Blossoms Tufts Dark Red

Model Scene Blossoms Tufts Dark Red, dark red blossom tufts. Finished tufts of low vegetation with tiny dark red flowers for dioramas and scenic modules.

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Product EAN8591111693158

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Dark red blossom tufts (Model Scene)

A finished growth to be laid down, not a raw material to be worked. The tuft consists of fine fibers with tiny flower accents in a saturated dark red shade and is lifted off the backing film in one piece. Dark red is the most characterful shade in the range: it does not read as a spring pastel but as a mature summer and late-summer growth, of the kind formed by sorrel, flowering clover or a weed-filled field margin just before the end of the season. For dioramas with hardware this is interesting precisely because a muted red does not clash with olive and dusty gray while at the same time not killing the color of the scene.

The color composition of a scene

It pays to treat blossom tufts as a seasoning rather than as a base. The best proportion is for the basic area to be handled with ordinary greenery or grass and for the blossom tufts to make up only a few percent of the surface. It also pays to mix two colors together: a pair of shades side by side looks markedly more natural than a single one, because in a real field margin only one species never flowers. Dark red goes well with yellow and white; with pink and violet, on the contrary, it merges and the difference is lost at normal viewing distance. Choose placements where neither a scythe nor the wheels of hardware reach: at the feet of posts, in ditches, by fences and around the corners of buildings.

How to work with the tufts

Lift the tuft with tweezers by its underside. If the underside does not hold by itself, use a drop of PVA glue or cyanoacrylate gel and let it go tacky briefly before seating. Press the tuft into the terrain, comb the edges out with the tip of the tweezers and scatter fine dust at the foot. You can even the height out with scissors from below, and reduce the density by dividing the tuft into smaller parts. The color of the fibers can be tied in gently with the scene using a very thinned wash applied from above, but carefully, as the flower accents are tiny and easily overwhelmed.

Who the tufts are for

  • Dioramas with military hardware, where color must not shout over the scene
  • Model railroad layouts and scenic modules
  • Scenes set in late summer and early autumn
  • Modelers who combine several colors of flowering vegetation

This is a scenic accessory for direct use. Glue and a base are not included in the package.

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FAQ

Dark red reads as a mature summer to late-summer growth. It suits a spring scene less well than the lighter color variants.

Yes, and we recommend it. Dark red works well with yellow and white. With pink and violet, on the contrary, it merges at a distance.

Only a few percent. The base of the scene should be ordinary greenery or grass, with the blossom tufts working as an accent.

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