Hi guys,
I thought I'd post a quick update on my base progress. I've got all me materials sorted and know what I want to do - I know it's a small base but is ideal for me at the minute because general space is at a premium and by using this little base it will fit inside my cabinet!
I've posted a series of photographs at the bottom of this post to give you a better idea:
I know it's been suggested the base is too small BUT it fits into my cabinet and will do the job perfectly - any bigger and it would become a dust trap on my bookshelf. I've got all the materials (scale rubble, grit, long grasses, barbed wire) and when this goes to shows with me it will look great sat on our display table on a nice base.it's just that when I took the photos I thought this will look SOOOO much better on a little base and when I found this piece of wood at work wrapped in film I knew it had to be ideal (it's from the work kitchen and wasn't used when they fitted it).
Finally, I do have another base which is MDF and is much larger and a perfect size BUT I'm going to use that for my Elefant that I got for my Birthday as it's a big old beast and I think I can either make or buy a clear plastic cover for it - 1.5mm clear plasticard will do the job nicely? I don't know why I said that this base was MDF as it obviously isn't - I've been told that it it probably Maple?
Btw: the tank will be firmle fitted to the base by means of a sinmple single woodscrew of the correct length - when screwed down the tank will be 'pulled' into the base material to give the impression of serious tonnage!
I've spoken to Alan at our club and he suggested that using a paste made up from Polyfiller and White Glue would be better than my planned Mig Acrylic Resin and Plaster of Paris mix?
FYI - Here is our club website (Leicester Modellers) - the photos at the top of the front page show our table at a smaller local show last year http://leicestermodellers.weebly.com/
Photos:
The tank as I am planning to position it on the base - photos taken from both sides and rear:
The other base for use with my Elefant build:
Materials (Scenic grasses, rubble, leaves, soil/twigs, cat litter):
I'm going to start the base assembly either tomorrow or next weekend - today there are a few thing that I want to finish up on the Tiger:
Please let me know what you think re the best material to make up the ground - Acrylic Resin & Plaster of Paris mix or polyfiller and White Glue mix? Do you get Polyfiller in the US? It comes in a tube that you have to mount on a gun and it comes out like tube Silicon does when you want to seal your new worktop!
Thanks guys,
Ben 8-)