This is just to test out some "Marsden Matting" or PSP pierced steel planking that I made down in the shop. Many historians give more than a nod to this ubiquitous invention as having a significant role in winning the war in the Pacific. I don't know anything about that, but I do know that it makes one hell of a "portable runway". I wanted to try out some techniques for having it show sand coming through the pierced holes. Usually, for the runways, it was covered with a layer of crushed coral to make a firm surface. Actually, the sheet in the lower right corner has been adjusted to accommodate the round holes instead of the distorted ovals in the main body. I mostly used bump map and trans map technology. SBD5: Very cool and versatile model by Thunderr Flight gear: adh3d Pilot and gunner: easy on the polys figure enemy soldier LWR01 by Epici Poser preflight, Vue 6 inf run up and taxi, photoshop CS3 kicking up dust and slight touch ups