A`noon Guys,
Well this is probably only of interest to very few of you,however,this morning i took delivery of a certain stash newbie!!
Now i do love a nice diorama,or even just a modest little base to set off a model,and to that end,i`ve always made my own to suit the kit i`ve made.... such as my recent Vietnam examples.BUT,that hasn`t prevented me from buying a few different types of pre made bases,over the last few years
! SO,i got to thinking what the pro`s and con`s were of using said styles against both,one another,and just scratching your own
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With that in mind,i`ve decided to do a comparison thread,making,(and investigating),the following 3 types.....Just box art for this post as the parts are so numerous.....
1st,the "F.O.G." Models "Street corner"........Comes in 5 pieces of white plaster.......
2nd.... A"Heller" "Campagne" base.... a pretty universal grassed/earthy surface.... comes in one piece of cream,preformed,incredibly thin,and lightweight plastic......
lastly,and admittedly different due to the fact that it has buildings too,Mini Art`s "Country"Base,again,very thin preformed plastic,this time in grey,BUT with ALL of the,(Many,many),sheets of parts molded as one.... meaning a LOT of painstaking knife work required mefinks?!! Anyway.... "ere Tis"......
So there they are,it`ll be interesting to see the benfits,or pitfalls of each style IMHO. I will be doing this very much "As and When",because obviously it`s involving a lot of benchtime,but if you are intrigued,then i`d be interested to hear your thoughts as i go.
In the next update i`ll put up some pics of each kit`s individual style.
Cheers for now,
Andy
Well this is probably only of interest to very few of you,however,this morning i took delivery of a certain stash newbie!!
Now i do love a nice diorama,or even just a modest little base to set off a model,and to that end,i`ve always made my own to suit the kit i`ve made.... such as my recent Vietnam examples.BUT,that hasn`t prevented me from buying a few different types of pre made bases,over the last few years
! SO,i got to thinking what the pro`s and con`s were of using said styles against both,one another,and just scratching your own.With that in mind,i`ve decided to do a comparison thread,making,(and investigating),the following 3 types.....Just box art for this post as the parts are so numerous.....
1st,the "F.O.G." Models "Street corner"........Comes in 5 pieces of white plaster.......
2nd.... A"Heller" "Campagne" base.... a pretty universal grassed/earthy surface.... comes in one piece of cream,preformed,incredibly thin,and lightweight plastic......
lastly,and admittedly different due to the fact that it has buildings too,Mini Art`s "Country"Base,again,very thin preformed plastic,this time in grey,BUT with ALL of the,(Many,many),sheets of parts molded as one.... meaning a LOT of painstaking knife work required mefinks?!! Anyway.... "ere Tis"......
So there they are,it`ll be interesting to see the benfits,or pitfalls of each style IMHO. I will be doing this very much "As and When",because obviously it`s involving a lot of benchtime,but if you are intrigued,then i`d be interested to hear your thoughts as i go.
In the next update i`ll put up some pics of each kit`s individual style.
Cheers for now,
Andy
..... If I recall correctly each of the gable ends was something like 11 or 12 pieces, for what was basically a flat wall with a bit of raised brickwork.....
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... well,hang on.... about NOTHING,!!!! In fact i`m a bit worried that it`ll just float away!!