Re-discovered yesterday ......Phoenix Model Developments

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I managed to find the figure of "Chesty" pullar USM and I still have his Highwayman. PMDs Vikings were beautifully sculpted and way ahead of their time, and all of Keith Durhams early figures after he left New Hope designs were cast by PMD. Ray
 
Here are those Vikings
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Mike, that is one fine, stylish desk:D Hope you don't plop paint on it, or scar it with scalpel cuts, as I did with a nice old bureau that came from my father-in-law.
( It was restored to almost original condition, and is now used as originally intended, I'm pleased to say :rolleyes: )
Many of the furniture accessories from PMD were very fine additions to scenes I recall.

I notice you're having a crack at the two Roman chaps arguing over the share of spoils....a cracking pair of figures; enjoyed them immensely.(y)

Alan
 
Mike, you’re not alone with regards to the Girlie figs. Dad was not entirely thrilled with the ever expanding Phollies range but was stuck with the fact that it was a huge money spinner ! I’ve found some interesting items related to the Georgian, Regency ranges. Some original Tim Richards sculptures in milliput before the silicone hand moulds were made for the ‘masters’. I’ll post some pics later.
Note. Actually not milliput but plasticine mixed with beeswax.
 
Yes, I still seek out and buy the Georgian and Victorian figures when I can find them. I know that I can order them from S&D Models, too (https://www.sanddmodels.co.uk/index.htm), who picked up the catalog from Forty-Third, Ltd, if I remember correctly. The Georgian figures work well with the other figures I have for my Seven Years War collection, and the Victorians work well alongside the Sanderson figures and others, in my "Kaiser's Army-Berlin 1910" collection. I use them as spectators watching the Guard on parade, figures such as these:



Prost!
Brad
 
Great to see these pieces again ...loved the Georgian Chess set

Interesting to hear about what was used to sculpt a well

Hope we see more pics and updates

I have slightly amended the thread title

Nap
 
OldTaff said:
Mike, that is one fine, stylish desk:D Hope you don't plop paint on it, or scar it with scalpel cuts, as I did with a nice old bureau that came from my father-in-law.
( It was restored to almost original condition, and is now used as originally intended, I'm pleased to say :rolleyes: )
Many of the furniture accessories from PMD were very fine additions to scenes I recall.

I notice you're having a crack at the two Roman chaps arguing over the share of spoils....a cracking pair of figures; enjoyed them immensely.(y)

Alan
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As I mentioned before, Alan, the thing was here when we bought the house years ago - it must have been
too heavy to move. It's over a hundred years old so has a few signs of age, but it's still in good 'nick'. The
words of my early tutors back in the Paleolithic , still haunt me -"...Paint should stay only on the canvas
and the palette. Thin lines are permitted on the side of the thumb when 'sharpening the brush point, but
nowhere else " :).


As for the Romans...they're next on the list ( Volodya's figures have rather backed up - he produces the
things faster than I can paint 'em).

Hope you and yours are well
All the best

Mike
 
Super to see these...plasticine and beeswax I believe you said... thanks for letting us see them
they're wonderful. Way back at one of the shows I got to see some of these figures painted by
Richards himself - in my view he was as good a painter as he was a sculptor.

Mike
 
I would love to find some of the vacuformed walls that Phoenix made, too. Jim Hillestad has some of the dioramas he made, on display at his museum, and he used them. But I've never seen any unused and available, at any show or in any shop, over these many years of looking.

Prost!
Brad
 
Son of PMD said:
Some of Tim Richards original sculpture work. A bit battered after kicking around in a drawer for a very long time ,
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Who is the figure at the end of the top row supposed to depict? The one in the late medieval or early Renaissance robe and cap. I don't remember ever seeing that one in the couple of Phoenix catalogs that I have. He looks like he could have fit in with a figure of Henry VIII.

Very cool to see these masters, thanks for sharing them!

Prost!
Brad
 
Brad, ok...I’ll have a rummage for some vac formed walls. I do remember someone a few years ago having a pile of them from me so I’m not sure what’s left. Yes, that figure, don’t know, but I’m sure I have a couple of cast versions so maybe something on the base. I’ve got all the catalogues and other paperwork so I’ll investigate.
 

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