FEATURE ARTICLE OtVinta! 1:48 M2 Cletrac Tractor • Kit No. V4801
I produced a dust protection box and base for my model as I normally do with all my completed models. I do this as I’ve always thought modellers put all this work into a model and yet they don’t protect it from the ravages of dust that can destroy a model over time. The black portion of the base were made on my work computer and printed as a colour print. It was affixed to foam board from an art store and the ends caped with thin wooden strip using white glue. The entire base was then coated with a two-part gloss epoxy. The base was made from a wooden a moulding found in a hardware store to fit the black portion of the base with a gap that would allow the acrylic to fit in. When complete the assembly as glued together with white glue and the model attached again with white glue.