Simple Wood Display Base

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Water base Acrylic wood stain and soft pine base, These are 5 inch square
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I use Acrlic water base wood stains. Less than 2.00 dollars US each at my local craft store
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I first get my wood base, sanding block and stain. I like to us unfinished soft pine.
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To start I sand the wood base with sanding block.
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Many years ago I came across Verlinden's Printed Bases on cardborard. They printed out several types of bases. This is Steel Carrier Deck at 1:72 scale
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Verlinden also makes A Concrete, Wood Carrier Deck and Psp planks
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Close up of Steel Deck
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Close up of Wood Deck
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Close up of Concrete and Psp planks
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Close up of Psp plank
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For you Car guys I have used a house roof asphalt shingle
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Second I brush on the stain
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Third wipe off stain. To darking base I recoat base with more stain
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Fourth second coat of stain
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Stain base
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Let bases dry
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Protect edge to wood base with tape.
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Spray Glue on base and let dry
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Verlinden's Steel Carrier Base. I photo copy the Verlinden card and make as many copies as i need.
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I use a Black Sharpie to clean up edges.
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No need for wood varish, just use three coast of Future for clear gloss finish
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To finish the base I brush on a coat of clear stain
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Here are some bases I have made in the pass. Heres a Wood Carrier Deck and Psp with some grass
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Here a close up of the psp planks with grass
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Concrete base
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Here Concrete, Wood, Psp planks and Grass bases
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The Grass is a grass sheet from the Rail Road section
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The A-4B on Steel Deck base
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The A-1 Skyraider on the Steel Deck base
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A-4B and A-1H
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Car and Asphalt Roof Shingle
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Asphalt Roof Shingle
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X-1 on Concrete base
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X-1
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F-4F Wildcat on Wood Carrier Deck
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F-4F 4
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P-51B on Grass base
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P-51
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I even did plaster on wood base to make an Ocean for my Flying Sub
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Flying Sub
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Here is some of the groundcover I use
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I also like to use joint compound for base cover
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Mix RR gravel and plaster
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Plaster base
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Acrylic paint used to paint plaster
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SAS jeep on base
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SAS Jeep
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Sanding block
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Sanding blocks
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Sanding blocks
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3 inch wood base
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M-6 Bomb truck
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Follow Me Jeep
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I used Acrylic Oak stain
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I brush on stain
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I used three coats of Future.
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Three coats of Future
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I make a 50, 50 grass mix
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Grass mix
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First layer of grass mix
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Second layer of grass mix
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I painted the second base a sand color
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painted base a sand color
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Sand and grass base
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I used a little light dust on the base and jeep
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Jeep and base
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Jeep and base
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Коментари

10 30 March 2018, 12:41

John Thomas
I needed to make some bases for a contest I was entering. I like to give some context to the models that I build, so I did a little demo on how I make simple wood bases.

30 March 2018, 12:51

Patrick Hagelstein
Wow! Those look really cool! And by the looks of it, they seem simple to produce. I like it!

30 March 2018, 12:54

John Thomas
Yes Patrick, the bases took less than a day to make and you can make as many as you like. The photo coping of the Verlinden's cards makes it a very simple way to make a base. I do think they also make them in 1:48 scale. I have not done any Snow, Dirt, sand or Mud but will add them whem I need them

30 March 2018, 13:28

Gursel Kona
Nice and simple. I like it.

2 April 2018, 20:43

John Thomas
Gursel, Thanks

3 April 2018, 00:34

Spanjaard
nice ideas!

8 February 2020, 22:59

John Thomas
I have added my SAS JEEP base to this album. This base is for Dirt and Sand. Just need to do some Snow and Mud.

8 February 2020, 23:00

John Thomas
I added two more bases a simple grass and a grass and sand base for my M-6 Bomb Truck and Follow Me Jeep. I like doing simple bases as it gives a little context to the project. I still need to do some Mud and Snow bases. I do have some ideas. I left out the finish base for the M-6 Bomb truck. will add soon.

28 February 2022, 14:16

John Thomas
I added the finish base for the M-6 Bomb Truck

28 February 2022, 18:06

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice display bases, John 👍

28 February 2022, 20:06

John Thomas
WhiteGlint, Thanks

28 February 2022, 20:36

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