Modelu Figures & Component News

[JaymzHatstand]

Congratulations indeed!

 

No doubt there'll be a range of accessories appearing in due course; pushchairs, carry cots, and all manner of infant related accoutrements! Perfect for family groups on platforms and such, so they'd be most welcome!

 

Cheers

 

J

[Rowsley17D]

I see that @alanbuttler of ModelU has introduced Midland Railway point rodding stools which are just what I need but does anybody know if GWR cranks would pass for Midland ones or will I have to wait until Alan produces Midland ones? Thanks. 

Edited April 8, 2021 by Rowsley17D

[alanbuttler]

It's been an absolute age since I updated this thread with what we've been up to, so here is a summary of our new products and developments over the last few months.

• January 2021 moved into new larger premises in Easton Business Centre, Bristol
• February 2021 our baby daughter, Margot was born
• March 2021 purchased a new super high resolution scanner
• April 2021 celebrated 6 years in business
• May 2021 implemented new monthly product launches
• June 2021 an intern from the University of the West of England (UWE) joined us for an 8 week paid internship

Signalbox Interior Details & Point Rodding Cranks

The first of our new products for 2021 were the results of a scanning session at Bridgnorth and Radstock South (at Didcot).  These included signalbox interior details and GWR point rodding cranks.  BR cranks were added in the Spring.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/signal-box-interior/

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/infrastructure-detailing/point-rodding/

 

 

 

Modern Day Policemen

Thanks to Modelu customer Jamie Evonston, we were able to add 6 new modern day Police officers to the range.  One can be seen used in Hornby Magazine this month in an article by Dan Evason.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/trade-and-services/police/

 

 

 

BR 1970s Crews and Depot Staff

Thanks to Jack Walker and Nick Willcox at the SVR, we have a number of 1970s loco crew and depot staff to add to the range.  These include fitters, crews at rest, new drivers, shunters and second men.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/railway-and-lineside/1969-1997-rl/

 

Edwardian Passengers

At long last, thanks to Thomas Macey and volunteers at Didcot Railway Centre, we now have 5 new seated Edwardians and 10 standing Edwardian passengers.  These are the first scans captued with the new scanner and are the highest detail figures we have produced.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1870-1922-pre-grouping/

 

  

 

Wickham Trolley Crew Pack

Another long overdue product, the Wickham Trolley crew pack has proved really popular.  Not just for the Bachmann model, Ellis Clark have an O gauge one on the way!  Includes driver, 2 passengers and detail pack.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/railway-and-lineside/1948-1968-rl/permanent-way/

 

 

Loco Shed Bundle

The first in a new range of product bundles, the Loco Shed bundle includes our Loco Shed Staff pack and many popular items for detailing your loco depot.  The combined pack retails at 15% off the individual product price.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/product-bundles/

 

 

Brass Band Figures

Thanks to the Kingswood and East Bristol Brass Band we have 6 new band figures in the range.  These were certainly some of the most challenging scans we ever undertaken, but the results are great!

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1948-1968-tc/musicians-1948-1968-tc/

 

 

 

 

 

[alanbuttler]

1950/60s Photographers

Thanks to Jamie Green and his collection of vintage cameras, we have 4 new period photographer poses in the range.  These include 2x Box Brownie photters, one Leica and one Kodak.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1948-1968-tc/photographers-1948-1968-tc/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signalmen & Guards

Jamie was the first ever figure in the Modelu range, way back in 2015.  As a signalman at the SVR as his past time, and as a signalman for Network Rail as his job, he brought a wealth of experience to the poses and uniform.  It was great to revisit the poses some 6 years later, with our new scanner and improved printing methods.  The results are 3 new signalmen and 2 new guards.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/railway-and-lineside/1948-1968-rl/signalmen/

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/railway-and-lineside/1948-1968-rl/guards/

 

  

 

 

 

AEC Railcar Crew & Passengers

Thanks to Ben Jones at Heljan who kindly provided us 4mm and 7mm railcars, we now have drivers for BR and GWR periods and passengers to suit.  Scanned at Didcot with access to their Railcar, the drivers have been modified to drop-fit into the railcar cabs.  Each pack includes 5 passengers from the Pendon range.

