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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: Argonor on 17 July 2008, 10:00:21 AM
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How tall should a street lamp-post be to fit 28 mm scale mines? 12 cm? 16 cm?
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All the "Victorian" ones I've seen in a few UK cities are rather short. Certainly a lot shorter than modern day versions - but then again I'm not sure how many [if any] were genuine ???
The tallest one in this set of repros is 11 ft
(http://www.bygones.net/images/all_lamp_posts05.jpg)
So, at a rough guess if you go for 50-60mm you probably won't be too far out. Maybe you could even get away with OO model railway lights, judging by the relatively short one 2nd from the left, which I'd guess was about 7-8ft tall.
I'm sure Malamute will have the definitive answer, though ;)
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Som something like this (with a more victorian feel to it) would not be totally strange..?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LT15-40pcs-Scale-Scenery-Layout-Model-Lamppost-Lamp-HO_W0QQitemZ280243685456QQihZ018QQcategoryZ11644QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
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All the "Victorian" ones I've seen in a few UK cities are rather short. Certainly a lot shorter than modern day versions - but then again I'm not sure how many [if any] were genuine ???
The tallest one in this set of repros is 11 ft
(http://www.bygones.net/images/all_lamp_posts05.jpg)
So, at a rough guess if you go for 50-60mm you probably won't be too far out. Maybe you could even get away with OO model railway lights, judging by the relatively short one 2nd from the left, which I'd guess was about 7-8ft tall.
I'm sure Malamute will have the definitive answer, though ;)
lol lol
Yes Gluteus is absolutely correct they are very short by current standards. Here is a pic with the ones I use. They are not far off the correct height and as my friend says they are OO scale.
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc80/nickfutter/streetlamp-1.jpg)
You can get them here:
http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_OO_Scale_Accessories_F77_to_F95_22.html
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Som something like this (with a more victorian feel to it) would not be totally strange..?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LT15-40pcs-Scale-Scenery-Layout-Model-Lamppost-Lamp-HO_W0QQitemZ280243685456QQihZ018QQcategoryZ11644QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
They look ok, check out the Langley models link from above as they have working low voltage lamsp too.
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West Wind have some lamp models too that scale out about right.
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Here's Eureka's take on a streetlamp.
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
I think she's part of the mould...
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
Oh, yes! ;) Mine's on the way! :D
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Thinking about it, they can't be huge or the lamplighter would have problems lighting them.
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
Oh, yes! Mine's on the way!
How much was she? :P
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
Oh, yes! Mine's on the way!
How much was she? :P
$4.00 US (about £2 in coin of the Realm!) Cheap, but pretty! ;)
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
Oh, yes! Mine's on the way!
How much was she? :P
Fighting 15's stock the Eureka figures here in the UK. I got mine from them. I can't remember how much she cost, but it wasn't expensive.
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http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_OO_Scale_Accessories_F77_to_F95_22.html
Nice link, there!
I stumbled on this page there:
http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_O_Scale_Accessories_8.html
Lots of interesting stuff, methinks...?
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Eureka sells that lamp without the tart too ...
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_153_160&sort=3a (http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_153_160&sort=3a)
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
I think she's part of the mould...
Just got mine from Eureka, USA. She is part of the mould, joined only by the bottom of her foot to the lamp, though, with the other joined to the base. Nice figure ( ::) ) but she's well over 30mm. The lamp itself is just under 75mm (almost 3").
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
I think she's part of the mould...
Just got mine from Eureka, USA. She is part of the mould, joined only by the bottom of her foot to the lamp, though, with the other joined to the base. Nice figure ( ::) ) but she's well over 30mm. The lamp itself is just under 75mm (almost 3").
That's not too bad. You should see the size of some of the local lasses around here. I swear they are ex-GDR shot-putters who escaped over the wall before re-unification. They'd be more like 35mm if I was a 28mm figure lol
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Do you get the "lady" with it?
I think she's part of the mould...
Just got mine from Eureka, USA. She is part of the mould, joined only by the bottom of her foot to the lamp, though, with the other joined to the base. Nice figure ( ::) ) but she's well over 30mm. The lamp itself is just under 75mm (almost 3").
I removed mine from the base and lamp with a razor saw, it was not difficult and placed hr against one of the Langley lamps. She maybe tall, but is a slim so the height is not noticeable. You can see her in the left foreground below:
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc80/nickfutter/Londonbygaslight7.jpg)