1:35 Printed Accessories: Factory glass windows No.4

Factory window fillings No.4 in 1:35 scale from RT-Diorama

This item is not a model and not a kit but a printed diorama accessory from the RT-Diorama range devoted to the equipment of a scene. It aims at the window fillings of industrial and working structures, that is at the element which takes the largest share of the area on the facade of halls and workshops. The 1:35 scale given in the name is the proportion in which most military figures and equipment is produced, so the accessory can be set into an ordinary scene without recalculating any proportions.

What the accessory is for

A model of a building stands or falls by what the viewer sees in the window openings. An empty opening lets light through and the scene loses its depth, because it gives away that there is nothing behind the wall. A window subject removes this problem, gives the facade a regular rhythm and keeps the same character along the whole length of the wall. On large structures this shows the most - it is precisely the repetition of the same element that makes factory architecture factory architecture.

Tips for placing it in the scene

Begin with the layout: settle the size of the openings and their spacing before you start on the facade as a whole. Check that the grid agrees on all the walls and carries on around the corners. Verify the height of the windows against the figures as well, because a sill that does not match is one of the most conspicuous mistakes in a scene. Finally think out the viewing angle and the lighting, so that the windows are visible from the side the diorama is looked at from. One type of filling throughout the complex holds the composition together.

Who the set is for

• builders of dioramas in 1:35 scale
• modelers who are finishing industrial buildings
• anyone interested in city and factory battlefields
• those who build a scene out of several objects at once