🌋 Vallejo Diorama FX 26306 Mars Red 2–5 mm – Landscape Texture

🎯 Why choose Vallejo Diorama FX Mars Red 2–5 mm

The Vallejo Diorama FX 26306 Mars Red 2–5 mm – Landscape Texture is a coarse-grain dry mineral texture, perfect for representing volcanic areas or eroded terrain with great volume. Its large-particle texture allows you to create accumulations, mounds and high-relief areas, adding drama to the base or diorama.

As a dry texture, it must always be applied with a fixative, such as the Vallejo Terrain Fixer 26322, or over a pasty acrylic base such as Brown Earth 26219 for a lasting and effective bond.

🧪 Properties and benefits

• 🌋 Coarse-grain volcanic texture

• 📏 Particle size: between 2–5 mm

• 🪨 Ideal for creating volumes, mounds and terrain accumulations

• 🎯 Perfect for representing arid areas, craters or Martian soil

• 🎨 Can be left natural or painted with any Vallejo paint

🧱 How to use Vallejo Diorama FX Mars Red 2–5 mm

This texture combines very well with the finer variants (26304 and 26305) to create varied terrain and natural transitions.

🖌️ Step-by-step usage example

1. Apply a layer of Vallejo Terrain Fixer 26322 over the desired area.

2. Carefully sprinkle the coarse texture over the still-wet fixative.

3. Adjust with your fingers or a tool to position the particles.

4. Allow to dry completely before painting or adding effects.

5. Use a dry brush to highlight the edges with ochre or light beige tones.

💡 Tip: Use this texture for the highest areas or abrupt edges of the terrain. Ideal for simulating rubble accumulations or fragmented volcanic soil.

🧰 Recommended applications

• Volcanic or post-apocalyptic dioramas

• Bases for monstrous or large-scale miniatures

• Sci-fi scenarios with rough or alien terrain

• Combined with pigments to simulate dry lava or reddish dust

📦 Technical data

• Reference: 26306

• Subcategory: Landscape Texture

• Type: Dry mineral texture

• Grain size: 2–5 mm

• Content: 48 g / 1.69 oz

• Requires fixer: Yes – use with Vallejo Terrain Fixer 26322

• Manufactured by: Acrylicos Vallejo – Made in Spain