Simple Wood Display Base
Water base Acrylic wood stain and soft pine base, These are 5 inch square
I use Acrlic water base wood stains. Less than 2.00 dollars US each at my local craft store
I first get my wood base, sanding block and stain. I like to us unfinished soft pine.
To start I sand the wood base with sanding block.
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
Verlinden also makes A Concrete, Wood Carrier Deck and Psp planks
Close up of Steel Deck
Close up of Wood Deck
Close up of Concrete and Psp planks
Close up of Psp plank
For you Car guys I have used a house roof asphalt shingle
Second I brush on the stain
Third wipe off stain. To darking base I recoat base with more stain
Fourth second coat of stain
Stain base
Let bases dry
Protect edge to wood base with tape.
Spray Glue on base and let dry
Verlinden's Steel Carrier Base. I photo copy the Verlinden card and make as many copies as i need.
I use a Black Sharpie to clean up edges.
No need for wood varish, just use three coast of Future for clear gloss finish
To finish the base I brush on a coat of clear stain
Here are some bases I have made in the pass. Heres a Wood Carrier Deck and Psp with some grass
Here a close up of the psp planks with grass
Concrete base
Here Concrete, Wood, Psp planks and Grass bases
The Grass is a grass sheet from the Rail Road section
The A-4B on Steel Deck base
The A-1 Skyraider on the Steel Deck base
A-4B and A-1H
Car and Asphalt Roof Shingle
Asphalt Roof Shingle
X-1 on Concrete base
X-1
F-4F Wildcat on Wood Carrier Deck
F-4F 4
P-51B on Grass base
P-51
I even did plaster on wood base to make an Ocean for my Flying Sub
Flying Sub
Here is some of the groundcover I use
I also like to use joint compound for base cover
Mix RR gravel and plaster
Plaster base
Acrylic paint used to paint plaster
SAS jeep on base
SAS Jeep
Sanding block
Sanding blocks
Sanding blocks
3 inch wood base
M-6 Bomb truck
Follow Me Jeep
I used Acrylic Oak stain
I brush on stain
I used three coats of Future.
Three coats of Future
I make a 50, 50 grass mix
Grass mix
First layer of grass mix
Second layer of grass mix
I painted the second base a sand color
painted base a sand color
Sand and grass base
I used a little light dust on the base and jeep
Jeep and base
Jeep and base
Comentarios
10 30 March 2018, 12:41
John ThomasI 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 HagelsteinWow! Those look really cool! And by the looks of it, they seem simple to produce. I like it!
30 March 2018, 12:54
John ThomasYes 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
John ThomasI 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 ThomasI 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
