Welcome, follow along with George Dutka's narrow gauge ramblings featuring his HOn30" Carrabassett and Quebec Ry. diorama's and the On30" Wiscasset and Quebec modules built jointly with Peter Mumby.
Thursday, 9 June 2016
SR&RL Train Crew
Here we have a typical looking SR&RL crew...guess we should be dressing our scale figures this way.
Hi George: There aren't many things in our hobby that drive me crazy - but figures are one of them. It seems we can get Marching Bands, Santa Claus, Dracula, and any manner of people in "Adult" situations... but figures like the ones in the photo? Forget it. I'd love to see a manufacturer introduce era and season-specific lines, with the people you would typically find around a train station - everybody from crews to passengers. But that's not going to happen because - apparently - people standing around looking normal aren't going to sell when there are sets of cheerleaders, fire-fighters, and hot air balloonists on offer. Sigh... - Trevor (Port Rowan in 1:64)
Hi George:
ReplyDeleteThere aren't many things in our hobby that drive me crazy - but figures are one of them. It seems we can get Marching Bands, Santa Claus, Dracula, and any manner of people in "Adult" situations... but figures like the ones in the photo? Forget it.
I'd love to see a manufacturer introduce era and season-specific lines, with the people you would typically find around a train station - everybody from crews to passengers. But that's not going to happen because - apparently - people standing around looking normal aren't going to sell when there are sets of cheerleaders, fire-fighters, and hot air balloonists on offer.
Sigh...
- Trevor (Port Rowan in 1:64)
Hi Trevor...so true even in HO scale station agents, operators, frt. conductors and shop staff are far and few between...George
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