Whot! Nostalgia Again!!

[Nap]

Hi Guys ,

What a great thread , for me its got to be the Phoenix range , especially "Napoleon advancing" , every name mentioned brings back memories of my ill spent youth , dragging my sisters round the model shop , buying Hinchcliffe and Lassett figures , finding Historex in plastic bags, Airfix kits ..just how many times did I buy the Coldstream and Imperial Gd 54mm ..and ruin them !!!

Remember when Andrea first released stuff , my first bust bought was their French Lancer (after seeing a PF members version ..yes Jazz it was you ) ...still got it in the box ...and many others ..I will do them !!!

So many great names from the past both sculptors and painters have been mentioned , loved Max Longhursts stuff

So many long gone companies ..oh how I wish I had kept my Hinchcliffe RHA gun team ...and many others ..the list is endless

.. I would personaly like to mention is Norman Otty and Roger Hartill ....who I can say with pride are good friends and wonderful modellers.

Nostalgia indeed

Nap

 

[captnenglish]

Thanks. I think that was a reissue by the company that bought the mold. Just wondering if anyone knew who who the original Realmodels sculptor was? Ahead of its time.

Colin

It might be a David Kennedy sculpt, but don't quote me on that, but it does look like one of his.

 

[grenadier]

The Lt. Bromhead figure was sculpted by David Grieve. It was meticulously researched, as was a companion Zulu warrior figure to accompany it.
I painted the Bromhead figure when I was 17 and still have it in my collection today. Its a great figure.

 

[jenghiz]

Happy days,thanks for all the memories.Here are a few names from the North,painters like Graham Bickerton Joe Shaw and Derek Critchley,all whose work featured in Ray Lambs catalogues.John Leigh who organised the Northern Militaires for Frank H.As a sculptor no-one has mentioned the great Tim Richards or Keith Durham.What did become of Julian Benassi ?

 

[Mirofsoft]

Hello Friends
I increased the file Nostalgia with lots of names and illustrations
see at http://www.mirofsoft.com/nostalgia-old-catalog-pdf/
1st file , all comments and help for illustration is welcomed
Best

 

[Mirofsoft]

Increased PDF file , 51 pages today
Feel free to send me comments, info's, pictures of your own collection to illustrate it ( your name will be added to your picture : collection Mr xxx )
added old catalog Warriors
http://www.mirofsoft.com/nostalgia-old-catalog-pdf/
Best

 

[Oldironsides]

I'm really enjoying this thread and walking down 'Nostalgia Street'. I really miss 'Under Two Flags'. I remember rushing from my job in the Law Courts one lunch time to pick up the then newly released Verlinden 200mm Roman Signifier figure that they specially orderd for me. I did the round trip to St Christopher's Place and back in an hour. Doubt I could do that today!

UTF was the iconic toy soldier and model shop. I loved stepping through the door (it had an old fashioned bell above the door if my memory is correct) and entering the Alandin's Cave at the back, with models in boxes, stacked on shelves either side of a antique desk. A delightful old fashioned shop where customer service actually meant something. Those were the days!

 

[Mirofsoft]

Under Two Flags

They had some production to , in Toy Soldiers and in KIT even a commissioned ALMOND

 

[altezeit]

Sorry to ressurect this old thread .I worked in Seagull models and also painted for Under Two Flags as well as Suren 's Willie figures ,Rose mIniatures and others .i then started Sculpting but late r.Worked for Pheonix Model Developments and others but mainly sculpting model railway figures .I remeber the bill Hearn figures arrivingat Real Model and I did some 54 mm imperial Germans for them .My first sculpts .Still doing sculpting but apart from amy own tiny 30 mm range calle Altezeit miniatures which at present has all of 2 figures in the range ,I just do model railway figures in N ,00 and 0 scale for my sins .just got back into painting flats .

 

[Gunthwaite]

Sorry to resurrect this old thread .I worked in Seagull models and also painted for Under Two Flags ...

When did you work at Seagull Models? Was it the original shop? I did my first masters for Realmodels.

Al

 

[altezeit]

Yes the little shop on exhibition road then round the corner .I had enough in the end and sold my soul to the record industry .

