Carbon Fiber Base

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Carbon Fiber Base

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Hi All,
Where do you purchase the carbon fiber looking bases I see some of you using to display models on ?

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I bought a piece of flat CF a while back and put it in a frame after cutting it down a little...

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I have built my own using carbon fiber cloth and fiberglass resin on a piece of plywood.
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Another thing to consider is to use a standard black base and apply a piece of 3M DINOC vinyl with a carbon fiber pattern. It looks great and provides some carbon fiber texture at a very cheap price.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-JAPAN-Black-C ... 194&sr=8-3

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Thanks guys. Someday I'll get this 1/8 scale M23 finished!
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