Fall Red

Deep red fall turf

Of the whole fall range, red is the color to handle most carefully. A large area of deep red growth looks false on a model, because in nature only a few species take on that color, and always only for part of the season. As an accent, on the other hand, it has no rival: a single red tree in an otherwise yellow green wood draws the eye at once and the scene stops being flat. It serves just as well where Virginia creeper climbs a wall, or for a band of fallen leaves under a crown.

How much the jar takes

The container holds 945 cm³ of material, in inch measure 57.7 cubic inches. The sieve in the lid meters the amount as you sprinkle and keeps the contents from spilling out all at once. For small accents it is still better to tip a little onto a piece of paper first and pick the material up from there with a wooden stick.

Mixing and layering

• Lay down the base tone first and let it dry.
• Add the red in small doses and step back as you go.
• At the edges of a crown the color change is usually further along than inside.
• Use what is left on the ground under the tree, since leaves fall in the immediate surroundings.

The grain corresponds to the coarse grade, so the material forms a structure of its own on the surface and does not merge into the base. Once the binder has cured the excess can be tapped off and stored again. While working it helps to look at the scene from a few steps away, because up close the intensity of the color is underrated and from a distance the result usually turns out stronger than the modeler intended.