 

[Richie]

Hi All,
Only being in this hobby for the last few years, I cannot offer much to what's already been given, but earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting Ren(dall) Patton at his home to buy a piece of Rick Scollins artwork. He had a wonderful display case, many of which he had sculpted and I'm sure a lot of you will know his work.
cheers
Richie

 

[red tom]

The shop in the Burlington Arcade was The Sentry Box and the man with the risque figures was John Tunstall he eventually removed them into the basement of the shop. We must not forget David Grieve's Drum Major Goodman which included a piece of hodden grey material in the box. I spent weeks trying to get that right, put the figure on display only to hear a show visitor say @uh look here's one that has only been undercoated. Most annoyed.

 

[garyhiggins]

Reading through this old thread, I know of some of the Phoenix people. Brian Marlowe, who carried on Les Higgins Miniatures as Phoenix model developments, died just a few weeks ago. Tim Richards has given up doing miniatures, but still paints on canvas and is General secretary of the Northampton Town and County Art Society. Dave Sparrow is still around, but I don't think he sculpts figures anymore. I haven't heard of John Hundscomb for many years.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[altezeit]

The shop in the Burlington Arcade was The Sentry Box and the man with the risque figures was John Tunstall he eventually removed them into the basement of the shop. We must not forget David Grieve's Drum Major Goodman which included a piece of hodden grey material in the box. I spent weeks trying to get that right, put the figure on display only to hear a show visitor say @uh look here's one that has only been undercoated. Most annoyed.

I painted the Drum major on the front of Military Modelling at the time ..I didnt have much time to do it and actually airbrushed the main colour in a horrendous mix of US model railroad paint and baked it .Its all coming back to me ,the horror ,the horror .

 

[altezeit]

Reading through this old thread, I know of some of the Phoenix people. Brian Marlowe, who carried on Les Higgins Miniatures as Phoenix model developments, died just a few weeks ago. Tim Richards has given up doing miniatures, but still paints on canvas and is General secretary of the Northampton Town and County Art Society. Dave Sparrow is still around, but I don't think he sculpts figures anymore. I haven't heard of John Hundscomb for many years.
Best wishes, Gary.

Sad to hear about Brian who I knew well .I did most of his 1/43 railway and motor racing figures .No military .It is odd as I was thinking of Brian yesterday and now I get the news via thread I tripped over .I lovrd Les Higgins works .Still one of the best .

 

[altezeit]

Hi All,
Only being in this hobby for the last few years, I cannot offer much to what's already been given, but earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting Ren(dall) Patton at his home to buy a piece of Rick Scollins artwork. He had a wonderful display case, many of which he had sculpted and I'm sure a lot of you will know his work.
cheers
Richie

i loved Scollins work .i did a lot of masters for a private collector using Scollins works asinspiration .I threw out my Military modellings years ago but kept all the Scollins drawings ..I have one Charlie Staddens original water colours .fantastic work .
Martin

 

[red tom]

Altezeit, I did the same thing with my copies of Mil Mod right back to issue 1

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I still remember being marooned in UTFs in the 70s at Christmas time during a visit from Canada. It was during the IRA bombing campaign in London and we were told to stay put until a sizeable bomb went off on Oxford street (Harrods?). Nice place to be stuck.

I only went to Seagull once but I was impressed. All i remember is the depth and all the glass displays. I bought a real model indian lancer (Hearne?) And their excellent Bromhead.

My first experience of a London model shop was John Tunstill's Soldiers on Lambeth Road near the Imperial War,Museum. That planted a seed. There is a history of the model soldier hobby c. 1970 available here, intendd to be published by Tunstill but which never saw the light.

http://www.soldierssoldiers.com/bookpart1_1.php

Skip through the first few chapters and you will get to the 54mm state of the hobby and nostalgia part.

Note that this site also sells the naked figs referred to above but you have to email for the list as it is naughty ;-)

Here is a shot of Soldiers I found on the net and posted elsewhere here a few weeks ago. John Tunstill currently sells real estate in Italy.

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Here is a shot of Soldiers I found on the net and posted elsewhere here a few weeks ago. John Tunstill currently sells real estate in Italy.

Googled Johns name and found the web page you mentioned - interesting read.

I still remember the risque metal figures he displayed in the Lambeth shop window (in various intimate poses!). When someone complained to the local council he was asked to remove them from display, instead he kept them in the window but put cardboard boxes over them covering them up with the exception of the arms, legs and heads protruding from the box walls (the rest was left to the viewers imagination?). Gotta love the guys ingenuity!

-Rich