See how these signs & poles in MiniArt’s 35th scale “German Road Signs – Ardennes, Germany 1945” kit look in his review…
German Road Signs – Ardennes, Germany 1945
MiniArt 1/35
Kit # 35609
Five prues in plastic included
included. See how these signs & poles in MiniArt’s 35th scale “German Road Signs – Ardennes, Germany 1945” kit look in his review…
DecalsVideo & build review:
German Road Signs – Ardennes, Germany 1945
MiniArt 1/35
Kit # 35609
Five sprues in plastic included included.
There wouldn’t be too many armour modellers unfamiliar with MiniArt as a manufacturer. MiniArt’s kits are capable of building amazing models. However, their large parts and tight assemblies can intimidate the best modelers. I remember Miniart being mocked by people in the hobby when they released a boxing of 35th scale Pigeons…until I saw a swag for dioramas popping up online using them to great effect. Well, it turns out I would. It turns out that I would. The local hobby shop is often out of stock. The concrete telegraph from an older MiniArts set was not available anywhere. It comes with a variety of German posts and signs that are appropriate for late-war settings. The kit also includes the concrete telegraph post and insulators that I needed for my vignette. If you were really wanting to press for accuracy you’d have to do your research, because technically you’d be able to pinpoint the location of your scene just by looking at the signs.
Interestingly the instructions on the rear of the box suggest the decals need to be applied over a white background. The decals must be printed in 4-colour process for a photo-realistic appearance. It is important to have the white base. This can be a surprise for some modellers. There are also posts and poles with similar texturing. The pole is supplied in two halves with the metal brackets and insulators as separate moulded pieces.
Interestingly the kit included additional pieces from older road sign sets that had a considerable amount of flash present. So yes, the flash wasn’t great, but given they were ‘bonus’ pieces in the set it’s hard to be critical.
Who doesn’t like an extra bit of pole?
I’ve assembled and painted the pole for an upcoming vignette but check out the video for a sneak peak of the results you can achieve with this set.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUsA2Df9WT8
CONCLUSION
These diorama sets are worth their weight in gold, and like I said, you don’t appreciate how valuable they are until you can’t get your hands on the set you want.
Yes, you could make road signs yourself with a little research and scratch building, but if you are like me, I value my time and the bench, so any opportunity I get to make my life easier in that regard I’ll take with open arms.
Thanks to The Modelling News and MiniArt for the opportunity to review and use this kit.
Clayton Ockerby