1:35 Diorama Base: German market place

The subject

A market square is the heart of every Central European town, and in a diorama it works the same way: it gives a scene a clear center of gravity and plenty of pretexts for detail. The subject of a German market suits city compositions, a column passing through and quieter genre scenes with figures and civilian life alike.

Scale and use

The base is in 1:35 scale, that is in the most widespread scale of military modeling, and in size it suits the figures and equipment of this scale. It serves as a ready ground for a scene: it carries the terrain and the building elements and it gives a model a firm level bottom that can be handled even when on display.

• 1:35 scale, matched to the figures and equipment of the same scale
• the subject of a German market square
• a ready ground for a city scene or a vignette
• it can be completed with buildings and accessories of your own in the same scale
• the surface can be painted with an airbrush and with a brush

Building and painting tips

Try the layout dry first and only then fix anything; with a square it tends to read more clearly to leave an open area and to concentrate the detail at the edges. Clean the surface of dust and grease before painting. If the area is paved, it will stand out with an overall base coat, slight differences of shade between the individual fields, a dry brush across the edges and a darker glaze in the joints. The material and a suitable glue differ among accessories for dioramas, so go by the manufacturer's instructions on the box.

Who it is for

For a modeler who is building a city scene and wants the ground ready. The contents of the package are not stated here; unless stated otherwise, count on acquiring the paints, the glue, the figures, the buildings and the equipment separately.