Bake’s Small Airport Projects - 1:400

[Starz10p Aviation]

Thank you as always Tom!



There’s a lot of airport you can fit into a size requirement if you try hard enough! It’s amazing to see sometimes

Size isn’t really a problem for me at the moment, but i might challenge myself to use less space

 

[helix16]

It’s been a while!

While these photos aren’t new by any means, I wanted to show off a super old airport board I made back in 2018! It used the GJ terminal with my own hand painted ground markings. It uses similar materials to what I use now, just a bit simpler in terms of detail (no clear coat, now weathering, etc). I’m unsure how I managed to get all my ground markings so perfect and even (albeit not 100% realistic like I do now) but i’m impressed with my work from 7 or so years ago! Unfortunately this has since been painted over now but it’s a good way to see how far i’ve already come!


These first few photos were from an earlier version, the hardstands were different and the gate area didn’t have concrete lines or anything. It featured 7 gates, 1 true widebody and 1 up to a 767, the rest were all up to a 757. Hardstands could fit 3 narrowbody or a range or E170 sized with up to a 767 beside them.
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This seems to be version 2, now with more concrete lines, gate marking changes, and new hard stand layout with a small commuter terminal. You’ll notice I added another gate using that double jet bridge that comes with the terminal, plus the regional area becomes a true regional area only for 3 E170 sized aircraft. The gate markings reflect AAs current gate markings, I assume I was emulating what was happening at PHL around the time of the merger.
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More to come soon! I’ve been in a rut and life has been life-ing recently. I need to finish PHL and start some more fun projects here soon!

This is an amazing use of the GJ terminal! I have this lying around with some models...what size board did you use for this?

 

[bakejobb_23]

This is an amazing use of the GJ terminal! I have this lying around with some models...what size board did you use for this?

Basically 2ftx4ft. I got a full sized 8x4 MDF board from a local hardware store and got it cut up into 4 equal parts I believe. The terminal and landslide ramp were tight against the end of the board as shown. Works out to a good amount of space if you’re smart!

 

[helix16]

Basically 2ftx4ft. I got a full sized 8x4 MDF board from a local hardware store and got it cut up into 4 equal parts I believe. The terminal and landslide ramp were tight against the end of the board as shown. Works out to a good amount of space if you’re smart!

Awesome! Look out for me hopefully making a new airport soon!

 

[bakejobb_23]

Beginning to layout an extension to my fictional layout. This extension will add 3 standard gates and 5 hardstands for regionals. The middle standard gate will reach up to a 767-300 and the rest are all up to a 757 or A321/737 size. This brings the terminal up to a total of 5 regional gates (up to about a CRJ200/E145), 3 gates up to an A321/737, 3 more gates up to a 757, and one gate for up to a 767. Plus 3 additional Southwest stylized gates. Total of gates A1-A11 as i’m calling it, with A11 having an A11a-A11e for the regional gates.

This extension will nearly complete the airside of this terminal (Terminal A as I am officially calling it!) as all that will be left is one or two additional “southwest stylized” gates on the left hand side (A1/A2 as i’m calling them eventually).

Those two last gates will be on the next extension which will be two more similar sized boards below of this picture featuring mostly a very detailed land side of the terminal. I’m choosing to do this so I have flexibility over only setting up one board, all four, or any combination. The terminal will cover up most of the seams as only 3/4” of the building sits on these boards as you can also see in the photo.

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The small white building in the middle will be a bump out on an eventual terminal building to add more interest to it. It has yet to be fully designed but I hope to grab inspiration from a handful of 2000s/2010s terminals around the US.

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A photo “Down the alley” showing what they can look like when eventually finished:

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I have no clue when i’ll get around to this (probably after PHL is finished) but I don’t think I’ll stray too far from this layout. I have a Terminal B sketched out eventually too but that’s wayyyyy later down the line for me

I decided to give this extension a go the last few days. Here is the progress so far. Some things on the layout have changed but I like the new version more. I’ve added a widebody stand at the top which means bigger taxiways for the larger planes, hence the taxiway shift on the new board. Also added some diagonal taxiways for some visual interest.

I still haven’t fully decided but I may add some regional stands. I have them mapped out where they go, just not on the board yet. Lots to do but it’s getting there pretty quickly.