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/railway-and-lineside/1948-1968-rl/diesel-electric-crew/

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1948-1968-tc/passenger-packs-1948-1968/

 

 

Graff Artist / Vandal!

Something a little more contempoary and very Bristol, we have a graffiti artist/vandal in the range. 

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1998-present-tc/general-public/

[Max Legroom]

Alan, did you scan the real Banksy?

[MoonMonkey]

Hi Alan (or anyone else who knows about ye olde cameras!), are any of these figures suitable for say a 1945 setting?  

[davknigh]

1 hour ago, MoonMonkey said:

Hi Alan (or anyone else who knows about ye olde cameras!), are any of these figures suitable for say a 1945 setting?  

The cameras in question are good from the ‘30s on and with the exception of the Leica would be good for the teens or the ‘20s. The clothing styles are another question beyond my ken.

 

Cheers,

 

David

[phil gollin]

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On the thread discussing the Bachmann 009 Quarry Hunslets it has been claimed that neither the open, or closed cab versions would come with a crew figure (or pair of figures).

 

Will you consider doing one/some ?

 

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[MoonMonkey]

1 hour ago, davknigh said:

The cameras in question are good from the ‘30s on and with the exception of the Leica would be good for the teens or the ‘20s. The clothing styles are another question beyond my ken.

 

Cheers,

 

David

Thanks davknigh - I might need to get one then, they look good!

[alanbuttler]

Hi all,

 

We had our first exhibition since Covid a couple of weeks ago at the Severn Valley Railway O Gauge Get Together.  It was a great weekend and we were also able to capture a sack full of new poses for the range.  For anyone modelling creameries, we have a whole host of new figures and milk churns coming out in the next couple of weeks.  These depict a lab technician testing the milk, farmer and farm hand, creamery workers moving churns and two poses of a porter and a creamery worker sneaking a ciggy break.  We've also scanned the churns and will have them with lids on and off. 

 

[Siberian Snooper]

Very nice Alan,  what are the chances of getting them, with the older style conical churns?

 

[alanbuttler]

On 18/09/2021 at 16:58, Siberian Snooper said:

Very nice Alan,  what are the chances of getting them, with the older style conical churns?

 

 

I've CAD for the conical churns as well so shouldn't be too much of a problem :-)

[Siberian Snooper]

Hi Alan,

 

I look forward to seeing at least the pair sitting on the conical churns appear in your catalogue, also just the conical churns,  I have a few 6 wheeled GW siphons on order, which will require loads.

 

Many thanks.

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2021 by Siberian Snooper

[Mallard60022]

On 17/09/2021 at 15:29, alanbuttler said:

Hi all,

 

We had our first exhibition since Covid a couple of weeks ago at the Severn Valley Railway O Gauge Get Together.  It was a great weekend and we were also able to capture a sack full of new poses for the range.  For anyone modelling creameries, we have a whole host of new figures and milk churns coming out in the next couple of weeks.  These depict a lab technician testing the milk, farmer and farm hand, creamery workers moving churns and two poses of a porter and a creamery worker sneaking a ciggy break.  We've also scanned the churns and will have them with lids on and off. 

 

Seaton Junction Express Dairies Depot awaits my order (back order...thanks Alan for the info).

Really excellent set of figures thank you.

Phil R

[The Stationmaster]

On 17/09/2021 at 15:29, alanbuttler said:

Hi all,

 

We had our first exhibition since Covid a couple of weeks ago at the Severn Valley Railway O Gauge Get Together.  It was a great weekend and we were also able to capture a sack full of new poses for the range.  For anyone modelling creameries, we have a whole host of new figures and milk churns coming out in the next couple of weeks.  These depict a lab technician testing the milk, farmer and farm hand, creamery workers moving churns and two poses of a porter and a creamery worker sneaking a ciggy break.  We've also scanned the churns and will have them with lids on and off. 

