1:35 Village Gate

Village Gate 1:35 — a Vallejo diorama accessory

This item is not a model of a vehicle or an aircraft. It is a stand-alone scenic feature for a diorama or a vignette: a village gate in 1:35 scale, that is in the size matching the most common military models. The accessory is supplied unpainted and without a base, so you build the scene exactly to your own intention.

What it is for

A gate is a rewarding compositional tool. It frames the view, divides the scene into foreground and background and tells the viewer at once how large a vehicle or a figure is. It suits rural scenes, courtyards and farm buildings, and it also works well as a stand-alone divider on a narrow vignette where there is no room for a whole building. You can combine it with walls, paving sections and scenic accessories in the same scale.

Painting and setting tips

First wash the casting in lukewarm water with a drop of detergent and let it dry thoroughly — a clean surface is the basis of adhesion. Primer follows, ideally in a gray or light brown shade. Apply the base color thinned so that the texture is not lost, and bring the relief out with a dark wash into the gaps and a dry brush along the edges. Setting it into the terrain is as important as the paint: mask the joint with the ground with modeling paste, sand and grass, otherwise the gate will look as if it were merely standing on the diorama.

Who the accessory is for

• Builders of dioramas and vignettes in 1:35 scale
• Modelers looking for a compositional feature instead of a whole building
• Anyone interested in rural and village scenes
• Model photographers who need a framing feature in a scene

The accessory is supplied unpainted and without a model of a vehicle or figures. Paints, glue and other accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.