1:144 Desert- Blurred. 225mm(W) x 225mm(H)

Display Base for a 1:144 Model: a Desert Surface, Blurred Version

A printed sheet for use under a finished model. The motif is a desert surface, and in a deliberately blurred variant: the print has no sharply drawn texture but a soft transition of tones. Format 225 x 225 mm.

No address and no date

Most of the rest of this range is tied to named airfields and to a defined window of time. This base goes the opposite way: it specifies neither place nor period. For a modeler that means two things. First, it can be used with any subject that operated on a desert surface, whatever the decade. Second, all the information about period and allegiance is carried by the scene itself: what decides is the type of machine, its paint scheme and its markings, because the base will say nothing.

Why a blurred print

• A softly drawn surface does not compete with the detail of the model, which tells most in the small 1:144 scale.
• In a photograph a blurred surface behaves much like an out-of-focus background and the model stands out from it.
• A neutral motif will take several models one behind another, because there are no points on the surface to give the scale away.
• If on the contrary you want a legible surface texture, reach for a sharply drawn variant of another motif.

Who it is for

For modelers in 1:144 scale looking for a universal desert surface with no tie to a particular airfield, and for those who photograph models and need a quiet ground.

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.