Simple Concrete Airfield | An Inner Nerd Story

How to make a Concrete Airfield/Runway in 1/48 scale by The Inner Nerd
Time lapse video of the full build, painting and weathering of the Concrete Airfield/Runway in 1/48 scale model kit as shown by The Inner Nerd
Kitty Hawk SU-22 Fitter | The Inner Nerd
• Sukhoi SU-22 Fitter 1/...
Items Used
Airbrush: Harder & Steenbeck Evolution Silverline Solo
Needle/Nozzle: 0.15mm
Compressor: Badger 1100 with Anti-Pulsation Tank Working Pressure 22psi (1.51bar)
Paint: Mr Hobby Mr Surfacer 1000, Mr Hobby Mr Surfacer 1200 & Mr Hobby Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 thinned with cellulose lacquer thinner Tamiya Acrylics thinned with Tamiya X-20A Thinner Mr Hobby Aqueous Abteilung 502 Oils - Black / Industrial Earth / Olive Green Winsor & Newton Oils - Yellow Ochre / Raw Umber / Burnt Sienna / White AK Interactive Pigments - Gun Metal, Europe Earth, Russian Earth, Medium Rust, Pigment Fixer Vallejo Masking Fluid Winsor & Newton UV Cut Matte Enamel Varnish
Brushes: Pure Sable Brush - Various Sizes
Glue: Tamiya Extra Thin Cement Tamiya Poly Cement Revell Contacta Professional Loctite 406 CA Superglue Sanding: 3M 600p / 800p / 1200p / 2000p / 3000p sheets & sponges Tamiya Polishing Compounds (Course, Fine & Finish)

[@TheInnerNerd]

Hi everyone, hope you enjoyed the video. Thought I'd give another display base a go to present my Kitty Hawk Fitter in more perspective. Since I'm new to the whole diorama/scenery making I chose the easy way by using AK's diorama paste. Its not the most inventive way of making a display I know but serves as a good foundation to add effects onto. I set the scene on Soviet airfield references but tried to keep the markings generic so that it could be used for other aircraft too if needed. This way I was hoping to give you some inspiration for a base of your own. Thanks for watching! The Inner Nerd

[@NitrogenPurged]

Wow dude! Great video. I like the music too. Thank you for the time.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching:)

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Stunning 👍

[@Golf_Kilo45]

Great work! That AK paste looks pretty convincing, thanks for sharing. If you decide to build another airfield tarmac base, to give more interest you can make a small flat ground line or a square at the edge of the base with some airfield beacon lights!

[@lawrencereid9375]

A handsome, beautifully done display base for your extraordinarily fine Fitter.

[@maxbrandt6]

It's making that extra bit of effort that really adds some realism to this display, very nicely done!

[@silenttraveler2710]

Total Awesomeness

[@dukeofurl7593]

You are a master at your craft, thanks for sharing.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@charlesemerson6763]

Excellent. That really sets the model off.

[@robbo1068]

Great job....it really makes the model stand out.....and this is something new you are trying out...bravo!

[@TheModelorian]

That's a nice diorama. Awesome work! So realistic.

[@bubbapipe]

Nice! That product looks and acts alot like tile grout. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you. And yes I was thinking the same when I opened it up. It even smells the same! I bought this since I wanted to make life easy for myself and this is only my second base so am slowly building my experience and knowledge on creating the different effects. Next time I would try something a little more DIY now I know what the consistency and texture the product is

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

This is great work; thanks for sharing this. The mix of restraint and overkill makes perfect sense for this base for models that you can put some real effort into details with. I just love your work; I can safely watch you(and my other favorites) get into far too much detail and enjoy the results without spending dozens of hours on details nobody else will see(tank interiors and airplane cockpit details come to mind). Keep up the great work. Stay well.

[@davidp7414]

fantastic, inspiring me to have a go

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@pineapplesand556ers]

It’s good that you kept all of the effects restrained. Subtlety is best.

