1:72 Middle east street N

The real subject

A street with low buildings and mud plaster is a setting that carries a scene to the Middle East at once. Plain fronts without ornament and the narrow profile of the street give hardware a sense of scale and finished work a setting the viewer recognizes at first glance. The execution matches 1:72 scale.

What it is suited to

You will use the base as a free-standing scene, as a section of a longer street and as a base on which a single model stands out. The small scale keeps the whole work in a size that fits into a display case or onto a shelf. Try the arrangement of the models and the figures out dry while you can still move them about freely.

• 1:72 scale
• the motif of a street of the Middle Eastern type
• usable on its own and as part of a longer scene
• a surface ready for painting and weathering
• it can be completed with figures and hardware of the same scale

Building and painting tips

Wash and degrease the surface, cut the excess material off with a sharp blade a little way from the part and sand the traces of manufacture down. A desert setting will take a light palette: choose a warm base shade and divide the areas into lighter and darker, or the scene will merge into one color. Lighten the edges with a dry brush, darken the joints with a liquid weathering product and apply a fine dust with pigments at the foot of the walls. The particular procedure for preparation is given by the manufacturer's instructions.

Who it is for

It will be appreciated by modelers who build scenes from recent conflicts and want a finished setting without building terrain themselves. Unless stated otherwise, do not reckon with the package holding models, figures, paints or glue.