1:72/1:35 U.K. WAR PROPAGANDA POSTERS WWII

British period posters from the Second World War, 1:72 and 1:35 (ETA diorama)

A printed paper accessory for a diorama with British period poster art from the Second World War. According to the name the sheet is prepared in two scales, 1:72 and 1:35, so it will serve in small aircraft scenes and in larger dioramas with figures and vehicles alike. It is not a kit and not a waterslide decal — it is printed paper to cut out and glue down.

Credible scale

With posters, size matters more than the artwork itself. In a 1:35 scene an ordinary wall poster measures roughly a centimeter and a half in height, and in 1:72 only a few millimeters — the cut pieces therefore cannot be swapped between the scales and have to be taken from the matching part of the sheet. Before you start gluing, hold the cut piece up against a figure or a building door and check the proportion. For 1:72 choose designs with coarser artwork and stronger contrast; fine graphics will merge into a blur at that size anyway.

Trimming and gluing

Cut with a scalpel along a metal ruler and change the blade often — a blunt blade tears the paper and leaves the edges furry. Apply the glue, PVA or matte paper glue, thinly to the surface rather than to the cut piece. Small formats for 1:72 are easier to position with tweezers and press down with a toothpick with a blunted tip. Finally seal it with matte varnish from a spray at a longer distance and in several light coats, so that the paper does not wrinkle.

Who the accessory is for

• Builders of dioramas in 1:35 and 1:72 scale
• Modelers of aircraft scenes where small posters work on hangar walls
• Builders of British urban and rural backdrops
• Modelers who want one sheet to cover two scales

The accessory is supplied as a printed sheet. Glue, paints and varnishes are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.