1:144 Wood planked revetments, Finland/Russia: Winter War/Eastern Front/Continuation War, 1940-1944. 337mm(W) x 225mm(H)

Display Base for a 1:144 Model: Wood-Planked Revetments, Finland and Russia, 1940 to 1944

A large-format printed sheet on which a finished model is stood. The motif is not an open concrete area but a stand walled in with wooden planking, that is a protective bank around a parked aircraft. According to the name it is tied to the region of Finland and Russia and to the span of the years 1940 to 1944. The format is 337 x 225 mm.

Not one base but a type of stand and one region

Most bases in this range are tied to a particular named airfield. This one is defined differently: it specifies not one place but a type of facility and a region. The practical consequence is that it does not limit your choice of base, but it does limit the choice of machine fairly precisely. What belongs in the scene is an aircraft that operated in the region and within the span of years named, and its paint scheme should also match the season you want to show, because a machine carries different coloring in winter operations than in summer.

How to set the base into a scene

• Read the planked walls as the edge of the stand: the model belongs in the middle of the walled area, not at the edge of the print.
• The 337 x 225 mm format is worked out for one aircraft in 1:144 scale, not for a group.
• If you want a winter scene, work it out on the model and in its coloring; the print itself does not change the season.
• Photograph from a lower angle rather than a high one; the walling then stays in frame and the scene gains depth.

Who it is for

For modelers in 1:144 scale who want to put a machine from the first half of the 1940s into the setting of a field airfield rather than onto a smooth surface. Suitable for a display case and also as a base for photographing a model.

The base is a printed sheet intended for use under a model. The model, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.