1:35 Military maps

Military maps 1:35 from Plusmodel

A set of printed paper maps in 1:35 scale as an accessory for a diorama. It is neither a kit nor a plastic part but sheets of printed paper from which you cut out the individual maps. The sheet measures roughly a hundred and five by a hundred and twenty-five millimeters. A map is a rewarding element in a modeling scene, because it explains at once what is going on: a group over an unfolded map is a briefing, not a chance gathering.

Use

• a map unfolded on the hood of a vehicle or on a crate
• a map in a figure's hands or folded behind a belt
• the equipment of a command post and a staff car
• small paper material for building interiors

How to work with them

Cut the maps out with sharp scissors or with a scalpel along a ruler. The paper is fairly thick for the scale, so it pays to thin the back with abrasive paper; the map then holds the shape of a fold far more naturally. Make the folds over the edge of a ruler and fix them with thinned PVA glue. You can dirty the edges lightly with a colored pencil or pigment, so that the map does not look freshly printed.

Who the set is for

For builders of dioramas and scenes with figures in 1:35 scale who want to get a story into the scene, not just hardware. Plusmodel is a Czech maker of accessories and kits.

Paper does not stand up to damp, so do not fix a finished map with water but with thinned glue, and test it on an offcut before varnishing.