Ok... new base in progress UPDATE! (pics)

**madadman** · August 28th, 2004, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by EndQuest:
Ooh, ooh, ooh! Where is the grid floor from? The tanks?

I vote for a Cyber Spidey to stand on it.

The tanks are from the same company that makes our favorite collection of pipes! The company is called Walthers - it's from their "Cornerstone" series for HO scale train dioramas. Unfortunately their website sucks but hobby shops have huge catalogs of their stuff. I paid retail but you'll probably find these cheaper on eBay! [img]wink.gif[/img]

The grid floor is from you, buddy! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] I just trimmed it to fit.

**toymank** · August 28th, 2004, 05:48 PM

mad, I just checked out their site, not the greatest of everything, but pretty feckin' sweet!

**thor16** · August 28th, 2004, 05:59 PM

I might have to try my hand at making a base now.

**TCM Hitchhiker** · August 28th, 2004, 06:03 PM

"Batman, Shmatman, you know that base just screams Peekernaut!"

**madadman** · August 28th, 2004, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by toymank:
mad, I just checked out their site, not the greatest of everything, but pretty feckin' sweet!

Yeah they don't have much in the way of a catalog on their site, which is too bad. They've got a lot of neat train diorama pieces that can be retro-fitted to be anything you want. They've got the right amount of detail, the prices are decent and the scale is perfect. Unfortunately you gotta take a trip to the hobby shop to shop for their stuff.

**madadman** · August 28th, 2004, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by TCM Hitchhiker:

"Batman, Shmatman, you know that base just screams Peekernaut!"

LOL!!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

**madadman** · August 28th, 2004, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by thor16:
I might have to try my hand at making a base now.

You should! If you've got the time and a little imagination it's really a blast watching them take shape. [img]smile.gif[/img]

**pairadocs** · August 28th, 2004, 08:50 PM

that's awesome - I'm gonna have to try something like that too!

I love that grid stuff... I've been trying to find some for a wall thing I want to do... is it the same as the stuff that they put in flourescent light fixtures? I wanna check Lowe's or Home Depot, I'm imagining it's the same stuff?

**madadman** · August 28th, 2004, 08:56 PM

pairadocs - EQ sent me that from Florida. It's an air vent of some kind. I can't get them where I live. Here's a pic of what they look like when you buy them:

EQHaul

They come in oval pieces about 12" long. I just trimmed out a section to fit the size I needed.

If you didn't see it, this is the base I made for EQ using almost an entire vent:

EQ Base Right LoRes