AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS

AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS

Kits World is making life easy for modellers when it comes to dioramas, or even just a simple but convincing area on which to exhibit your aircraft model.

AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS

Bases for aircraft displays can take many forms, depending on the type being modelled. You can make your own, of course, but a real time-saving option from Kits World is its new range of self-adhesive base coverings. Available in 1/144, 1/72 and 1/48 scales, there are many variations for jets, props and helicopters. And global air arms are considered too, with parking aprons such as those at Poland’s Minsk-Mazowieki, Korat Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War era, generic Cold War hardstandings throughout Warsaw Pact countries, and even the Royal Danish Air Force Base Aalborg.

AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS

Besides British stations such as Coningsby (above) and Yeovilton (below), and Florida’s fighter base Tyndall (bottom) being replicated, carrier aircraft can be displayed on deck sections aboard the modern USS Nimitz (top) and World War Two USS Enterprise; the former covering features an elevator section. If you wish to make the bases less, well… flat, you can always embellish them with ground support equipment and figures, or ‘doctor’ the material itself. The tie-down points on the carrier deck versions could always be punched/drilled out for depth, and attachment loops inserted, for instance.

AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS

The range is extensive, and the samples sent to Key Model World have a convincing visual effect for the texture and weathering, and some even benefit from small but accurate features such as drain covers. All you need to do is remove the rear film and stick the coverings onto your chosen base material – wood, MDF, whatever. You could also trim/reduce the size and/or shape for a more bespoke look.

The 1/144 versions are priced at £7.99 each, 1/72 items cost £9.99 and 1/48 from £19.99. They are rolled and posted in a stout card package. Note that the examples shown here are watermarked and this does not feature on purchased bases. To view all the available options, visit: www.kitsworld.co.uk

AIRCRAFT DISPLAY AIDS