MiniArt Traffic Signs – Syria 2010s, Israel (35648 & 35653) 1:35

[Mike]

Traffic Signs – Syria 2010s, Israel (35648 & 35653)

1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd

 

 

 

Before GPS or Satnav became common, sign posts were an absolute necessity and remain a useful confirmatory backup even when you are using GPS, but soon become more useful if your satnav konks out or isn’t up-to-date.  These two sets from MiniArt offer signage for the adjacent countries above, and are based upon the same sprues with just the decals and larger paper signs differing between boxes.  The sets arrive in a shrink-wrapped figure-sized box, and contain six sprues, two that contain a large rectangular sign plus one each square, octagonal and small rectangular, giving eight signs in total.  The four smaller sprues have two round, two small rectangular, a square, triangle and long rectangle sign, twenty-eight signs in total, with a grand total of thirty-six between all the sprues.  There are also eleven poles to put your signs on, and as you can see from the photos, the rear of the signs have brackets to hang them, as well as a representation of their stamped and formed construction.

 

 

 

The paper sheets with large signs are in addition to the decals, and some on the Syrian set are larger than the provided sizes, so you would have to make up your own backing for those two.  Decals are printed by MiniArt’s usual partners DecoGraph, and have good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin satin carrier film cut close to the printed areas.  A white painted background for the decals will give them a higher brightness, although signs are often old, dilapidated weathered and damaged – even shot at in war zones or areas where guns are commonplace. People just don’t seem to be able to help themselves!

 

 

Traffic Signs Syria 2010s (35648)

 

Decal Signs

 

Paper Signs

 

 

 

Traffic Signs Israel(35653)

 

Decal Signs

 

Paper Signs

 

 

 

Conclusion

Signposts are a useful background item in any diorama or vignette, so having pre-printed signs available is just the ticket to add interest and realism to your work quickly and easily.  Don’t forget the bullet holes!

 

Highly recommended.

 

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[bentwaters81tfw]

They forgot one

[Black Knight]

I hope the signs read what they are supposed to say

A couple of years ago a foreign type person living and working out of the Dublin area made model railway scenics. He did a series of road direction signs. He copied real ones and did them in Irish & English as the real ones are. But the Irish instead of saying such as 'Arklow 4kms' they said 'road closed ahead, 4km' or 'diversion for 4km'