rossbach
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Hello all,
David Grieve's classic creation (originally) for Realmodel seems to have become somewhat of a rarity. I remember first seeing it in Jean Hoyos's 'Heaumerie du Casque d'Or ' in Brussels during the late '70's. I also recall that during my visit Mr Hoyos was discussing a new release by Hinchliffe with a customer: the Gothic Knight while I was browsing around in his little shop in the Galerie Agora.
I didn't know it was Goodman (found that out much later) but at that time I was smitten by it because I loved everything Scottish. And man....... did he look impressive! Also it was obvious that it was much better sculpted then other figures. It really stood out in the crowd.
More then 40 years later I managed to get hold of one m.i.b. with the help of Steve Kirtley. The instruction sheet mentions 1979 as release date. On the box as you can see in the pics 1987 is mentioned. The instruction sheet contains a certificate of authenticity. The copyright is apparently held by Masterworks but the sheet is signed by the managing director of Realmodel Ltd. A bit confusing. My figure is no 152 of a limited edition of one thousand.
Can't tell you what scale it is in. I would assume from it's size 110 - 120 mm. It's quite large but then the real Goodman was as we all know from the photographs that exist of him a large tall person. No idea what one had to pay to obtain one back in the days either.
Generally speaking I think that certainly when it appeared it was a benchmark figure, that set standards for other manufacturers to be met. The casting is excellent. Although the detail is a bit on the heavy side when compared with what today seems to be the norm, I would say it would still paint up very well indeed.
I took some pictures with my faithfull Huawei (work) phone that can be blown up to show the detail in extremis so to speak. The figure is available for a swap as you can read in the 'Market & Commissions'section. My next historical blast will be of a Richard Almond 90 mm model.
David Grieve's classic creation (originally) for Realmodel seems to have become somewhat of a rarity. I remember first seeing it in Jean Hoyos's 'Heaumerie du Casque d'Or ' in Brussels during the late '70's. I also recall that during my visit Mr Hoyos was discussing a new release by Hinchliffe with a customer: the Gothic Knight while I was browsing around in his little shop in the Galerie Agora.
I didn't know it was Goodman (found that out much later) but at that time I was smitten by it because I loved everything Scottish. And man....... did he look impressive! Also it was obvious that it was much better sculpted then other figures. It really stood out in the crowd.
More then 40 years later I managed to get hold of one m.i.b. with the help of Steve Kirtley. The instruction sheet mentions 1979 as release date. On the box as you can see in the pics 1987 is mentioned. The instruction sheet contains a certificate of authenticity. The copyright is apparently held by Masterworks but the sheet is signed by the managing director of Realmodel Ltd. A bit confusing. My figure is no 152 of a limited edition of one thousand.
Can't tell you what scale it is in. I would assume from it's size 110 - 120 mm. It's quite large but then the real Goodman was as we all know from the photographs that exist of him a large tall person. No idea what one had to pay to obtain one back in the days either.
Generally speaking I think that certainly when it appeared it was a benchmark figure, that set standards for other manufacturers to be met. The casting is excellent. Although the detail is a bit on the heavy side when compared with what today seems to be the norm, I would say it would still paint up very well indeed.
I took some pictures with my faithfull Huawei (work) phone that can be blown up to show the detail in extremis so to speak. The figure is available for a swap as you can read in the 'Market & Commissions'section. My next historical blast will be of a Richard Almond 90 mm model.
