| made the base for the model tonight. i am going to put this in a "display" diorama (roped off with an information board as if it is at an air show)
this is not stuck down yet as i wanted to see what looked best as the cracks. black or white. i think i may leave it white as black would not show up too well.
i made this by cutting a scrap of wood to size. for the slabs i got some cheap sheets of assorted sandpaper, looked through them and chose what corse to use. i settled with G2 but obviously this will change from scale and personal prefference.
I sprayed it white, waited for it to dry over night then sprayed over it with nutural grey. Again obviously this would depend on what you want the concrete to look like.
I then cut them down into 80x120mm sections (again obviously this would vary for different scales and personal prefference)
I have stuck them down with sticky back tape for now but they easily peal off with no damage. Dont use spray glue as it is not strong enough.
You will find the sand paper (being paper and all) may curl up after painting. Make sure you blue tack it down during the spraying stange. Then once all dry just stick it under a weighty book for a day or too to flatten it out!
let me know what you think. all comments, good or bad will be greatly appreciated!
if this works out i am tempted to use it as a photographic stand for future aircraft i make in 1:48 |