Bill Cross reviews FC Modeltips'' five set series of WW2 commercial signs.

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Thanks, Darren, for getting this one up so fast!

Interesting choice of signs! I seem to recall reading that Coke became impossible to get in the Reich after the US entered the war, and the Germans created Fanta as a suitable alternative for their troops. If so, I suspect any existing Coke advertising would indeed get old and battered as the war went on. But it does challenge the modeller to choose the right setting for any diorama using them...

Agreed. Modelers need to do research and look at old photographs. Given that some late 19th century and early 20th century painted billboards can still be faintly made out on the sides of Manhattan buildings, I suspect the Germans would not have systematically removed all the old Coke placards, but I could be wrong. In any case, CHECK YOUR SOURCES!!!