I need a good wood base how can I make or find one. Please give me some hints I'm a total noob put bold text here

You can buy pre-made pine bases at Michaels. Different sizes are available. They're in the plaque section.

Or, you can make them by buying scrap plywood in different sizes at Home Depot and buy molding and glue it to the edges.

HTH
Steve

Another easy way is to use a wooden picture frame. Take out the glass and fill with a scrap piece of wood and you're done. Build up from there.

I also use cheap MDF/shelving material as the base, then when I'm done I add decorative trim around the outside making a nice finish.

thanx good ideas so far i might go with the picture frame idea if i can find the right size i have it all squared away drieing with tooth picks supporting the figs on it to keep them from falling over

My wife is addicted to garage sales and thrift stores. You can find some pretty wild, ornate picture frames, old models and other assorted junk that my be aplicable to modeling.
Cheyenne

Oh and Steve has the best solution, I've found thousands of modeling " things ' at Michaels. From jewelry bits for making ornate lamps, planters, building cornices etc. to ground cover, balsa & basswood, the list is endless !!!!

Try Goodwill - They usually have award plaques & such that can make excellent bases. They are CHEAP and high quality. You'll have to be carefull about non-hard wood plaques as they tend to warp.

HTH
CHris

i finally got a base of 6x18 oak that has a nice edge and will soon get sanded and stained to make a good fiish for my stug 3 with figures i hoe to soon post pics if my camera still works thanx for all the ideas

And if you want to go the DIY way you can buy some nice wood and cut it to the size you want and route a nice edge on it. little more complicated but looks really nice.

Hey , You meane like this.








greetings Eric

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This is just a littlw bit of the collection.
You can order your own size ,

greetings Eric

hi finaly go to get and sand/stain my base here it is pre ground work just go to my photos I cant figure out how to put on a forum sry

my final base

Yankee,

Sorry, but there's no picture.

Steve