Simple Wood Display Base

Water base Acrylic wood stain and soft pine base, These are 5 inch square  

I use Acrlic water base wood stains. Less than 2.00 dollars US each at my local craft store 

I first get my wood base, sanding block and stain. I like to us unfinished soft pine. 

To start I sand the wood base with sanding block. 

Many years ago I came across Verlinden's Printed Bases on cardborard. They printed out several types of bases. This is Steel Carrier Deck at 1:72 scale 

Verlinden also makes A Concrete, Wood Carrier Deck and Psp planks 

Close up of Steel Deck 

Close up of Wood Deck 

Close up of Concrete and Psp planks 

Close up of Psp plank 

For you Car guys I have used a house roof asphalt shingle 

Second I brush on the stain 

Third wipe off stain. To darking base I recoat base with more stain 

Fourth second coat of stain 

Stain base 

Let bases dry 

Protect edge to wood base with tape. 

Spray Glue on base and let dry 

Verlinden's Steel Carrier Base. I photo copy the Verlinden card and make as many copies as i need. 

I use a Black Sharpie to clean up edges. 

No need for wood varish, just use three coast of Future for clear gloss finish 

To finish the base I brush on a coat of clear stain 

Here are some bases I have made in the pass. Heres a Wood Carrier Deck and Psp with some grass 

Here a close up of the psp planks with grass 

Concrete base 

Here Concrete, Wood, Psp planks and Grass bases 

The Grass is a grass sheet from the Rail Road section 

The A-4B on Steel Deck base 

The A-1 Skyraider on the Steel Deck base 

A-4B and A-1H  

Car and Asphalt Roof Shingle 

Asphalt Roof Shingle 

X-1 on Concrete base 

X-1 

F-4F Wildcat on Wood Carrier Deck 

F-4F 4 

P-51B on Grass base 

P-51 

I even did plaster on wood base to make an Ocean for my Flying Sub 

Flying Sub 

Here is some of the groundcover I use 

 

 

 

 

 

I also like to use joint compound for base cover 

Mix RR gravel and plaster 

Plaster base 

Acrylic paint used to paint plaster  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS jeep on base 

SAS Jeep 

Sanding block 

Sanding blocks 

Sanding blocks 

3 inch wood base 

 

M-6 Bomb truck 

 

Follow Me Jeep 

 

I used Acrylic Oak stain 

 

I brush on stain 

I used three coats of Future. 

Three coats of Future 

 

I make a 50, 50 grass mix 

Grass mix 

First layer of grass mix 

Second layer of grass mix 

I painted the second base a sand color 

painted base a sand color 

Sand and grass base 

 

 

 

I used a little light dust on the base and jeep 

Jeep and base 

Jeep and base