N Gauge People..Big 4 era

[H]

There's pictures of the people sets in the Graham Farish 2011/12 brochure including (not so far mentioned and available);

379-307 Steam Locomotive staff (must be 50/60s)
379-303 Station staff (in dark dull looking uniforms so suitable for many eras)
379-301 Police and Security staff (only two in hi-vis so the rest very suitable)
and
379-300 Business people (all except one in dark business suits/jackets so probably okay as well)

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[EtchedPixels]

I've found that it's the little army of blokes in flat caps that is hard to find. Some of the Presier sets are usable for this but in general there is a shortage of people in hats, a real shortage of suitable figures of women, a serious lack of working class people and a complete lack of street urchins and the like.

I guess also needed is a large supply of pinstripes and umbrellas for the South East modellers too

Alan

[H]

There's lots of figures, from various manufacturers, in 'ard 'ats (safetly helmets) that can be filed and re-painted to represent other head wear. Or a small blob of putty on top can be made to look like a berry.

H.

[Griffo]

Or a small blob of putty on top can be made to look like a berry.

Whilst I've nothing against people in fruity headwear even the French would would baulk about losing the more traditional beret.

(I'll get my coat ....)

[H]

Whilst I've nothing against people in fruity headwear even the French would would baulk about losing the more traditional beret.

They used to be known as 'black-berries' - long before the 'phones of the same name. They keep your head warmer than an 'apple', although that keeps the doctor away - as does a prescribed 'tablet'. 

H.

[BernardTPM]

There's pictures of the people sets in the Graham Farish 2011/12 brochure including (not so far mentioned and available);
379-307 Steam Locomotive staff (must be 50/60s)
379-303 Station staff (in dark dull looking uniforms so suitable for many eras)
379-301 Police and Security staff (only two in hi-vis so the rest very suitable)
and
379-300 Business people (all except one in dark business suits/jackets so probably okay as well)

Those are the sets that have been available for some years now and most (excepting 379-307) are really more 'modern' period. Even those uniforms are Privatisation era even to the ping-pong bat for sending the train off rather than a flag and police in short sleeves. I'm looking forward to the new sets though, just wondering how long they're going to take!

[Shaun Harvey]

I got a packet of 50 people cheap from Ebay - the colours are a bit bright but at the price its worth it and then they can be repained as desired.

[Newportnobby]

I got a packet of 50 people cheap from Ebay - the colours are a bit bright but at the price its worth it and then they can be repained as desired.

Poor beggars have just got rid of their pain.......and then you want to repain them

[H]

Those are the sets that have been available for some years now and most (excepting 379-307) are really more 'modern' period. Even those uniforms are Privatisation era even to the ping-pong bat for sending the train off rather than a flag and police in short sleeves. I'm looking forward to the new sets though, just wondering how long they're going to take!

Yep, many have been around for a while. However, I think they're quite generic; the 'bat' could easily be changed for a flag and the short sleeved cop is one of the two in hi-vis but the others could be of any period. The station staff don't have the modern red piping on their uniforms so could be made for almost any era. The chap with a barrow is obviously a porter who I haven't seen on a plaform for many years - no doubt he's a steam age throwback. Thinking about it you rarely see/hear staff blowing whistles on platforms these days (replaced with the closing door hustle alarms) so that one is also probably suitably dated as well.

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[MinZaPint]

I got a packet of 50 people cheap from Ebay - the colours are a bit bright but at the price its worth it and then they can be repained as desired.

Poor beggars have just got rid of their pain.......and then you want to repain them

Just wait till Lawrence sees that, you had a go at him about missing TTTTT's, Mind you we all know you're a big tease! 

[BernardTPM]

The station staff don't have the modern red piping on their uniforms so could be made for almost any era.

The piping would be practically invisible at 1:148 scale - an inch is about 1/6mm an the piping is probably less than 1/4 of that! But I agree that several would pass for earlier use.

Thinking about it you rarely see/hear staff blowing whistles on platforms these days (replaced with the closing door hustle alarms) so that one is also probably suitably dated as well.

Whistles now seem more confined to 'express' trains. I admit I was quite surprised to find them still in use when I travelled on the MML on a Meridian unit about 3 years ago.
As well as the bat, the mobile phone one is holding would need to go too. Perhaps it could be refashioned into a pork pie (Cornish pasty for GWR!)

For 'Big 4' only the standard dress police constable would suit - police women of that era would have had longer skirts. http://www.ehattons.com/23676/Graham_Farish_379_301_Police_and_security_staff_x_6/StockDetail.aspx

[BernardTPM]

Noch's 'business travellers' http://www.ehattons.com/49119/Noch_36226Noch_Business_Travellers_/StockDetail.aspx look a little more old fashioned than Bachmann's http://www.ehattons.com/23675/Graham_Farish_379_300_Businessmen_figures_x_6/StockDetail.aspx I think!