Thanks all
Zab - thats the exact colour im after
Sparx - Thanks, with my bases I try and incorporate the mini with the base, meaning the correct environment for the mini / scene. For inspiration I use real life and other peoples work from CMON and other forums.
The bases can be made real simple with just sand and flock or REAL complex with water effects, snow etc but the trick is not to let the base overtake the mini (which ive failed at before).
I use loads of different materials, blue tak, wall filler, plaster, dirt ......