Sign posts for Hudson & Allen signs. (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

Can anyone tell me where I may find 1/30 scale sign posts that I can use with H&A'S French road and town signs ?.Any help would be very much appreciated.

Rob

 

[Wraith]

Can anyone tell me where I may find 1/30 scale sign posts that I can use with H&A'S French road and town signs ?.Any help would be very much appreciated.

Rob

Rob,

How about using google image to see what it brings up. You could resize, print, cut out, and stick on to the signs.

 

[Rob]

Rob,

How about using google image to see what it brings up. You could resize, print, cut out, and stick on to the signs.

Thanks Simon,that might work

Rob

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Can anyone tell me where I may find 1/30 scale sign posts that I can use with H&A'S French road and town signs ?.Any help would be very much appreciated.

Rob

Here is a location for 60+ town signs. Just be advised, I think they are all modern signs.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:City_limit_signs_in_France

http://jenormeg.canalblog.com/albums/les_plus_beaux_panneaux_de_france_et_d__ailleurs/index.html

Terry

 

[thebritfarmer]

Rob do you need the posts or the signs ??

 

[mikemiller1955]

Can anyone tell me where I may find 1/30 scale sign posts that I can use with H&A'S French road and town signs ?.Any help would be very much appreciated.

Rob

I might have misunderstood this question...

but if you're looking for "1/30 scale sign posts"...

like a "wooden roadside sign post in the dirt"...

that you can adhere the H&A stickers to...

these should be pretty simple to make yourself with popsickle sticks.

 

[Rob]

Thanks guys,I was actually after the sign posts themselves,but Simon's suggestion for the actual signs was also of help.

I think Michael is right,I could have a go at making some.

Rob

 

[theBaron]

...I think Michael is right,I could have a go at making some.

Rob

Very much so, Rob! Lengths of dowelling, for round posts, or square plastic rod, for milled posts, it's not too involved. Scuff your stock up a little with a knife blade and some sandpaper, some paint, and you've got yourself some posts.

Please let us see what you decide to do!

Prost!
Brad

 

[mikemiller1955]

Thanks guys,I was actually after the sign posts themselves,but Simon's suggestion for the actual signs was also of help.

I think Michael is right,I could have a go at making some.

Rob

Rob...

just send Ken an email and tell him you need 50 or so of them...

by tomorrow if he could please...hehehehe....

just kidding...

you could knock out a half dozen on a TV tray while you watch the news...

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Hi there!
Here is how I build the various signposts needed for the Hudson & Allen Road sign sets.

1. Do your homework to find the proper style that you will need for the time and location. These can be wood, metal or even cast concrete construction.

2. I use both styrene and bass wood to make my sign placards and supporting posts. In some cases you will note that the uprights or posts are structural steel shapes such as angle or channel.
I use Evergreen brand styrene plastic and they also offer structural shapes.

3. Use the full color printed sign from the Hudson & Allen set as a size templet fro the wood or plastic placard.
The easiest way to do this is to precut the signs you are using from the sheet. I use a sharp #11 X-Acto blade with a straight edge for a clean and straight cut.

4. After you have painted your signpost set with hobby paints put it aside to completely dry.

5. Now apply common white glue (PVA) to the placard surface. Now place the printed sign in place and lightly press in place. If any glue gets on the surface immediately wipe it clean with a clean damp tissue or cloth.

6. I usually will set the signs aside for a few hours and then spray the entire surface with a light coat of spray clear matt such as Testor's Dullcoat.
I apply a clear protective surface to everything I do to protect the paint from handling.

All of this is really very easy to do and the results are well worth the effort.

I hope this helps!
Ken Osen

 

[mikemiller1955]

Well....

there you go...

straight from the horse's mouth in step by step detail...

 

[Rob]

Hi there!
Here is how I build the various signposts needed for the Hudson & Allen Road sign sets.

1. Do your homework to find the proper style that you will need for the time and location. These can be wood, metal or even cast concrete construction.

2. I use both styrene and bass wood to make my sign placards and supporting posts. In some cases you will note that the uprights or posts are structural steel shapes such as angle or channel.
I use Evergreen brand styrene plastic and they also offer structural shapes.

3. Use the full color printed sign from the Hudson & Allen set as a size templet fro the wood or plastic placard.
The easiest way to do this is to precut the signs you are using from the sheet. I use a sharp #11 X-Acto blade with a straight edge for a clean and straight cut.

4. After you have painted your signpost set with hobby paints put it aside to completely dry.

5. Now apply common white glue (PVA) to the placard surface. Now place the printed sign in place and lightly press in place. If any glue gets on the surface immediately wipe it clean with a clean damp tissue or cloth.

6. I usually will set the signs aside for a few hours and then spray the entire surface with a light coat of spray clear matt such as Testor's Dullcoat.
I apply a clear protective surface to everything I do to protect the paint from handling.

All of this is really very easy to do and the results are well worth the effort.

I hope this helps!
Ken Osen

Helps! Ken you have just given me a masterclass in how to do it,thanks ever so much for taking the time to explain it.

Best wishes

Rob