1:35 Diorama-Base: Industrial Workshop

The Industrial Workshop diorama base in 1:35 scale

The Industrial Workshop base from RT-Diorama is diorama groundwork for 1:35 scale with the subject of an industrial workshop. It is not a kit of a vehicle but a setting into which the modeler places their own vehicles and figures. A workshop is one of those subjects where a diorama has the most opportunity to show off work with figures and with small equipment.

What the subject offers

A workshop view works differently from a combat scene. It is not about movement and tension but about the occupation of the space: the vehicle stands still, something is going on around it and the viewer imagines what will happen next. Such a subject forgives a less dramatic composition and rewards detail and the logic of the arrangement instead. An industrial workshop suits repair views with military vehicles, civilian scenes with trucks and a completely abandoned works. In extent it is a more intimate subject than a whole factory complex, so it comes into its own in a smaller display case too.

How to put the scene together

In a workshop view it is the credibility of the arrangement that counts. Think about where vehicles drive into the space, where the tools would stand and where the figures would have room to work. Set the vehicle so that it can be reached from every side where the action is to take place, or the scene will look staged. Try the layout out dry and look at the view from the eye level of a viewer at the display case. It also pays to leave a clear area in the foreground so that the eye has a way into the scene.

Who the base is for

• For modelers of repair and workshop dioramas in 1:35 scale
• For scenes with figures and with small working equipment
• For smaller display cases that will not take an extensive complex
• For collectors looking for a complete industrial setting