Blasts from the Past

[fogie]

That is a great photo!!!

Some tremendous Liverpool footballer / German porn performer barnets and facial hair on display there. The classic "manly" look of the era .

- Steve

 

[Babelfish]

.... and you can almost smell the Brut 33.

- Steve

 

[Ray Stout]

Hey, Harto, here's a pic of the Alien Joe did for Tameside Science Fiction club. To give you an idea of scale, the Torso of the victim is an Airfix Skeleton. Ray

 

[Helm]

Hey, Harto, here's a pic of the Alien Joe did for Tameside Science Fiction club. To give you an idea of scale, the Torso of the victim is an Airfix Skeleton. Ray

That must be what about 2'6" or so then?
Steve

 

[DEL]

Hey, Harto, here's a pic of the Alien Joe did for Tameside Science Fiction club. To give you an idea of scale, the Torso of the victim is an Airfix Skeleton. Ray

Nothing alien about it. ..... Just your regular Saturday night back of the bus kebab eater

 

[Ray Stout]

Sorry, the Skeleton is one of those you used to see jangling about from the rear window of cars in the 70s. They felt like Rubber if you touched them. The Alien was about 12-14inches high. Ray

 

[Ray Stout]

Does anyone remember Bill Lascombe? He was an early member of North Chesire, and used to use Historex and convert them like this example of James 2nd leaving the UK.

 

[harto]

Hey, Harto, here's a pic of the Alien Joe did for Tameside Science Fiction club. To give you an idea of scale, the Torso of the victim is an Airfix Skeleton. Ray

I remember seeing this in person, the pic doesn't do justice to Joe's amazing brushwork on the skin. I was so inspired I bought my own kit to have a go with. Pretty sure both were the old MPC Kit which is scaled at 1/9th so only about 9 inches tall when finished. I think I had mine holding the airfix skeleton's head and you could just about get away with the scale difference.

 

[fogie]

This thread began as a celebration of Poste Militaire - in its day arguably a world
leader within this hobby. But in very short order the thread has been comprehensively
hijacked firstly by interminable guff about a provincial modelling club and its alumni,
then a self aggrandising curriculum vitae ( without doubt highly impressive but hardly
relevant ), and now by some seriously 'iffy' figures totally unrelated to the original topic.
Precious little Poste Militaire ! So time for me to call time on this one - perhaps somebody
will be good enough to give me nudge when we get back to the original subject.

Mike

 

[Ray Stout]

Sorry Mike, "Blasts from the Past" doesn't have to be exclusively about Poste Militaire, that's just one aspect of this thread, and so what if some contributers see it as a part of a reunion. THAT'S WHAT THE PAST DOES !! That "Provincial" Modeling club had more early talent in it's members than any other in it's day, and just because there may be a generation gap doesn't mean it's not relevent. If you don't like the direction the thread is going, make a contribution, instead of snide comments. Ray

 

[Babelfish]

I have to concur with Ray on this one. No thread "hijacking" going on here.

Its title is a very vague "Blasts from the past" not "A celebration of Poste Militaire", and as such I just see it as a thread that's evolved quite naturally into a trip down memory lane in response to the OP (harto) asking in his opening post if any other guys also still have some of their early efforts. harto himself has even joined in by "liking" some of the comments and adding more of his own.

If you want to start a dedicated PM thread Mike, I'm sure it'd be well subscribed. I really don't see an issue here though, and I for one am enjoying the thread immensely so far.

- Steve

 

[harto]

sorry to have been the cause of any dissension amongst the ranks. I was just about to say that I also have been thoroughly enjoying the way the thread has developed as it has triggered some very happy memories for me and I'm grateful to Ray and Felix in particular for sharing their pics. This whole post was prompted by my dusting off some old figures painted in my teens and remembering some of the characters from those times who were kind enough to share their expertise with me. I still have some other unpainted figures from that period which I will share pics of shortly - Drum Major Goodman anyone?

 

[DEL]

I have to say I'm rather enjoying this, even Mike's grumpy old man contribution (excellent)
If I close my eyes it's a bit like sitting outside the Southcliff, listening to and contributing to all the mince and memories
accompanied by the whirr and click of hip replacements and 1980 pacemakers providing the percussion. Much missed.
Everything I paint goes into drawers and boxes, nothing displayed, but the thread got me having a look at some I'd done decades ago, many of which I have no recollection of painting. That being the case I thought I was meant to get better with practice
Might well post some old stuff.

 

[Ray Stout]

Just a bit more about that "Provincial" Phil Howard went on to form his own Marketing Model Co. Trevor Dixon formed his own Wargaming Figure Range. Graham Bickerton produced Professional pieces. Nick Dransfield sculpted a range of unforgetable Busts. Alan Ball was a member, Ad Nauseum etc. Does anyone remember these, Cafe Storme figs.? This is one I treated with a Pyrogravure. Ray

 

[Nap]

I have to concur with Ray on this one. No thread "hijacking" going on here.

Its title is a very vague "Blasts from the past" not "A celebration of Poste Militaire", and as such I just see it as a thread that's evolved quite naturally into a trip down memory lane in response to the OP (harto) asking in his opening post if any other guys also still have some of their early efforts. harto himself has even joined in by "liking" some of the comments and adding more of his own.

If you want to start a dedicated PM thread Mike, I'm sure it'd be well subscribed. I really don't see an issue here though, and I for one am enjoying the thread immensely so far.

- Steve

Agree with these comments ...like many I am enjoying the posts here , memories of looking through Modellng mags and being amazed by the figures from companies like PM , Hinchcliffe, NHD, and so many others ......I still do !

I remember there being figures from France "given" away with coffee

Nap

 

[Ray Stout]

There were 2 companies, Mokarex and Cafe Storme, both produced by Historex. They covered all periods, and the sculpt and mould quality were better than most companies of that time. Ray

 

[arj]

There were 2 companies, Mokarex and Cafe Storme, both produced by Historex. They covered all periods, and the sculpt and mould quality were better than most companies of that time. Ray

You'll find quite a few of them (plus others) on Mirofsoft's site:-
https://www.mirofsoft.com/mokarex-storme/

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Blind Pew]

[quote="... This was taken at Northern Militaire in Swinton. [/quote]

And guess what? I was there. I was born in 1972, so a little boy my dad took me, this being pretty much my first exposure to models.

I've been hooked ever since, wait until I tell him!

Thanks so much.

 

[Ray Stout]

This was the Diorama that inspired me, Shep Paine's Night Watch. I was able to see this when on a Business Trip, and Shep lived in Chicago. The box was made like a Theatre in miniature as you could adjust the lighting, amazing work !! Ray

 

[Helm]

I have to say I'm rather enjoying this, even Mike's grumpy old man contribution (excellent)
If I close my eyes it's a bit like sitting outside the Southcliff, listening to and contributing to all the mince and memories
accompanied by the whirr and click of hip replacements and 1980 pacemakers providing the percussion. Much missed.
Everything I paint goes into drawers and boxes, nothing displayed, but the thread got me having a look at some I'd done decades ago, many of which I have no recollection of painting. That being the case I thought I was meant to get better with practice
Might well post some old stuff.

Please do Del I still have a love of the older kits
Steve