A French road signpost in 1:35 scale. A casting of the post is complemented by a sheet of paper printing with the boards — a small thing that gives a scene both its country and its direction.
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Before the war French roads had a dense network of signposts: a cast-iron or wooden post with several boards carrying the names of villages and the distances in kilometers. In 1940 it was exactly these posts that became the mute witnesses of retreating columns, and in 1944 advancing units passed them again. A model of such a signpost does more to fix a place than a whole backdrop: the viewer reads the name of a village and places the scene himself.
The package holds one resin part and a printed paper sheet. The post is therefore a casting, whereas the boards themselves are cut out of paper.
Paper printed in a present-day printer looks too clean. First go over it lightly with a cotton swab dipped in strong tea or in a heavily diluted oil color and let it dry flat under a weight. Then run the flat side of the lead of a soft pencil along the edge to emphasize it, and with the tip of a knife scrape the print down to the fiber in two or three places. Finally fix the paper with matte varnish from a spray at a distance of at least twenty centimeters; a close coat will lift the grain of the paper.
Glue the paper boards with PVA glue. Super glue soaks through paper and leaves a glossy stain that can no longer be covered.
Stand the post slightly crooked. A perfectly vertical signpost looks freshly installed, whereas a slight lean and a scuffed base give away years of service. Emphasize the shadow under the boards with a dark wash, which will catch in the transition between the paper and the casting.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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