A question regarding street props...

[Argonor]

How tall should a street lamp-post be to fit 28 mm scale mines? 12 cm? 16 cm?

[Gluteus Maximus]

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



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 

[Argonor]

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

[Malamute]

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



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 

 

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.



You can get them here:
http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_OO_Scale_Accessories_F77_to_F95_22.html

[Malamute]

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.

[joroas]

West Wind have some lamp models too that scale out about right.

[archangel1]

Here's Eureka's take on a streetlamp.

[joroas]

Do you get the "lady" with it?

[Argonor]

Do you get the "lady" with it?

I think she's part of the mould...

[archangel1]

Do you get the "lady" with it?

Oh, yes!    Mine's on the way! 

[fastolfrus]

Thinking about it, they can't be huge or the lamplighter would have problems lighting them.

[joroas]

Do you get the "lady" with it?


Oh, yes!    Mine's on the way! 

How much was she?

[archangel1]

Do you get the "lady" with it?


Oh, yes!    Mine's on the way! 

How much was she?

$4.00 US (about £2 in coin of the Realm!) Cheap, but pretty! 

[Malamute]

Do you get the "lady" with it?


Oh, yes!    Mine's on the way! 

How much was she?

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.

[Argonor]

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...?