1:35 Printed Accessories: Marble black Floor Tiles Nr.2

Black marble tiling for a 1:35 diorama

The set 1:35 Printed Accessories: Marble black Floor Tiles Nr.2 from the range of printed RT-Diorama accessories bears a subject of black marble tiling reduced to 1:35 scale. It is not a kit and not a model - it is a flat ground with which the floor of an interior, an entrance hall or a section through a building is settled in a diorama.

Where black marble belongs

Marble tiling does not belong in a dwelling house or in a workshop but in grand buildings: entrance halls, public offices, banks, station concourses and palaces. That makes the set a rewarding ground for scenes where equipment or soldiers enter a space that evidently is not theirs - the contrast between mud on boots and polished stone is one of the strongest subjects of interior dioramas. A dark surface also works as a background: light uniforms, wood and brass stand out strongly against it.

Usage tips

• Lay the grid of tiles so that the joints run into the depth of the scene - it will support the perspective.
• The ground has to be perfectly flat; on a glossy area every ripple is visible.
• A gloss varnish applied in a thin layer will support the impression of polished stone.
• Add dust and fine rubble into the corners and along the walls, so that the area does not look new.
• Cut along a rule exactly along a joint; a cut in the middle of a tile is conspicuous.

Who the set is for

• For builders of interior dioramas and sections through buildings in 1:35 scale.
• For modelers who build scenes in public and grand spaces.
• For makers of vignettes, where the floor makes up most of the visible area.