Harrison Mayes Roadside Sign

Middlesboro, Kentucky’s Harrison Mayes was a coal miner, folk artist, and evangelist. He started dotting the Appalachian landscape with handmade concrete crosses and signs in 1918 at the age of 20 until his death in 1986. As you can see by the photos, on one side the sign reads “PREPARE TO MEET GOD.” On the other, it reads, “JESUS IS COMING SOON.” Since I model part of that area in 1947 I thought this would be something unique and a bit of real history.

You get one double sided sign with all sprue removed. Very minor sanding may be required. In the example shown I sprayed with grey primer and when dried used an Alcohol Wash w/India Ink. To get a slight cracking on the concrete you can use a hobby knife to score the part before painting.

• Many of our parts come with supports still attached, and will need to be carefully cut. We always recommend a good sprue cutter for this. We suggest wearing eye protection.
  
• Parts that have had their supports removed may have some small bumps where the supports were removed that will need to be sanded/filed off for a better fit.  When sanding we suggest using dust mask and wipe with a moist paper towel so particles don’t become airborne.
• ACC glue works well for all our resin parts. Parts take paint well after priming. We recommend Mr. Primer Surfacer 1000 or Tamiya Surface Primer, but any good thin primer will work. All parts come unpainted.
• Parts must be primed/painted if exposed to sunlight as the resins will continue to cure and may become brittle. Normal indoor florescent tubes and LED lighting should not be an issue.
• All parts come unpainted.