First rackham fig, need some help with the finish

[XyreX]

hi, my first post over here, hope I made it in the right forum.
here is the almost finished model:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/124912
ot 100% done yet, need some highlights on the armour and really need tips on to make a good base for it (think I want it to be in a swamp or something like that but other ideas are wellcome to), I suck on making good bases so would be nice with some tips and maybe a short tutorial on how to make one...
if you think there is some other stuff that you think I shall to be fixed to let me know

 

[Ogrebane]

Nce clean paint job. Would be nice to have the base finshed. Voted.

 

[spazzy]

Very nice, I agree that the nmm looks good, just needs a little more highlighting. The scales look great. As for a terrain for your base, I wouldn\'t personally choose a swamp. Swamps are so dirty, and such a clean paintjob wouldn\'t fit. Terrain bases that I think would work well would be desert, tall grass (though it would be a shame to hide some of that excellent scale definition behind tall grass,) a rocky terrain would work well, as would a plain stone floor. Lots of options, now the hard part is to decide!

 

[XyreX]

oki, thanks for the ideas, my first thought was the desert base, but think the color will maybe not match that well. Think I will go for the stone floor, with maybe some monoments on it,think only stone froor would be abit emty becouse the base is so big

 

[Corpuscle]

Pretty nice, probably a solid 7 ignoring the base. I\'m not too keen on the dark shading between the segments on his underside. How about softening them up with a glaze of the base colour?

 

[DaN]

Remember, not all deserts are plain yellowy-sand

You could have an iron-stained red like the Sahara, or practically any other colour.