And here are the final three for my scene. A word that came to mind when I was making these was 'ridiculous'. Why was I spending time trying to make something so small when there are perfectly good examples from the trade. At some points in the construction, as the clay took on a mind of its own, I nearly gave up. I certainly have a greater appreciation for 4mm modellers who create the originals for mass production, if this is how it is done.I have used Airfix model people hitherto and the detail is much crisper than my efforts. But, one thing about those Airfix people is they seem to be a bit under size. I have checked my efforts against a rule and compared them proportionally to the full size people in the photographed scene I am staging and they look about right and as a result actually look better on the model railway than the Airfix models.
The point of all this was to stage a scene on my model railway that is shown in a photograph of the real thing. Now, I can't show you the real scene due to copyright restrictions so you'll have to take my word that this photo of my model is a fair representation of Plate 2 in the book South West Railwayman by Donald King.To Part 1
Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat certainly is looking the part.
Well done!
I think the problem is this OO/HO idea that somehow 3.5mm and 4mm to the foot are 'near enough' the same. We've had problems with Fleischmann and other figures, with platform seats from Peco and with sundry other things.
In the end most of our little people are from http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/index.html - and even there you've got to be careful to get the right thing and, of course, although they produce loads of different figures, they still may not have what you want for any particular scene.
Although I think Allan Gibson is producing a small (and quite expensive) range of figures - see the ScaleFour Society.
Anyway - well done!
Micky - Thanks for the applause. Also check out www.dartcastings.co.uk for exquisite detail.
ReplyDeleteHello. Meldon quarry is near Okehampton in Devon, not Cornwall.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Jennifer Saunders Fan
Thanks Jennifer Saunders fan. The comment relates to information I published on my model railway site and not this posting.
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