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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Pizza base to diorama base!

Having built the tank transporter it was time to make a base for it to stand on as it is too fragile to be left sitting on a shelf!

My usual base is one of the styrene pizza bases that used to accompany a supermarket pizza. No longer supplied I do have a stock in store!

IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank,

First job is to cut it to size.

IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank,

Then the acrylic mud came out!

IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank,

Applied with a stiff brush I created two sets of tracks and accompanying verges which turned this...

IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank,

Into this!

IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank,

That now needs to dry ready for the next course of scenic treatment!