Hobby Round: Fine Basing Grit

Good variety of grit. Excellent non uniformity, natural color variations.

Made from spongy material that works better with glue than sand.

All the GF9 basing grits are different size grains of ground walnut shells. This is a very good material for basing. The walnut shells are microscopically porous so they absorb the glue well and bond tightly to the base. As other reviewer has mentioned it is good to mix a few different size grains together to get a better variation in sizes. The natural color of this is rather drab and will benefit from painting then drybrushing.

All the GF9 basing grits are different size grains of ground walnut shells. This is a very good material for basing. The walnut shells are microscopically porous so they absorb the glue well and bond tightly to the base. As other reviewer has mentioned it is good to mix a few different size grains together to get a better variation in sizes. The natural color of this is rather drab and will benefit from painting then drybrushing.

I find that the Hobby Round Basing Grits are most effective when they're mixed together. I personally use a picture of Super Fine, Fine, and Medium Basing Grits. I also have the Rocky Basing Grit but try to use it sparingly, depending on the size of the miniature. The particles in the Fine Basing Grit are about twice large as the Super Fine. You could probably get away with using this by itself for most of your basing needs, but I think you get a much better result when you mix it with the other basing grits. There is also a little bit of color variation between the particles so you might be able to get away with not painting the grit. It will definitely look a lot better if you do paint it though. Just be sure to thin your paints a bit so they can seep into the tight areas.

I find that the Hobby Round Basing Grits are most effective when they're mixed together. I personally use a picture of Super Fine, Fine, and Medium Basing Grits. I also have the Rocky Basing Grit but try to use it sparingly, depending on the size of the miniature. The particles in the Fine Basing Grit are about twice large as the Super Fine. You could probably get away with using this by itself for most of your basing needs, but I think you get a much better result when you mix it with the other basing grits. There is also a little bit of color variation between the particles so you might be able to get away with not painting the grit. It will definitely look a lot better if you do paint it though. Just be sure to thin your paints a bit so they can seep into the tight areas.