 

Did you do any of them in the way full churns were moved (i.e. at an angle and 'spun' along the ground by the person moving them?).  I used to love watching that at my grandparents farm especially when the Jobs lorry driver was loading them as fast as he could manage.

[Mikkel]

Reminds me of this photo, which has had me wondering if the gent on the left is extra skilled, or just pretending...

 

Caption: Unloading milk churns from Southern Railway wagons at Clapham Junction station, 1926. Source: Getty Images, embedding permitted.

 

 

 

[Mallard60022]

20 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Seaton Junction Express Dairies Depot awaits my order (back order...thanks Alan for the info).

Really excellent set of figures thank you.

Phil R

Arrived this morning....blimey. They are great figures and I look forward to investigating the Colour of the Welly Boots; I have pics of some of the Staff at SJ Dairy so that should help. Mostly White Coveralls is going to be quite easy painting.

Got to get myself scanned one day so as to be a Spotter on the Station or Footbridge!

Thanks Alan

Phil

[Siberian Snooper]

15 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Arrived this morning....blimey. They are great figures and I look forward to investigating the Colour of the Welly Boots; I have pics of some of the Staff at SJ Dairy so that should help. Mostly White Coveralls is going to be quite easy painting.

Got to get myself scanned one day so as to be a Spotter on the Station or Footbridge!

Thanks Alan

Phil

 

Mr Duck,

 

I don't think that getting scanned will turn you back into a school boy train spotter.

 

 

[phil_sutters]

17 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Reminds me of this photo, which has had me wondering if the gent on the left is extra skilled, or just pretending...

 

Caption: Unloading milk churns from Southern Railway wagons at Clapham Junction station, 1926. Source: Getty Images, embedding permitted.

 

 

 

If you look at the two figures immediately behind him you can see they both have two churns to hand. So it seems that that was a skill that was in general use.

[ardbealach]

Have just received my group of five creamery workers from Modelu.  Great modelling!  Now I must get out my paint box, and paint the figures in time for them to be set to work in the creamery at 'Whithorn', and their appearance at GETS Milton Keynes this coming weekend.

 

But just like Mallard60022 I too have problems in the choice of colours for the outfits for these figures.    Agreed white overcoats, but is it black wellington boots or white ones?   Whether black or white, [or green? ] - I am sure whatever I do there will be an expert out there who will put me right!  [Alisdair] 

[MoonMonkey]

On 28/09/2021 at 15:02, Mikkel said:

Reminds me of this photo, which has had me wondering if the gent on the left is extra skilled, or just pretending...

 

Caption: Unloading milk churns from Southern Railway wagons at Clapham Junction station, 1926. Source: Getty Images, embedding permitted.

 

 

 

He's just showing off.  What we can't see is who (or what) is just offscreen to the left.  

[jwealleans]

If I had to guess, he's holding them so someone out of shot can bring a barrow or forklift under them.

[alanbuttler]

On 28/09/2021 at 11:32, The Stationmaster said:

Did you do any of them in the way full churns were moved (i.e. at an angle and 'spun' along the ground by the person moving them?).  I used to love watching that at my grandparents farm especially when the Jobs lorry driver was loading them as fast as he could manage.

 

We scanned one posed as 'spinning' a full churn, and one lifting an empty :-)

 

Thanks so much for the positive comments gents, it was great fun creating this set.  I'm making plans to create more themed sets like these, such as coal merchants etc.  

[alanbuttler]

Thanks to Dawn and Teddy who we scanned at the recent Severn Valley O Gauge Get Together, we have a number of new figures available suitable for the 1940s.  You can see them on the website here - https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/finescale-figures/town-and-country/1870-1947-tc/

 

 

     

 

      

[Mikkel]

You didn't happen to scan Teddy sitting in a tree watching trains, did you?  I suppose not. 

 

Not to worry, I'll see if I can modify one of the two sitting poses. Although now that I know his name that suddenly seems an unpleasant thing to do!