1:35 Printed Accessories: Oriental Wall and Floor Tiles Nr.2

Oriental wall and floor tiles for a 1:35 diorama, pattern 2

The set 1:35 Printed Accessories: Oriental Wall and Floor Tiles Nr.2 belongs to the oriental sub-range of printed RT-Diorama accessories. It bears patterns of wall and floor tiles in 1:35 scale for the walls as well as the floor of an interior scene. It is not a kit and not a model - it is a flat accessory with which a finished set piece is completed.

Where oriental patterns come into their own

In a diorama from North Africa or the Middle East, patterned wall tiling is as decisive an element as the type of windows or the shape of the doors. As soon as it is on the wall, a room stops being a neutral space and the viewer recognizes the region even without a single figure. The numbered sub-range makes it possible to choose the pattern that fits a particular scene, or to combine two patterns - one for the main room, the other for a corridor or a side space. Which ornament bears which number is shown on the box of the set.

Usage tips

• Lay the patterns out so that the repeat of the ornament does not fall at the most exposed place in view.
• Run the joins into the corners and behind furniture, where the eye does not look for them.
• Use a very thin wash; a fine ornament is easily fouled.
• You will suggest damaged tiling with small cutouts with coarse plaster revealed under them.
• Unify the gloss at the end; on the floor and the wall it may be deliberately different.

Who the set is for

• For builders of interior dioramas from the Middle East and North Africa in 1:35 scale.
• For modelers who combine more than one pattern in a single building.
• For makers of vignettes, where the interior carries the whole scene.