1:24/1:32/1:35 PARTY POSTERS

Party posters — printed posters for a diorama (ETA diorama)

The sheet is a paper accessory with printed posters and hoardings. According to the name it is prepared for 1:24, 1:32 and 1:35 scale, so it will serve in an automotive scene, in a city street and beside vehicles. It is not a kit or a waterslide decal — you get a printed sheet from which you cut the motifs out and stick them up. In a scene they usually end up on a pole, on a billboard, on the wall of an underpass or on a boarded-up shop window.

Layering on a pole

The most rewarding place for this type of sheet is a round pole. A poster on it has to follow the curved surface: so before gluing, draw the paper between your thumb and the blunt side of a knife, so that it curls, and only then offer it up. More than one poster belongs on a pole, one over another, one half covered by the next, with the remains of torn sheets and with edges that lift. Evenly spaced whole posters look artificial.

Rolled edges and gluing

You make a lifted corner by dampening the paper lightly at the fold, folding it and letting it dry, and only then gluing the rest of the poster down with a thin layer of PVA glue applied to the undercoat. Blacken the edges after trimming with a fine marker. The aging is taken care of by a light dark wash drawn off with a cloth and matte clear coat from a spray at a distance, which levels the sheen of the print.

Who the sheet is for

• Builders of urban dioramas in more than one scale
• Modelers who want to liven up a bare wall or a pole
• Figure painters looking for a background behind their figures
• Collectors who build scenes for an adult audience

It is a printed paper accessory for a diorama. Glue, paints, figures and the structure of a scene are not included in the package. Look at the motifs on the sheet before cutting and plan them into the scene.