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Miniatures Adventure => Other Adventures => Topic started by: Steve F on 03 January 2012, 03:46:29 PM

Title: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Steve F on 03 January 2012, 03:46:29 PM

Ronald Searle, one of the most brilliant cartoonists of the 20th century, has died aged 91.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16391857 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16391857)

There was a lot more to his work than St Trinian's (those with an interest in WW2 should check out the drawings he made while imprisoned in a Japanese PoW camp), but St Trinian's is all I've got that's relevant to this forum.

Lower school

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Trin1.jpg)

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Trin2.jpg)


Sixth form

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Trin4.jpg)

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Trin3.jpg)


Staff

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Trin5.jpg)

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Malamute on 03 January 2012, 05:25:53 PM

Lovely stuff.

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery was on the Beeb last week, great fun, they don't make them like they used to lol

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: shadowking1957 on 03 January 2012, 05:48:21 PM

brilliant  all of them wonderful concept

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Chairface on 03 January 2012, 06:20:32 PM

Fantastic models. I've only seen the new St. Trinian's movie with Rupert Evert, but it was highly enjoyable.

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Red Orc on 03 January 2012, 09:00:26 PM

Oh lord, you should check out the 1950s ones with Alastair Sim. They're marvellous.

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: fastolfrus on 03 January 2012, 10:19:43 PM

Just watched the Everret version on Film4.

Hadn't realised it was based on The Belles of St Trinians film.

Shame that RS has gone.

Do you have any St T rules?

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Bugsda on 03 January 2012, 10:48:06 PM

When I was a kid I had a copy of "Naked Island" with some of his illustrations in it.
I loved that book, it gave me an admiration for Aussie soldiers and an abiding interest in nutrition  ;)

RIP Ron

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: starkadder on 04 January 2012, 04:37:41 AM

...and Molesworth: "Back in the jug agane" and "How to be topp" were my survival manuals at school.

91 is a good knock but I will miss him.

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: carlos marighela on 04 January 2012, 07:27:39 AM

Vale indeed.

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Hammers on 04 January 2012, 08:22:47 AM

I hope you don't mind me reposting this old entry from LPL5:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=28388.0;attach=3522;image)

RIP, Mr Searle.

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: 6milPhil on 04 January 2012, 10:54:50 AM

Iz a pane Mistur Surle has gonn to the tuk shopp in the skye...

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: Steve F on 04 January 2012, 03:22:02 PM

Quote from: Hammers on 04 January 2012, 08:22:47 AM

I hope you don't mind me reposting this old entry from LPL5:

Ah, the Dreadnought Motor Traction Company!

Once Gripping Beast get back from their hols, I might have a go at turning this Musketeer figure into Nigel Molesworth.  A bit of colour manipulation suggests that it should work.

(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2001%20-%20Jan/Molesworth.jpg)

Title: Re: St Trinian's (RIP, Ronald Searle)
Post by: D@rth J@ymZ on 04 January 2012, 03:38:01 PM

Quote from: Hammers on 04 January 2012, 08:22:47 AM

I hope you don't mind me reposting this old entry from LPL5:

I looked good then too (and won the round to boot!  ;))