Angst Lesspork

[Hugh Norwood]

For stock boxes I use the A4 boxes that the 009 sales stand used to sell. You can get three stacked one upon the other in the smaller of the two "Really Useful Boxes". I have an idea I described my stock boxes in another thread.... These A4 boxes are not as bulky as the "R.U.B." versions.

[Later...]
Well I can't find the post on this forum - it must have been the Other Place (and I couldn't find it on that either!) So.. here are a couple of photos..



NB I do not take the credit for using photos to remind me what is in the boxes!

[Hugh Norwood]

PS a couple of small blobs of BluTak under each A4 box stops them sliding around inside the bigger RUB box.

[Ross Chapman]

That's actually a very sensible idea. hopefully you can never loose track of anything then!

[berryr99]

Thanks again.

I use a B&Q 20 compartment organiser for locos because each compartment is a separate box which can be taken out. Its rolling stock/scenery etc etc etc I'm looking to store in a better way.

Robert

[Ross Chapman]

Thats a very good idea, that way you know what is where and its easy to change what stock you are taking with you to an exhibition if you wanted to.

[Hugh Norwood]

A couple of new figures for the layout. A trip to the local War Games show at the Armouries resulted in a find of figures suitable for a werewolf and a golem:

after painting we have Sgt Angua in "plain clothes" (subject to the cruelties of close-up camera work...


{Later}
I have been reminded that I should have enlarged on my comments:
Sgt Delphine Angua von Uberwald of the City Watch is their chief tracker. She is also a werewolf and spends a few days each month suffering from pre-lunar tension. She spends most of the time in human form, but can change at will, if required. While in wolf-form she is referred to as being in "plain clothes"

[Hugh Norwood]

And the golem figure:

I'm still slightly undecided how to finish this one - it is supposed to be a Postal Worker. I've painted a royal blue patch on the front and back and given it a satchel for the post:

(NB It's taller than the humans)
I'll see about photographing both in the setting... (which means unpacking the layout...)

{Later}
And... Golems arrived on the scene in "Feet of Clay", and in "Going Postal" many were employed by the Post Office - mainly, I think, because their legs are insensitive to dog bites!

[Hugh Norwood]

Still on the fantastical.. I have painted up one of the dragons that I also bought at the Wargames show.

It currently sits on the stand that came with it - to assist in painting. I need to work out a way to support it so that it seems to be flying over the layout. I tried 0.45mm brass wire, but it wasn't stiff enough. I'd prefer a wire support from below as if I used a thread from above, if I get the hole in the wrong place it won't fly level...

[Hugh Norwood]

On the mundane front, I have assembled and almost finished painting one of the two wooden wagons I bought from Ancorton models ( see thread http://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=1885 )
This is the two-wheel delivery van.


I've not assembled anything in this material before now; The parts weigh virtually nothing and feel fragile, but I don't think they are. I used Roket card glue, which seems to gave done the trick. Very little fettling required to fit the parts together. No horse is supplied; fortunately I had a spare (unpainted). I used my usual trick of radical surgery by drilling a hole through the horse and a short length of 0.45mm wire goes through the shafts and the horse...  :o

[cnw6847]

It looks very good Hugh.
The bar through the horse is a good tip.

[Hugh Norwood]

The latest people for Angst are now ready to take their places. I bought a couple of sets of Edwardian figures from Andrew Stadden early last year. I decided they were too good to be spoilt by my impressionistic approach to painting, so I asked Roy Hirst if he'd like to paint them for me. Got them back last night - Wow!

Set 1



Set 2


A Couple have already climbed aboard the balcony of may railmotor...

[tedp]

That's wow indeed - the detail on those figures and the paintwork are amazing!

[Hugh Norwood]

Finished the two Ancorton models waggons:

and


(horses are not included with the kits)

[Hugh Norwood]

I have also planted the rest of the new people plus Sgt Angua, the golem and another dwarf....

[Brian Mosby]

Sad to here about the Death of Terry Pratchett's