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Offline jp1885

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Interwar hoardings
« on: June 16, 2015, 01:52:28 PM »
The dreaded octopus of suburbanisation is reaching it's tentacles into the countryside, in the form of these advertising hoardings I knocked up out of card and bamboo sticks for my VBCW collection...











More info at http://hereford1938.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/and-now-word-from-our-sponsors.html

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2015, 04:34:56 PM »
Absolutely brilliant and era-perfect.

Love the couple micks slipped in, like the "no bodies" sign.  lol lol lol


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Offline jp1885

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2015, 05:52:09 PM »
:D thanks!
Extra points if you can tell me what that sign is from...

Offline Steve F

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2015, 06:08:08 PM »
Extra points if you can tell me what that sign is from...

Tell jp1885 by all means, but don't mention it to Spode, poor fellow.

Offline Kings Curse

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2015, 06:33:47 PM »
Good enough freehanding  8)

I kid. Lovely work, sir.

Offline jp1885

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2015, 08:06:48 PM »
Tell jp1885 by all means, but don't mention it to Spode, poor fellow.
Sshhh, Spode needn't know ;)
Ok, it's from The Dalek Invasion of Earth. I actually took the photo of the poster at the Doctor Who Experience, which is why it's a bit wonky.

Offline jp1885

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2015, 08:08:31 PM »
Good enough freehanding  8)

I kid. Lovely work, sir.
Thanks! :D
I wish I could draw at all, let alone do all that freehand! It's all cut, paste and print I'm afraid (apart from the 'planks' at the back - a ruler and a biro)

Offline Genialjim

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2015, 08:13:16 PM »
Fantastic work JP :o

Offline jp1885

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2015, 08:14:03 PM »
Thanks mate!

Offline Harrower

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2015, 11:54:33 AM »
Very spiffy  :)

Good to see a Bovril ad in there. Bovril sure have had some incredible ads.






Offline jp1885

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Re: Interwar hoardings
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2015, 03:32:26 PM »
Hot crumpets smeared with butter and Bovril - my favourite!

 

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