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Modelling => Scenery => Topic started by: Stephen Rainsbury on March 24, 2021, 23:01

Title: Figure wanted
Post by: Stephen Rainsbury on March 24, 2021, 23:01
I am looking for a 4mm scale model of somebody sitting down using a laptop.  I could modify generally seated figures, such as the Monty's models ones which I hadn't heard of until today, but would prefer one with their hands already over the keyboard.

I can see that Prieser did a G scale woman with laptop but I can't find a 4mm one.

(Why this specifically?  I have an occupational bridge which I want to place 3 Billy goats (gruff) near, the person on the laptop would be the troll under the bridge.)
Title: Re: Figure wanted
Post by: David Weber on March 25, 2021, 09:18
Prieser do a figure (HO) of a man sat at a desk using a desktop PC. Never seen a figure with a laptop.
Title: Re: Figure wanted
Post by: Stephen Rainsbury on March 25, 2021, 10:27
Quote from: David Weber on March 25, 2021, 09:18
Prieser do a figure (HO) of a man sat at a desk using a desktop PC. Never seen a figure with a laptop.
Thanks, I will have another look. I tried searching their website yesterday but whatever I typed nothing came up. I must have been doing something wrong.

As its Prieser I will have to check that they has some clothes on, judging by some of their other models he is quite likely to be "fat man browsing pornography on the internet"
Title: Re: Figure wanted
Post by: David Weber on March 25, 2021, 11:11
It hasn't been released yet. It's one of the new covid themed range; 'man working remotely', so respectably dressed above the waist - but only pants on below! (Though surely in order to fully live up to the stereotype he ought to be using a laptop at the kitchen table with a big pile of takeaway containers out of sight of the webcam.) Others in the range include two shoppers fighting over toilet paper.

I found them listed on the Gaugemaster website - release 'early 2021'.

Title: Re: Figure wanted
Post by: Graeme Dunbar on March 25, 2021, 12:27
Quote from: David Weber on March 25, 2021, 11:11
It hasn't been released yet. It's one of the new covid themed range; 'man working remotely', so respectably dressed above the waist - but only pants on below! (Though surely in order to fully live up to the stereotype he ought to be using a laptop at the kitchen table with a big pile of takeaway containers out of sight of the webcam.) Others in the range include two shoppers fighting over toilet paper.

I found them listed on the Gaugemaster website - release 'early 2021'.

Has this been posted a week early?  ;D

Just a thought though for a figure that might possibly be adapted - would a car driver figure do the job? The hands or forearms might need to be rotated and lowered (but the person might just raising his arms in readiness to bash the keyboard with his fists).
Title: Re: Figure wanted
Post by: Stephen Rainsbury on March 26, 2021, 14:38
Thanks gents, these are both excellent ideas :-)   IMy railway stuff is largely packed now for our move so I am looking fro some small projects that I can work on with eth stuff I left out :-)