Vallejo DIORAMA FX Modeling Gravel ALKALINE WHITE 0.5 - 1 mm is a specialized texturing granule, designed for the realistic representation of dry, chalky, and limestone terrains in modeling. Its unique color, referred to as Alkaline White, perfectly simulates light ground shades, from very light gray to intense white, characteristic of areas where sunlight is strongly reflected from the surface. It is an ideal solution for depicting desert landscapes, dry riverbeds, limestone highlands, or cracked, sun-baked earth.
Designed for precise scale representation, this gravel has a particle size ranging from 0.5 mm to 1 mm, ensuring a natural and proportionate appearance in vignettes, dioramas, and model bases. The fine particle size allows for the creation of subtle textural transitions and a realistic depiction of fine aggregate.
Main Applications
Vallejo DIORAMA FX ALKALINE WHITE modeling gravel is intended for modelers wishing to enhance their projects with authentic terrain effects. Its primary areas of application include:
Creating Model Bases: Used for building realistic ground for miniatures, vehicles, and other models, setting them within an environmental context.
Diorama Construction: Enables the construction of elaborate scenes depicting desert, limestone, chalky, or rocky landscapes, faithfully reproducing their appearance.
Enhancing Vignettes: Adds depth and realism to smaller artistic compositions, creating cohesive and detailed surroundings.
Wargaming Scenery Elements: Introduces an authentic look to gaming tables, contributing to immersion and gameplay aesthetics.
Key Technical Features
Color: ALKALINE WHITE – a specially developed shade, faithfully imitating natural, light limestone, chalky, or sun-baked ground.
Particle Size: Precisely selected grain size ranging from 0.5 mm - 1 mm, ensuring a high level of realism and texture authenticity suitable for most model scales.
Material: High-quality, specially selected granules, safe to use and characterized by durability after application.
Ease of Application: Can be applied directly to a prepared surface using standard model glues, such as PVA glues (polyvinyl acetate), terrain glues, or specialized diorama fixatives.
Compatibility with Other Modeling Elements
The Vallejo DIORAMA FX ALKALINE WHITE Gravel product features high compatibility with a wide range of modeling materials and techniques, allowing for comprehensive project finishing and the creation of complex scenes:
Glues and Fixatives: Works perfectly with most water-based glues, acrylic terrain binders, and diorama fixatives, ensuring a durable and stable bond with the surface.
Model Paints: Can be colored, shaded, and weathered using acrylic paints, enamels, and oil paints, allowing for further modification of its shade and the addition of weathering effects (e.g., dirt, dust, erosion).
Pigments: Enables the application of dry pigments to achieve additional shading effects, subtle dirt, or imitation of accumulated dust.
Other Textured Materials: Combines with static grass, foliage, moss, rock elements, and water effects, enabling the creation of complex and dynamic scenery.
Resins and Modeling Compounds: Can be integrated into structures made from epoxy resins, modeling compounds, or plasters, creating cohesive connections with other landscape elements.
