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Dioramas: Making Bases
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Tamiya printed bases
russamotto
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Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 11:44 AM UTC
I saw this at the Tamiya site. Printed bases on what appears to be standard size paper sheets.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87165_87169/index.htm

Seems like a simple solution, but no mention of price.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 01:01 PM UTC
I have two sets, they look great, and include a little texture. The are almost 3-d. I think I paid about $7 CDN for them each.

Biggles2
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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 02:10 AM UTC
These have been out for a long time. They're not bad, but the "raised" pattern is really only paper thin. I still prefer embossed plastic sheet.
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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 02:11 AM UTC
The German model railroad guys have had these for decades already in HO scale. They can be very useful.
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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 06:51 AM UTC
Ow, come on. These are easily selfmade. Takes a bit of effort, but the reward is much greater.
parrot
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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 - 12:16 PM UTC
Hey guys,
For all you Canadians ,no problem.Guys in the States,probably easy to find.
Xmas is a good time to find stuff you can use.
Check out the miniature village pieces.I found this at Canadian Tire,$15.Good for a year.Wish I'd found it before carving cobblestone into my North Africa dio.
A sheet of cobblestone,18x36 inches.

Tom


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Biggles2
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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2014 - 06:14 PM UTC
Is that vacu-formed plastic sheet? Doesn't look like paper.
parrot
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Posted: Saturday, November 01, 2014 - 07:16 AM UTC
It's not paper.More of a rubber sheet,3 dimensional.
Get while you can.I was in Michaels this morning and they sell it for $30.$15 is a big saving.

Tom
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