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1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:33 am
by tmanthegreat
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

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:07 pm
by Studly
That look's very effective tmanthegreat, Well Done.

Cheers
Studly

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:57 pm
by A-10LOADER
Nice work, very well done.

Steve

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:02 pm
by Jesse James
That does look great T-Man.... Well done.

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:48 am
by grunt1
Looks fantastic! Have you considered adding some oil stains, or other whatnot to weather it up a bit?

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:52 pm
by pizzaguy
That's a cool idea. Nice Job!!

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:19 pm
by mutt71
This looks great! I will do something similar for my ground display. Thank you very much for the how to. It is invaluable.

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:54 pm
by DocTodd
Looks good, definitely brings out the realism of those models

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:57 pm
by slogan
Very nicely done indeed.

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:16 am
by mutt71
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!

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:03 pm
by tmanthegreat
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...

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:20 pm
by granch
Very good work.
For tire streaks, may I suggest that it could be simple to use fat chalk sticks or broad soft charcoal pencils.

Re: 1/18 Scale Runway/Tarmac Diorama Board

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:34 am
by Turrell
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?