The rails (sides) are made of oak, with an MDF bottom that is secured with grooves routed out of the sides near the bottom of the side pieces. It is 17" wide, 16" deep, and ranges in height from 1" at the front to 3" at the back. The size was based on the idea of having two 1/35 tanks displayed (and yes, the side being different was intended, as I didn't want to have it look too 'regular'; I wanted to have some irregular geometrical base shapes). I plan to make it a 2 level diorama, with one tank (and an undecided amount of other equipment/personnel) on the upper level, and another tank on the lower. The transition between the levels is going to be some kind of ridge, likely soil (I have another thread here asking how to make dark, fresh looking soil). My thought is to fill in the majority of the base with styrofoam, as pictured, to minimize the amount of weight, which would be huge with pure plaster or other type of base materials.
It's going to be a long time until I need this, as the tank kits have been purchased, but building them is likely a long time off. Just wondering what you folks think, and any ideas about how to accomplish what I have in mind would be cool. Thanks for looking.
