BiggTim Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 While I was at Nationals, I saw some nice 1/32 resin display bases from ZM and Squadron, and it got me inspired. I bought one of the PSP bases from Squadron, because it was big enought for my P-38, and I could finish it myself; plus I knew I could never make my own that well for the 22 bucks it cost me to buy it. Not to disparage a company I respect, but frankly, I was not really happy with the detailing or the texture on the ZM bases, especially the carrier deck one. So I picked up a couple sets of the PE US Carrier deck tie down strips from Tom's Model Works, ordered some 3/16" plastic channel from Plastruct, and set about making my own base when I got home. After a lot of trial and error, here are some quick shots with my phone of the final product, with my Hellcat on it as intended. What do you guys think? Tim Whitey, Out2gtcha, Fencer-1 and 37 others 38 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Beautiful, great weathering, me like! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Very, very nice. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Nice! I love it! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Awesome. That is really great! Dan BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 VERY GOOD! Painted extremely well. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 I'm toying with the idea of scanning it at high res and printing it on quality matte color paper and selling them. Do you think there would be any interest in that? williamj, Phartycr0c and Daniel Leduc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 That's a brilliant result Tim - love it! Iain BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 That's great, very realistic. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I think it's awesome! How;d you do the oil stains? Gaz BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Really well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Wow buddy, nice work! That looks awesome actually BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Beautifully done, Tim! Kev BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 49 minutes ago, Gazzas said: I think it's awesome! How;d you do the oil stains? Gaz First I painted the laminated balsa planks with a thinned down dark gray, and wiped it off like wood stain, then painted the white stripes and lightly sanded them. Then I mixed a very thin enamel wash of black, dark gray, and lacquer thinner, and then dripped it from a small pipette for the oil stains. I used the same wash to darken the cracks between the planks. Then I muted everything with some black chalk brushed on with a wide watercolor brush. The whole thing is glued down to some black foamcore. Daniel Leduc, Gazzas, Iain and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I can't see any way for it to look better BiggTim and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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