coffee grounds

[treide]

I read with interest the article about raiding the spice cabinet for basing materials. I was throwing out some coffee grounds the other day and it struck me that they look a lot like dark forest soil.

Has anyone ever tried using them for basing, and more importantly is there anything bad about it with respect to the paint or metal?

 

[Orb]

I\'ve used tea leaves (wet, direct from teabag after a nice cuppa; \"it wouldn\'t hurt, Sir\") and various dried herbs so I see no reason not to use grounds.

My personal opinion is, though, that u should paint everything; even if its natural - the mini is painted, so natural things can have a tendency to stand out; we tend to exaggerate things - highlights/shading etc due to scale effect, so in my mind/eye the same would apply to groundwork.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

The only two things that come to mind with coffee grounds is the smell and, if I\'m correct, their strong acidity.

 

[Ogrebane]

Also If you got the mini wet your forest dirt would dissappear.

 

[treide]

Thanks, guys.

@orb - do you varnish/coat your base before painting it? I would think painting might otherwise knock things loose, especially if the basing material is very small or granular.

@shawn rl - I was a bit worried about the acidity too. Maybe I\'ll put some on a loose piece of metal to see what happens.

@ogrebane - I don\'t use instant coffee - can\'t stand the stuff! Thanks for the warning though.

 

[Xavier]

I\'ve used coffee ground for years. All of my coffee ground is recycled

The key to keeping it from decaying is after you enjoy a cup of Java let the grouds set in the open air for a few days until they become dry.

If left unpainted the grounds eventually will come off. I found that by painting the grounds the results is excellent. For me the coffee ground tends to be the size of large gravel and I usally mix it with larger rocks to give it a rubble look.

 

[Orb]

Originally posted by treide
@orb - do you varnish/coat your base before painting it? I would think painting might otherwise knock things loose, especially if the basing material is very small or granular.

I used PVA glue, diluted to attach the base materials, added in layers (see my woodelf). The PVA glue is pretty strong but I can still lose the odd piece from the groundwork. But I still coat the whole base with dilute PVA which I guess acts as a varnish - then it\'s primed as normal.
I don\'t drybrush much these days, but drybrushing would probably knock off a few pieces as I painted it.

 

[Rev]

oooh imagien the mid game kick you could get.

\'excuse me sir, why are you licking your space marine bases?\'

\'I... well, er... its a long... well the thing is...\'

\'Are you using illegal stimulants to fuel your tactical mindset?!\'

\'well.... errr\'

\'May i lick your Librarian?\'


oooh the hilarity...

 

[DaN]

At least you couldn\'t accuse your opponents of tea-bagging... But that\'s a whole different story...

 

[Rev]

lol

 

[Thecadian]

LOL