and the other with 0.5cm to 1cm of plastic sticking out (we'll call this Base 2). Superglue some blu-tak (I know, it sounds stupid, but trust me) to Base 1, then superglue the pencil refill case open-end up to the blu-tak: the blu-tak holds it in place. Next, superglue Base 1 to the centre of the circle of card. The miniature will be fairly tall and heavy, so we need an extra-large base.

2. Working

Using the filler, create an "enlarged flying base" effect on Base 1, which if you will recall has been stuck to the card. Stick various things in the filler to make it look toy. You should now have what looks like a large flying base, with a pencil refill case sticking out- the blu-tak should be well-buried under filler. Wait for the filler to dry completely, then undercoat that whole bit (Bit 1).

To make Bit 2, glue the miniature to the flat side of Base 2. If you've done really well, you should be able to balance it, but if you haven't, who cares. Undercoat Bit 2.

3. Painting & Assembly

Paint & flock the base, and paint the miniature in colours of your choice. Make sure the disc looks cool. To hold the miniature atop the flying stand, simply slot it into the open top of the pencil refill case- it should fit, if it doesn't stick it in with superglue and blu-tak. Ta-da.

4. Cunning things

At some point in the future, I'm going to disguise the sticky-up bit as a tree... you could make it a power pylon, or something similar, for 40K if you wanted.

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