MiniArt Allied Road Signs WWII (35608) 1:35

[Mike]

Allied Road Signs WWII (35608)

1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd

 

 

During WWII the Allied forces often re-signposted their conquests so that their non-French or German speaking troops would be better able to find their way in the unfamiliar places they were liberating.  This set is full of signs of this nature, and includes military signs to guide their troops to rally points, service areas and so forth as they didn't have the luxury of GPS and satnav back then, which is probably why we have it now. 

 

The Kit

These signs relate to the European Theatre of Operations, and arrives in a figure-sized box with a painted example of what’s in the box on the front, plus a diagram on the back to help you with construction.  There are three sprues of styrene parts, plus a large decal sheet with the sign fronts to complete the set.  One sprue seems to be made up of wooden box sides, but these are actually repurposed into signs and are used throughout the set along with the custom arrows and the posts that they are applied to.  In addition, a sprue of parts for a telegraph pole is included, but this is repurposed into more sign posts to suspend those signs you’ve got.  There are 30 signs on the decal sheet for you to use as you see if, using the guide on the box or going off piste as you wish.  There’s a bit of flash on some of the telegraph parts, but those are parts that get left on the sprue, so it’s not an issue.

 

 

 

 

 

The decals are printed by DecoGraph, and have good registration, clarity and sharpness, with a thin carrier film fitted closely around the printed areas.

 

Conclusion

Great diorama fodder, as the devil’s in the details.  The printed decal signs are so much better than most of us could do with a paint brush, and will add a little extra realism and a little humour to any diorama or vignette.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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