Reblog On Tumblr: [link] The robots were commissioned into WW1, WW2, and Vietnam, which I've always thought was due much more attention than the fanbase gives it. For World War II, the timeline has this to say: "America Enters World War II. The robots serve the United States Army, Army Air Corps, and Navy, assisting various Allied troops on the front lines, in the air, and at sea. Reports suggest there were no casualties caused by the robots themselves. Although having been a part of a bombing raid, the robots, going against orders, detracted from the mission to save Allied troops instead." So in this poster, they're all being represented as Air Corps but since it's propaganda, it could just as easily have been any of of the branches. It's fantasy to think that a few robots somewhere would really help keep you safe while you're flying a plane, but maybe there's a bit of a Dr. Manhattan complex there with people feeling like America's got a better chance because they have technically superior robots on their side. The Propaganda machine would milk that idea for all it's worth. I'm also certain the robots would not have looked like this during World War II (likely still more robotic than this) and I highly doubt they would have received dress uniforms, so there's a bit of humanization going on in this propaganda as well.I lost steam for this halfway through but pushed myself to finish it and I"m really glad I did. It turned out pretty closely to how I was hoping so yay for that. From an artistic perspective, I'm drawn to WWII propaganda posters and really any sort of informational poster of that era. I would have liked to do this traditionally to make it more authentic but I don't have my big paper here.I might do individual ones of Rabbit and The Spine later. But.. I'm not sure. I also considered doing ones from the Axis side that demonizes them.I did this at a monster size big enough to actually print into some decent posters (like 11.7x17 at 300 dpi. PRETTY BIG. Though it's pretty sketchy when you zoom in). I'm not uploading the fullsize file here as I may use them for some sort of giveaway in the future.--The robots are from Steam Powered Giraffe Thanks to Trekkiebeth for allowing ref use of her photos: [link] Also reffed a whole host of uniform photos and WWII poster styles from the internet to aim for accuracy.Dust/Scratches brushes: [link] Extra fonts: [link]