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1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:33 am

I posted about this in the Customs & Mods forum as well, but figured it would get better visibility here... Anyways, inspired by the example of A10Loader with the excellent display board he made for his custom-weathered Harrier, I made my own runway/tarmac setup using foam board painted with matte gray primer over a darker gray base. The concrete block lines were inscribed before painting using a screwdriver and highlighted using a sharpie. Fake moss padding simulates the grass. I'm pretty happy with the end result and it really livens up the aircraft displays. Enjoy :D

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Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Post by Studly » Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:07 pm

That look's very effective tmanthegreat, Well Done.

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Post by A-10LOADER » Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:57 pm

Nice work, very well done.

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Post by Jesse James » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:02 pm

That does look great T-Man.... Well done.
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Post by grunt1 » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:48 am

Looks fantastic! Have you considered adding some oil stains, or other whatnot to weather it up a bit?
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Post by pizzaguy » Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:52 pm

That's a cool idea. Nice Job!!
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Post by mutt71 » Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:19 pm

This looks great! I will do something similar for my ground display. Thank you very much for the how to. It is invaluable.
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Post by DocTodd » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:54 pm

Looks good, definitely brings out the realism of those models
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Post by slogan » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:57 pm

Very nicely done indeed.
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Post by mutt71 » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:16 am

This is a great idea! You did a super job on this base for display of Aircraft. I am going to utilize your instructions to make one myself. Thanks for sharing this with us!
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Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:03 pm

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it and hopefully it will inspire you to do something even better :D.

My board definitely needs some simulated oil and tire streaks (as most concrete runways do) but I’ve not managed to attempt that weathering effect just yet...
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Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Post by granch » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:20 pm

Very good work.
For tire streaks, may I suggest that it could be simple to use fat chalk sticks or broad soft charcoal pencils.
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Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Post by Turrell » Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:34 am

granch wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:20 pm
 Very good work.
For tire streaks, may I suggest that best weight loss shakes could be simple to use fat chalk sticks or broad soft charcoal pencils.
Awesome display board, Tman. It really adds to the visual effect of models displayed on it. Are you planning to build more variations of it?
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