1:35 Italian Posters - WWII

Italian posters of the Second World War 1:35

A printed sheet from the manufacturer Royal Model with a set of Italian notices in reduction. The brand is based in Italy, so this is a home subject worked up from its own sources. The cut-outs are glued to the walls, columns and shop windows of scenes set on the Apennine peninsula or in North Africa.

The visual language of Italy at the time

Italian poster work of the period has a different hand from the Anglo-Saxon: a stronger influence of Futurism, sharp diagonals, figures treated as sculpture and a lot of text set in angular sans-serif type. Alongside political appeals, advertisements for consumer goods also held their place in the towns, so a mixed wall looks more credible than pure agitation. The combination of the two also gives a scene a civilian dimension that is otherwise missing in models.

Where such notices belong

A Sicilian or Neapolitan street of 1943 suggests itself, with Allied vehicles rolling past unwiped slogans, and equally well a northern Italian town from the last phase of the war. On a small area the print can explain exactly where a scene stands, without your building another structure. For credible placement, though, set aside a quiet moment and try the layout out dry first.

It suits especially

• Dioramas from the Italian campaign of 1943 to 1945
• Scenes with Italian and German vehicles together
• Civilian buildings, marketplaces and stations
• Modelers who want a less usual setting

The package contains the print itself; there is nothing else in it for using it.