CREATING A ROAD SIGN by Jaume Ortiz Forns

 As you may know, the addition of small pieces of ambiance in groundwork increases the interest and can help to locate the figure in a particular place and timeframe. In this step-by-step, we will show you how to build a road sign in order to decorate a groundwork for your IIWW figure. (Read in the description of each image). Thank you our painter Jaume Ortiz for these awesome results!

A WW II COLORIZED PICTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN AS A REFERENCE TO BUILD A DUTCH ROAD SIGN.

THE BOARD HAS BEEN CUT FROM A 0,5mm SHEET OF PLASTIC. THE SIZE HAS BEEN EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURE, COMPARING ITS SIZE WITH THE HUMAN BODIES BESIDES IT. THE POLE WAS BUILT USING A WOOD STRIP.

 

THE CLAMPS WERE CUT FROM A 0,2mm BRASS PLATE.

 

THE ROAD SIGN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN FINISHED. A METAL ROD WAS ATTACHED TO THE POLE TO HELP FOR FUTURE PLACEMENT ON THE GROUNDWORK.

 

THE SIGN HAS BEEN PRIMED WITH HOBBY SPRAY PAINT BLACK 28.012 THE BOARD HAS BEEN PAINTED WITH PANZER ACES PERISCOPES 70.309 AS A BASE COLOR AND SOME HIGHLIGHTS WERE APPLIED WITH GREY BLUE 70.943.

 

THE BASE COLOR FOR BOARD IS FINISHED

 

MASKING TAPE T07001 AND T07004 WERE USED TO MASK THE SIGNALLING

 

SKY GREY 70.989 WAS AIRBRUSHED AND THE MASK WAS REMOVED WITH THE HELP OF PLIERS.

 

MASKING TAPE T07005 WAS USED TO MASK THE POLE’S STRIPS AND TO PRESERVE THE WORK ALREADY DONE.

SKY GREY 70.989 WAS AIRBRUSHED AGAIN. THE PRECISE JOB CAN BE SEEN WHEN REMOVING THE MASKING.

 

SOME GUIDELINES WERE MADE WITH SOME MASKING TAPE STRIPS, TO HELP IN THE LETTERING PROCESS.

 

SOME TOUCH UP WAS DONE USING THE BLUE BASE COLOR.

 

FINALLY, CHOCOLATE BROWN 70.872 AND MODEL WASH DARK BROWN 76.514 AND RUST 76.506 WERE EXTENSIVELY USED TO CREATE SOME CHIPPING AND WEATHERING.

 

THE ROAD SIGN FINISHED AND PLACED ON OUR FIGURE’S GROUNDWORK. IT IS A SIMPLE ITEM TO BUILT THAT ADDS INTEREST AND HELPS TO LOCATE OUR FIGURE INTO AN HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

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