AK Interactive 8137 - Ivy

AK Interactive Ivy – laser-cut leaves for 1:35 and 1:32 dioramas

AK Interactive 8137 is a set of laser-cut ivy leaves, intended for building dioramas, vignettes and scenes with creepers wrapping around walls, ruins and tree trunks. The finely shaped leaves let you recreate the climbing growth that scales vertical surfaces — the kind seen on abandoned buildings, old walls and forgotten corners.

The leaves are CO2 laser-cut from paper, so they keep thin edges and a clear outline — in scale they look lighter and more natural than thicker cast elements. Their size is tailored mainly to 1:35 and 1:32, but they can also be used in 1:48 projects and with 54, 75 and 90 mm figures.

Specifications:

• Type: laser-cut ivy leaves (diorama material)
• Reference: 8137
• Manufacturer: AK Interactive (Diorama series)
• Material: paper, CO2 laser-cut
• Recommended scales: 1:32 and 1:35 (recommended), also 1:48, 54 mm, 75 mm, 90 mm
• Fixing: white glue, diluted white glue or AK118 Gravel & Sand Fixer

Laser-cut diorama vegetation – natural scenery detail

Laser-cut ivy leaves are a scenery material that lets you recreate creepers in a way that is hard to achieve with injection-moulded parts or ready-made trees. Once cut, the thin paper keeps delicate edges, and individual leaves can be bent, layered and combined with other materials (static grass, scatter, twigs), trained upwards over walls and trunks like a real climbing plant.

For the best effect it is worth lightly tinting or shading the cut leaves with acrylics and washes before mounting, varying the shades of green — natural vegetation is never a single, uniform colour. Prepared this way, the ivy works beautifully on ruins, brick walls and tree trunks, giving the scene a sense of passing time.

How to use:

Fix the leaves in place using a small amount of white glue, diluted white glue or AK118 Gravel & Sand Fixer. It is best to apply the glue sparingly and build the foliage up in layers, letting each layer dry — this keeps the density under control and avoids flooding the detail. Fine tweezers make it easier to position the small elements.

About the manufacturer – AK Interactive:

AK Interactive is a well-known maker of paints, weathering products and diorama materials, valued by modellers and diorama builders worldwide. Within its Diorama series the company offers a wide range of scenery materials — from terrain pastes and scatter to vegetation and scene-building accessories — regularly expanded with new products supporting further diorama techniques.