Gettin' the Flock InCountry!

Comin' right attcha!

Is t a coincidence that his beard matches the ground cover?  High-speed grooming!

I've a neutral Base color that matches my most-preferred table cloth cover [courtesy of Lowe's paint sample deal - matched to the cloth itself]...

... It can be easily darkened for temperate climates or lightened for arid. 

Where will these InCountry fellows fight?  Great question.  I'm running with arid / Mediterranean at this point.  Still want them to look good, however.  So I made a quick mixup with standard railroad flocking that I have on hand, it just emphasizes the brown and olive tones - with some fall colors - in 3 of the selections.

The yellow is an imaginary desert plant, blooming in the wild. More importantly, it adds a bit of color to the bases.  This is, after all, an artistic endeavor!

For the dirt, I used actual dirt.  I found it under a telephone pole in my neighborhood while walking the dog, and like a true gaming nut it immediately occurred to me that it was the perfect tone for desert / arid bases:

God conveniently put little bits of dead roots [plants] and rocks [rocks] in it!  Best of all, it was free!

I used a version of white PVC glue that claimed to be 'stronger', an Elmers brand. I just squeezed it directly on, spread it with a watered-down brush near the feet, and then placed the fig among the dirt and pushed it on. Once covered, I pushed down on the dirt to get it in there solidly, then shook / tapped off the excess.

Note: all these bases were done this way, takes a few seconds a base.  No additional rocks / dirt were put onto the base.

Once the dirt was on, I just did a little gardening with the flock mix.  I used a long toothpick and dabbed some glue in the spots I wanted it, usually 2-3 a Base.

Once I had the plants down, I put a little dab on for the yellow 'blossoms'. I imagine they are some sort of thorny scrub that has a bit of yellow in its flowers.

Below, final result for the Rangers.  A certain amount of unity in the basing, but they also look varied enough to be 'natural' which is what I was going for with them.

On table, the InCountry hard board folding mat matches quite well!

I assume the board is some sort of digital printed scheme.

The Yankies Ranger team Boss man, beard and all...

three men with assault rifles

two SAWs, a 5.56 on the left, and a 7.62 on the right [technically, a light machine gun, really]. These appear to be the Mk 249 para and Mk 48 GPMG.

The Russkies also came out well on the table.

Leader w' 5.45 assault rifle, drone operator with 9-19 SMG [probly]...

two 5.45 RPDM, the Russkie SAW [again, probly]

two more 5.45 assault rifles.

As you can see, the bases match the lighter tones of the table, which is ultimately what catches the eye.  I'd like them to have a bit more 'depth' so perhaps a darker initial coat of dirt is needed, but this is good enough for now.

Hope this is helpful to you hobbyists out there.