Pulpy harbours ... your suggestions please gentlemen?

[Keith]

Hi All,

I'm looking for '20s and '30s pulp boat things. Crews, terrain, boats etc..

I'm thinking prohibition era, innsmouth, back of beyond, Kong and all of that good stuff!

I have the Brigade merchant seamen, some Artizan bits and bobs, the HLBS tug-boat. I'm interested to hear about anything that anyone here might have come across on the ir voyages that could, in any way, be turned to this sort of thing. Dockside scenery, vehicles, old buildings etc.

Any help or inspiration would be great!

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

Hi

Ainsty Castings has some very suitable Stuff in their Riverfront Line.I recently picked up the River Launch with Cabin Boat,Top Quality! 

http://ainstycastings.co.uk/index.php/cPath/48/osCsid/cbd1e6bcbc5e37827230b1c405cc8b84

[OSHIROmodels]

Minime (correct spelling I think) has a nice selection of such things I think. There is (or was) an American company that did a selection of prohibition buildings from the 20's.

Not much help I'm afraid 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

There is (or was) an American company that did a selection of prohibition buildings from the 20's.

Not much help I'm afraid  

cheers

James

Its Old Glory. A mate has a load of the buildings and they are very nice. They did lots of nice extra bits, like water towers, advertising hoardings etc. I've just checked the site and they are only showing a few of the buildings now.

http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=586


Also worth checking out Steve Barber Models he has some nice bits and pieces, buildings, etc although they are closer to 25mm though.

[6milPhil]

Those Old glory are nice... do they have a UK distributor?

e2a: Yes it's http://www.oldgloryuk.com/ but couldn't find the buildings...

[theoldschool]

Sarissa does some nice laser cut buildings http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/news/files/66079a933fdbd193da5fa260882e187c-8.html

[warrenpeace]

Old Glory's Mimi or Toutou might be good with or without the weapons. And the Old Glory "shipyard" has a number of potentially useful boats (note the torpedo boat):

http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=388&pg=2

Reviresco has some good bits for ships and boats, and has some pretty good looking paper boats. The lobster fishing boat and motor boat set would be great, along with the fishing lugger and the small tramp steamer:

http://www.tin-soldier.com/colonial.htm

Lemax produces some wooden piers, and also some "harborside village" buildings. These are a bit more cute than pulpy. If you want the humor of a dark scenario set against a backdrop of a cute little town, then they would be useful. Then again, maybe a bit of paint could make them look worn and rundown. Otherwise get or build some darker dreary looking buildings. But one advantage of the Lemax is that the buildings can be lit up from inside, and there are streetlamps that can light. So you could actually play a Pulp scenario in the dark using Lemax.

[Colonel Tubby]

Those Old glory are nice... do they have a UK distributor?

e2a: Yes it's http://www.oldgloryuk.com/ but couldn't find the buildings...

They are found here:

http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?c=409

Just in case that fails, 28mm Blue Moon, Slice of Americana, and Gang Land  - Chicago Buildings. (all links on the left of the screen)

[Captain Blood]

I've been wanting to do this genre for years... Go to it Keith! Give us some inspiration. I've got all the Brigade and Artizan seaman types, and have collected various other suitable character figures. But the project keeps getting pushed onto the back burner by the latest new thing... 

What I really need of course, is a bloody big tramp steamer... 

[S J Donovan]

Outpost has some lovely row buildings that would be perfect for a dock street front.
Dixon in their wild west section has some men that are loading/unloading boxes and barrels very useful. Maybe also in their gangland section.
Lledo Days gone by vehicles and Ertl both have vehicles that will work (Ertl are larger vehicles and don't really mix well with Lledos). 

[archangel1]

Guys, guys, I'm surprised at you! You've forgotten the king of Pulp, Bob Murch! He does a whole series of waterfront folk.

http://www.pulpfigures.com/cat.php?range=Savage%20Seas&catalog=PSS&custID=64231522271309896629

[6milPhil]

They are found here:

http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?c=409

Just in case that fails, 28mm Blue Moon, Slice of Americana, and Gang Land  - Chicago Buildings. (all links on the left of the screen)

Thanks for teaching me to read Tubbs 

[uti long smile]

Ainsty scenery is lovely!

I've also got the Shifting lands docks, which I think Grimm used for his Innsmouth boards.

http://www.shiftinglands.com/pier.htm

Loads of painted pics of the SL stuff in my folder too:

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/All%20at%20Sea/

[Keith]

Wayhey - cheers lads. This thread took on a life of it's own last night!

Loads to look at and think about now.

[Ainsty Castings]

I have recently been putting together various starter sets, one of the ones I have been asked for is a Dockside set, this should be ready by the end of next week and will of course be cheaper than buying the items seperately.

Dockside to include, stone jetty, wooden catwalk jetties, floating jetties and mooring posts. Plus various dockside scatter items and a new piece which is as yet unrealesed.

I will post when these are ready

Andy