Hey there I am wanting to build a simple display base for my P-51. I was noticing in some old photos, it looks like they used to lay down some sort of metal caged material in the airfields for the planes to use as a driving surface as opposed to the mud and to prevent them from getting stuck. My question is what were those called, and is there anyone out there that makes a scale version to use in dioramas. I wish I had a photo to show what I was talking about. Sorry if confusing....

I found a picture of the surface I am talking about....check out the photo link below.

Thanks

Redman- the material is known as PSP or pierced-steel-planking. I believe several of the major AM companies make it (Aber, Eduard, Verlinden, etc.)
Best of luck!
[EDIT]- sorry, forgot to mention it was also known as "Marston Mat"

Thank you very much sir! Right on the money, went to Squadron.com and did a search for PSP. Quite a few nice options came up. Thanks again for your help.

Very cool resin diorama bases........



http://www.justplanestuff.net/index.jsp

you could probably scratch that. Just cut some foil to size and roll it over with some fine treads or something.