[@РоманДрогоман]

Ecselent work. Just as recommendation add a little grass betvene an airfield blocks. On all Soviet airfields I ever been it was a grass there, particularly in the places where the planes stay.

[@pawpawstew]

Nicely done! That AK product is neat, but it's so much easier to use 200-400 grit sandpaper to simulate concrete.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you. I gave this product a go since I'd not done anything like this before so didn't know what to expect. But you're right, a lay of sandpaper would create the same effect at much less cost. Thank you and thanks for watching! :)

[@FreakazoidakaBen]

Nice Tutorial. The AK concrete paste looks really good. Stay Safe. Greetings Ben

[@JohnSmith-dz9zl]

Great DIY diorama -looks great and I enjoyed the pictures on Instagram too👍👍👍

[@tonyblake9084]

G'DAY Mate its Oink here from down under. After making a major beginner error on my P38 Build I had a break while I watched your airfield build. So Have spent the last week making 3/4 slabs getting a grip on screeding the AK Concrete! So now making a repeat visit to tidy up a couple points before I have another crack at the P38, lucky I have a 2nd kit so can rescue the build;-)) Cheers and Beers from Down Under! oink

[@TheInnerNerd]

Hi Oink. Thanks for watching and best of luck with the P-38 again once you pick it back up :)

[@theTutenstien]

Amazing, I will give this a try for my next project

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@СерёгаДерин]

Как всегда отличная работа!!!

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

That was a great diorama base

[@fishbarbeque8540]

This is truly awesome!

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@peterzellinger6316]

Great Base! I really dislike those texture pastes for dioramas, they are quite a pain in the neck to apply. nice to see some experts use it.

[@PirateMTH_ToddH]

Excellent video.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@ChazCharlie1]

Coming from the warhammer painting tradition, I definitely would have given the concrete an all over dark wash and dry brushed it too. Also hehe diluting the water with water!

[@ModelMinutes]

Very nice! I made an airfield base similar to this many years ago but it wasn’t as intricate or complex

[@MASTOMOKUCRUSH]

Love your work,mate.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Amazing work! 😀

[@fabiosilva3799]

Congratulations on the aircraft patio floor ... it was very realistic. I suggest you make the Nimitz class aircraft carrier flight deck.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you! And yes I plan to make some more bases to display models on. I will have to do a carrier based aircraft that this could go on and set the scene. This is only my second base so am slowly building my experience and knowledge on creating the different effects so will be good to try out a range of surfaces!

[@dudinone]

Спасибо! Очень красиво смотрится!

[@the-primered-thumb]

Ding dong sir 😉👌

[@bucasso]

Thanks for your sharing

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@briankirwan6958]

Excellent work on the Sukhoi and your finish of the base is very good too. If I may be so free I do think that your use of the concrete mix was very labour intensive and a combination foam board for the foundation cut into recentangles and the mix for the finished surface would be a lot quicker. Also the Soviets used some wierd shapes in the ground slaps gives gives more visual effects. I suspect you will be adding ground handling equipment to the base ? These sort of items give the scene an extra pop. Soviet handling equipment is typically painted orange so its helps break the monotone grey cement. I enjoy your channel and admire your work so dont take the above to be negative.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Hello and thank you. Okay thanks for the tip. This is only my second base so am slowly building my experience and knowledge on creating the different effects. I got the slab shapes from the reference images you can see towards the end of the video (15:49) but I have also seen the hexagonal shapes used too on some airfields. I don't plan to make any loading equipment just yet although I did think this could be something for the future. Since the Fitter took so long to make I wanted a nice simple projects to work on next so kept model making and intricacies to a minimum on this one. But I agree it would add even more effect to the foundations I already have. Thank for the advice and it's not taken as negative - you've fully explained improvements and I like that :) I cannot stand blatantly rude and hate comments in which I would reply in the same manor.

