Possible Airbases

John Howling Mouse · February 16, 2007, 05:58:43 PM

Years ago, I created this monster.
I then learned (the hard way) that the corrugated plastic sheet I had used was not the styrene I thought it was----it was polyethylene and it literally fell apart!

I even began working on a how-to article to augment the many "in progress" pics I had supplied here (like Tom says, if we don't archive stuff that way, it eventually gets lost).

Tarmac was built up from multiple sheets of painted sandpaper:

Even made a fictional Squadron sign:

Here is a sample shot of the hangar background in use. My favorite parts were the spraypainted faux lighting effect from the (non-existent) ceiling and the way just enough sunlight shone through the translucent corrugated plastic to look like distant windows on the upper far wall.

John Howling Mouse · February 16, 2007, 06:02:28 PM

I eventually moved on to a second, scratchbuilt hangar, made specifically for my 1:48 Arado turned 1:100 early Soviet Aeroflot jetliner. Somewhere on this site, there might still be a zillion in-progress/how-to pics on that build, too.

Oh, and the clear cover I had made for it turned out to be 1/4" too small, btw. I had measured at the base and failed to accommodate a part of the rear roofline's width. I take great pride in being that kind of muck-up!!!

GTX · February 16, 2007, 06:04:54 PM

That's it, I give up! Where are me knitting needles?

Regards,

Greg

John Howling Mouse · February 16, 2007, 06:10:29 PM

QuoteThat's it, I give up! Where are me knitting needles?

Regards,

Greg

It does look better in person, actually.

Oh...sorry!

B)

GTX · February 16, 2007, 06:14:56 PM

wolfik · February 17, 2007, 02:39:12 AM

wow...the Voodoo looks nice...and with the big hangar it looks realistic...
"VOR DEM MEISTER NIEDERKNIEND..."

John Howling Mouse · February 17, 2007, 08:34:44 AM

Quotewow...the Voodoo looks nice...and with the big hangar it looks realistic...
"VOR DEM MEISTER NIEDERKNIEND..."

Ich bin kleiner als ein Landarbeiter, der mit Ihnen verglichen wird.

GTX · February 17, 2007, 12:05:06 PM

Quotewow...the Voodoo looks nice...and with the big hangar it looks realistic...

To say the least - in fact if you just posted that last pic and didn't say it was a model many people would think it was a real photo.

Regards,

Greg

cthulhu77 · February 17, 2007, 05:35:40 PM

No wonder Mrs. H is always testy...how many of those beauties do you have in your house? Neat stuff, Sir John !

BlackOps · February 17, 2007, 08:04:42 PM

Barry these are great! I love seeing the stuff you've done before I joined. Weren't you ever just an average modeler? Way cool!

John Howling Mouse · February 17, 2007, 08:07:27 PM

Thanks, guys. There's all sorts of stuff I've never posted here.
And I *still* consider myself just another average modeller. I'm the one oooh-ing and aw-ing most of the time at the models done by other people, wondering how they manage to pull off what they do.

ysi_maniac · February 19, 2007, 11:46:18 AM

I love the Chickenport

and that Arado airliner is so gorgeous

. BTW, JHM, can you post more photos of that aircraft?

John Howling Mouse · February 19, 2007, 01:24:37 PM

QuoteI love the Chickenport and that Arado airliner is so gorgeous . BTW, JHM, can you post more photos of that aircraft?

Here are some pics. I had a ton of in-progress ones too. Forgot how much work it was in the background to create this from the 1:48 Arado jet it started as.

Spey_Phantom · February 20, 2007, 12:00:57 AM

i also have an airbase in my room, i dont have a name for it yet, but on it are 1/144 jets (1 F/A-18E, 2 Gripens, 1 EC-135 (helo) and a Mig-32M)

im gonna post pics later today B)

TomZ · February 20, 2007, 06:39:42 AM

Here's mine: E-Stelle 700:

Look for more on Airwar 1946 under Luftwaffe 1946

Tom