Peopling Pembroke

Figures present a contentious subject for model railroaders. Some of us enjoy creating stories and cameos with groups of figures frozen in mid-swing or suspended between strides. Others prefer their figures in static poses so their lack of animation is less obvious. There are layouts teeming like the sidewalks of Manhattan and layouts as lonely […]

Mark Dance’s figure painting

My friend Mark Dance is enjoying the sunshine at their cottage in Ontario this month (summer here in BC has been cool and wet). Before he left, he asked if he could take some of my A.C.Stadden figures to have a go at painting them. Knowing that before Mark got serious about model railroading, he […]

Best to wear black or navy

Before he was a model railroader, my friend, Mark Dance was an award-winning figure painter. So, when he asked if he might try painting a couple of the lovely pewter figures from A C Stadden, I leaped at the chance. Mark sent through some in-progress photos today, along with the question “I couldn’t find any […]

Andrew C Stadden Figures

While searching for a heavy crew to add to #10, I recalled that Andrew C Stadden had introduced HO scale figures into his line of pewter figures a couple of years ago. A search through my email turned up his website. Although they are not inexpensive, and the Loonie is in the dumps right now, […]