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Mikkel

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Line dance, 4mm style. I’ve been painting some figures from Andrew Stadden’s excellent new 4mm range of Edwardian figures.

 

 

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A group in primer, showing the detail of the figures.

 

 

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Being pewter, the Stadden figures are a little harder to modify than whitemetal ones. It’s not impossible though. This gent had his bag removed…

 

 

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… making him look more like a railway employee. I sometimes file the caps to represent the GWR kepi, although photos from the 1900s suggest that in practice, several different types of cap could be seen at the same time during this period.

 

 

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I still struggle with figure painting. In particular I can't seem to master that illusive shadow-work - but it helps a lot that the figures are so well modelled.

 

 

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On most of the figures, the close-fitting headwear conveniently hides the upper face, which I find particularly hard to get right. This is driver J. Chuzzlewit, a seasoned man of the footplate and known for his rough driving, poor jokes, and fanatical interest in leeks.

 

 

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Here we have GWR Policeman W. Walmsley of the GWR Goods Department at Farthing. This figure was modified from a guard/inspector. It required a bit of research since little has been written about GWR police uniforms. My theory is that in the 1900s the GWR police force had lost much of its former status, and the main distinguishing marks on their uniforms were a gold patch on one sleeve, and brass numerals on the collar. Later (possibly in 1918), they started wearing helmets. See this thread for details.

 

 

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Detective F. Benton of the GWR Detective Department at Paddington. The GWR seem to have had a separate Detective department from quite early on. Considering the total value of goods being handled by the railway, that’s not really surprising. I’m sure there was a scam or two going on!

 

 

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Stages of undress. What’s the weather like today? And what task is at hand? Miraculously, the temperature at Farthing always seems to be moderate, which is why some staff wear a coat, others wear vests, and the hard-working men only a shirt.

 

 

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I’ve decided that this trio will serve as "slipper boys" in the GWR goods department at Farthing. Slipper boys, as I understand it, would assist horse shunters with tasks such as “scotching” wheels and handling the horse’s chains. Clothes mattered a lot in Edwardian days, and photos suggest that even non-uniformed, lower staff grades could be smartly dressed. Even so, a couple of these lads look very smart indeed. Is there something fishy going on? Watch this space...

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You made the right choice in spending the money on the wife and not the camera, another camera is fairly easy to acquire...........

 

Exactly!  :)

 

All Andy Stadden's figures are real people who he has copied from photos so perhaps the caps are 'as is'.

 

I see Alan of Modelu fame is planning to do Edwardian period figures also. We will be spoilt for choice. The real people used in the scans will need to dress up though, including beards!

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Thanks very much Adrian, I have no idea what non-destructive photo-editing means, but it sounds reassuring :-)  I'm getting to know my little Nikon better now but will try out that software. I see it offers a wide choice in adjustable presets - I've never found the presets offered in other packages very good, but here there is a large range of them and it does look convenient.

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Thanks very much Adrian, I have no idea what non-destructive photo-editing means, but it sounds reassuring :-) 

 

It simply means that you can chop and change the image as much as you want, none of it is irreversible until you save it :)

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Thanks for clarifying that. I was trying it out last night - as you say very handy and intuitive. I like the interface, the style reminds me of the online editing tool in Google Photos (though that is extremely basic). I can see this becoming my standard tool for simple cropping, adjusting of white balance etc.

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I have just painted the same figures from AC Stadden. Superb quality 4mm figures, but my attempt at painting them is not a patch on yours!

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