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Offline Steinberg

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Find me a decent mechanic
« on: May 06, 2022, 09:32:31 PM »
Question for the group. Has anyone ever been able to find a 1930s mechanic or driver on foot with a starting handle. Preferably looking frustrated as the bloody car won’t start. I was hoping to find something like this to use as a rolled or broken down token. Even just a bloke in overalls would be an option.
Found the lead adventure ones, post apocalyptic and space farers too.
I can find 1/32 scale German drivers starting an opel blitz
And I can find pit crews for scalextric
The last two are too big though as I want 28mm if possible to go with Brumm die-cast cars.

Any thoughts?
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Offline Digits

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2022, 10:25:03 PM »
How about using the second standing guy from this set?  A crank handle is an easy addition…drill hole into fist and glue in paper clip formed handle?

https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/prod.php?prod=161

Offline Blackwolf

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2022, 12:37:57 AM »
Have a look at Pulp Alley. They have a very nice lady mechanic.
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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2022, 06:40:54 AM »
For guys in overalls take a look at 'O' Gauge railway figures.

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2022, 07:10:13 AM »
What about the mechanic that Tin Shed Gamer has in his Folies range on the 1st Corps site, he comes in the fuel pump set



Or get a sprue of WW2 British from Warlord & scape away the packs etc to make overalls, position as required & use a suitable head, I did it for BA f some Pulp Crew



You can just see the Crew in blue on this picture, sorry it’s a bit rubbish





« Last Edit: May 07, 2022, 07:21:17 AM by aircav »

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2022, 07:31:38 PM »
I ended up making one from a fellow in overalls (right hand figure), but can't remember which small-time minis company the original was from:



Second from the right might also do, and that one I know is from a pack of five railroad workers, which I had THOUGHT were Eureka, but I don't see on their site, so can't recall the origin of them either.

However, maybe some of our big brains will recognize the source of those two minis, as the railroad workers especially were useful for a variety of workmen.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2022, 07:35:05 PM by FramFramson »


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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2022, 07:42:25 AM »
I ended up making one from a fellow in overalls (right hand figure), but can't remember which small-time minis company the original was from:



Second from the right might also do, and that one I know is from a pack of five railroad workers, which I had THOUGHT were Eureka, but I don't see on their site, so can't recall the origin of them either.

However, maybe some of our big brains will recognize the source of those two minis, as the railroad workers especially were useful for a variety of workmen.

I hope so can ID them because I want some…! They look great or maybe the paint job flatters them? Either way - very useful.

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Offline Overlord

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2022, 08:15:42 AM »
Far right is a CP Models mini: https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/nc03-mechanic/
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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2022, 04:17:31 PM »
The guy in the middle is Antediluvian Miniature, with the spearhead snipped off & a broom end added

https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/shop-lost-world-range/

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2022, 04:46:27 PM »
I didn't even think of naming the others, but yes, Aircav has it right. The broom head was just a make-do job with greenstuff.

The leftmost two are Copplestone; the second of whom's an American adventurer who's been converted a bit (pipe added and I replaced the original cowboy hat for a fedora from I-don't-recall-where).

That just leaves the railroad worker (or the pack he's from).

EDIT: Ah! Found it! They're a Brigade Games pack.



https://www.brigadegames.com/BG-AWE012_Western_Railroad_Workers

It really is a great set, even though it's technically western, you can use them right up through the 50's I'd say. I also used the second fellow in that pack as a tramp/labourer in this bunch:



(the others in that second bunch are all Copplestone again, except the middle fellow who's the Warlord Dad's Army Mainwaring)
« Last Edit: May 08, 2022, 05:00:05 PM by FramFramson »

Offline Captain Gamma

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2022, 08:38:54 PM »
Killer B Games have a Mechanic in the Invasion X range:

https://killerbgames.co.uk/shop/ols/products/the-biker-and-the-mechanic
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Offline FramFramson

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2022, 03:47:25 AM »
WOW, that fella's awesome!

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2022, 04:34:02 PM »
WOW! Gorgeous brushwork! Brilliant!
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Offline Andy in Germany

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Re: Find me a decent mechanic
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2022, 07:59:13 AM »
Question for the group. Has anyone ever been able to find a 1930s mechanic or driver on foot with a starting handle. Preferably looking frustrated as the bloody car won’t start. I was hoping to find something like this to use as a rolled or broken down token. Even just a bloke in overalls would be an option.
Found the lead adventure ones, post apocalyptic and space farers too.
I can find 1/32 scale German drivers starting an opel blitz
And I can find pit crews for scalextric
The last two are too big though as I want 28mm if possible to go with Brumm die-cast cars.

Any thoughts?

I do like that car. It is everything you'd expect from a German creation of the period: Big, over engineered, and with a ridiculously outsized gun...

 

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