Blogposted from my occasional railway gaming Sidetracked blog by Mark Man of TIN 2 May 2020
https://sidetracked2017blog.wordpress.com/2020/05/02/hornby-goes-steampunk/
Hornby goes Steampunk – Cogs with Everything!
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Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures. I randomly collect all scales and periods and "imagi-nations" as well as lead civilians, farm and zoo animals. I enjoy the paint possibilities of cheap poundstore plastic figures as much as the patina of vintage metal figures. Befuddled by the maths of complex boardgames and wargames, I prefer the small scale skirmish simplicity of very early Donald Featherstone rules. To relax, I usually play solo games, often using hex boards. Gaming takes second place to making or convert my own gaming figures from polymer clay (Fimo), home-cast metal figures of many scales or plastic paint conversions. I also collect and game with vintage Peter Laing 15mm metal figures, wishing like many others that I had bought more in the 1980s ... View all posts by 26soldiersoftin
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An interesting development- I remember seeing the news article at te time. Not really being the train sort I’m rather tempted with the figures though.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Trading, buildings, figures – I think it should appeal to quite a range of people / collectors. Obviously the ‘Punk’ (fanzine / DIY/ spirit of Punk etc) side of Steampunk should encourage people to do their own thing, customise what is there etc.
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