Neatening up base edges?

[dala_karn]

Hey, I got a friend’s birthday coming up so I decided to build and paint his army for him, however it was going to take longer then the time I have so I decided to tie him over with painted up Leman Russ (one I bought him) for his army on a scenic base with a plaque reading “What I cannot crush with words I will crush with the tanks of the Imperial Guard!”.

What I would like to know if there is a technique for neatening up the edges of the scenic part of the base edge as the wooden base below will be stained and varnished. I would like a smooth black finish to where the terrain meets the edge.

Anyone got any ideas/tips/tutorials?

pics in attachment.

Also the Russ is the old 90s Russ that I got from a 2nd hand Catachan battleforce (everything on sprue) for £30 which would have cost me about £111 new. For those who may not know that includes one Russ, 20 Catachans and 2 Sentinels.

[winterdyne]

Superglue a strip of plasticard around it. Keep going until it meets. Cut just shy of the join (0.5mm away). Fill the join with milliput, allow to dry then sand flush. Trim the plasticard to the level of your terrain with a really sharp knife, then sand smooth to it.

[ctsteel]

above ^ suggestion is probably the sharpest, cleanest and most uniform look. Otherwise you could try working greenstuff/gap filler etc all around the whole edge, then smooth/sand it to be neat and clean. But this may yield some uneven height contours around the sides as you won't be able to enforce a uniform appearance easily. Once painted black it may not be noticeable, but I'd suggest the plasticard approach first.