1:35 Metal Fence A - big set with gate

A fence decides where a scene ends

Fencing does two things at once on a diorama. It closes off a scene, so the viewer knows where to look, and at the same time it supplies a story: behind the fence there is a compound, a store, a barracks or a yard that is not simply walked into. A gate in it then creates a natural focus around which a guard, a barrier or a parked vehicle can be set. The combined package brings both together, twice the length of fence as well as an entrance into it.

What you will find in the box

• Two basic sets of type A metal fence
• One set of gate for the fence of the same type
• Scale 1:35, that is for standard military equipment and figures
• Both partial sets are available on their own as well; the combined package holds both in one box

Building and setting it up

Work the thin metal parts on a hard flat surface and make the bends over a sharp edge, not with your fingers. Set the posts first, ideally into holes pre-drilled in the base, because a post pushed in holds more firmly than one merely glued and the fence then survives later handling of the scene. Only between the posts already set do you glue the panels of fence.

Before painting, degrease the metal and spray it with primer, otherwise the paint will flake when a part is bent. A straight, untouched fence looks untruthful, though: two panels leaning slightly out of vertical, one bent post and rust running down from a footing turn the product into a piece of equipment that has already stood through something. A gate looks best half open, because an open entrance leads the eye into the scene.