[@NikCan66]

Superb as usual

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@_stoatchaser]

Might suggest this to the local council to fix the roads !!! 😮

[@TheInnerNerd]

Think it'd last longer than most of their fixes too hahah

[@ferbieticklater7429]

You have taken a simple concept and made it look so realistic. I admire your attention to detail and vision in these projects. Keep up the good work. If you don't mind I am curious about your accent. What part of the UK are you from?

[@lowde01]

Screams Yorkshire, unfortunate...

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you. I am from Cheshire, so not Yorkshire, so I guess I'm not unfortunate ☺

[@TheInnerNerd]

You're clearly from the South as you can't distinguish the difference between Northern accents 😂😂

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

@@TheInnerNerd - the southern US, does it count if I can tell that you're British?

[@lowde01]

@@TheInnerNerd My bad, i'm from Lancashire myself... must retune my ear!

[@fmorenov94]

Incredible!!! Loved it. How did you determined the size of each rectangle of the tarmac?

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you. I kind of guessed based on the size of the model and reference images. Google will probably help if you could find out the real dimensions and then scale them. Thanks for watching :)

[@perotekku]

So I'll offer up my technique for making "pavement". Sandpaper, very fine sandpaper. Cut into sheets gives the illusion of slabs, and the fine grain is more in scale. I've tried making gritty paste and spreading it like the AK stuff, but it was too bumpy for scale. A 1mm bump is a 2" bump in scale.

[@TheInnerNerd]

Okay thanks for the tip! I want to make more scenes in the future so will use your technique if required :) Thanks for watching :)

[@kostya.gordyaev]

Красиво получилось. Скажите ПВД не ровно приклеено, так и должно быть?

[@johnwanderin3872]

I wonder if you can use that for concrete bunkers and hangars

[@TheInnerNerd]

I guess so. If you make a frame for it to be applied to and then use it as cladding I think this would work

[@TheModelorian]

That's actually a really good idea. CHALLANGE ACCEPTED!

[@TheInnerNerd]

@@TheModelorian Great name I love it! 👌😂

[@TheModelorian]

@@TheInnerNerd Thank you! 😂😂 I really love your channel and your builds are extraordinary and inspiring.

[@FuatMuci]

eline sağlık

[@TheInnerNerd]

Thank you and thanks for watching :)

[@mikcheka]

What are the dimensions for the foam board?

[@TheInnerNerd]

I think I say at the start of the video but it's 300x400mm

[@ElectroAtletico]

Russian hardstand.....needs more weeds growing.

[@TheInnerNerd]

This has been mentioned before in the comments. The images I was using didn't have any weeds grwoing between the slabs so I didn't add them in. You can see the references at the end of the video (15:49). I also didn't want to over complicate the build since I was intended to be a simple base using as little resource as possible.

[@TheBornDrunk]

Hello Inner Nerd ! Thanks for sharing, looks realistic. But are you sure those plates really used on airfields? For example, in modern Russia they use PAG concrete plates which size is standartized. Great work mate, just wanted to make sure you correct with X & Y sizes. Im sorry I could miss it, Im much better in reading. Your loyal fan

[@TheBornDrunk]

Sorry, for soviet aircrafts, plates are PAG-14. Correct sizea are here a-s-i.ru/wa-data/public/shop/products/17/28/2817/images/2949/2949.750x0.jpg just divide them to fit scale. Thank you!

[@TheInnerNerd]

Hello and thank you! Im not sure 100% about the sizes but you can see the references I used at the end of the video when I mask to clean up the edges. All images are of Soviet aircraft (MIG-23) parked up aside the main runway and I used these to guesstimate the size of the plates from there. They seem just off-square so used this a a very rough guide for my version. Thanks for the help though and I appreciate the effort you've gone to to get this in scale

[@TheBornDrunk]

@@TheInnerNerd Thanks, there are several kits with these plates from ICM in both 72 and 48 scale, there's also some photoetch kits but I don't remember who makes them. All I know is that PAG plates are sort of standart here, seen them many times.