Modern Jazz

[1ngram]

This came up on another forum but its too good an idea to restrict.

A mainstay of the Pulp era, whether in a smoky basement in Paris, a late night club in Harlem or even a night club out East, whether Shanghai or dsomewhere in the "Back of Beyond" was the Jazz band.  Yet I've never seen one in any wargames scale let alone 28mm.  Surely someone could rustle up a set of jazz musicians, possibly modelled on some of the famous names of the past to populate our late night dives.

How about somebody making a tenor sax player modelled on Coltrane, an alto which looks like Bird or Cannonball, a Monk figure hunched over his piano, a bass player, a drummer with a  full set, a trumpeter a little like Miles, maybe even a clarinetist and a trombonist?  I would buy a set like that like a shot and I'm sure a lot more people would realise how essential they were to their Pulp universe, newly arrived in Mombasa, resident in Kashgar or playing for "the Mob" in New Jersey.  They would sell like hot cakes!  How about it ?

[Wirelizard]

I'd probably go for a set like this!

Pianos and drums would be lots of metal though - kind of pricy castings...

Pulp Figures makes a lady with a standing microphone, so the vocalist is already covered - she just needs her band to back her up!

[Hammers]

This topic has been turned over a few times here before to, and everyone seems to agree: there is definitely a hole inthe market there. Django Reinhart (guittar/banjo), Stephane Grapelli (violin) and Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon) to get that gypsy jazz/brothel feel.

I would drop anything at hand to buy and paint a range like that (*nudge-nudge* Bob Murch).

[Dan]

Pulp lady singing , Foundry Cowboy on Violin , Dixon (I think) Cowboy playing Piano , a few head swaps would give you a start on a band and maybe you could convert a few other suitable figures.

[Lordblackwing]

You could always have the drums and piano cast from resin as seperate pieces, depending on the style of piano it would serve multiple time frames.

[Hammers]

Then of course BAM should cast the 30 man strong Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. That would loo impressive on any battle field. ;-)

[1ngram]

I can't see the piano being a problem, after all its no bigger than the newsstand that Pulp (I think) do.  The drums may look a bit more complicated but  its just a series of barrels and could be done as a one peice .  The cymbals may present more of a problem but surely not insumountable.  Easier are the individual players, the saxes, trumpet, double bass etc.  Surely a sextet or so of figures isnt too much to ask.  Pleeeeeeeze!

[Hammers]

 Surely a sextet or so of figures isnt too much to ask.  Pleeeeeeeze!

Agreed. Pretty please with a cherry on top.

[fastolfrus]

Then of course BAM should cast the 30 man strong Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. That would loo impressive on any battle field. ;-)

Or you could opt for the Dorseys - and how about a young Sinatra as vocalist ?

[fastolfrus]

And don't forget Sam at the piano - a compulsory one for Casablanca ?

[warrenpeace]

This topic has been turned over a few times here before to, and everyone seems to agree: there is definitely a hole inthe market there. Django Reinhart (guittar/banjo), Stephane Grapelli (violin) and Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon) to get that gypsy jazz/brothel feel.

I would drop anything at hand to buy and paint a range like that (*nudge-nudge* Bob Murch).

Got that right!  If anybody would do it, Bob Murch would.  The femme fatal with the microphone and the cheap magic act packs from Pulp Figures are great. ...need to email him about this!

[Darkoath]

And don't forget Sam at the piano - a compulsory one for Casablanca ?

I'll second that suggestion... needed for a Play it again Sam scenario!

There are a few wild west pianos out there and plastruct also makes a nice orchestra instrument set and a grand piano in O gauge that would work well with 28mm.

[Hammers]

...plastruct also makes a nice orchestra instrument set and a grand piano in O gauge that would work well with 28mm.

They do? Gotta link?

[Plynkes]

1:50 scale, which is close enough for 28mm, I suppose:
http://www.ema-models.com/shop/prodpages/page-ORCH-48.html

[Overlord]

Maybe Mark Copplestone or Mike Owen will do the New Orleans band from "Live and Let Die" in their Kiss Kiss Bang Bang range?