Camberwick Green and Trumpton

[ArtBoy54]

new prop alert
i’m not completely sure on this one, but it seems quite plausible.
i’ve come to the conclusion that the miniature steam engine, seen in the last episode of chigley, is the trevithick locomotive kit produced by airfix in 1968! it lines up perfectly both appearance and date-wise

 

[ArtBoy54]

proud of myself today, here’s binnie! another airfix kit, from the same product line as the miniature engine!

 

[KevinD]

They both look bang on. Well done!

 

[ArtBoy54]

They both look bang on. Well done!

thank you! if you'd like it, i've found a very cheap ebay listing for the miniature engine too Airfix 1804 Steam Locomotive | eBay

 

[KevinD]

Oh wow. I'm tempted but I've got a lot of other projects on the go at the moment. Are you not tempted by it?

 

[ArtBoy54]

Oh wow. I'm tempted but I've got a lot of other projects on the go at the moment. Are you not tempted by it?

I suppose I could go for it, but I've never actually built a kit before, and I'm not very keen on making (and possibly messing up) a nice vintage one as my first attempt

 

[KevinD]

Go for it! Before you know it, you'll be recreating Chigley! Good luck with the band concert scene.

 

[ArtBoy54]

Go for it! Before you know it, you'll be recreating Chigley! Good luck with the band concert scene.

alright then! I think I'll get a cheap kit or two to practice on though

 

[ArtBoy54]

oh, and just as a quick addition, here's something my friend found earlier.
a documentary from 1971 featuring an interview with gordon murray, and some lovely behind the scenes footage from camberwick green.

(gordon's interview starts at around 34 minutes in. there is also some footage of what I believe are the animatronics from the fenwick's christmas window display later on in the video, just after sylvia anderson's interview ends)

 

[KevinD]

Brilliant! Liked the Clangers bit too.

 

[joberg]

Thanks for that video mateThis is my childhood and, to a certain extend, my teenage years and my memory of a more simpler and happier time

 

[ArtBoy54]

Brilliant! Liked the Clangers bit too.

i'm still to watch the clangers actually, but i do like some bagpuss and ivor the engine. i saw your froglet replicas by the way, they're very good!

 

[KevinD]

Thank you very much. The only Bagpuss replica I've done is Professor Yaffle.

 

[ArtBoy54]

Thank you very much. The only Bagpuss replica I've done is Professor Yaffle.

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oh that's lovely!
unrelated, i've always wondered how the little mechanism in gabriel works, there are some photos of the underneath controls, but no guide as to what does what! i've made some small attempt to figure it out but i've no clue if i'm right.

 

[KevinD]

Seems reasonable. Never quite trusted that amphibian, I think he had his own agenda.

 

[ArtBoy54]

bit quiet here, so some small news
update on that airfix kit, someone outbid me lol
update on dr mopp, i may have spotted some wire in my school’s art classroom that could do nicely for an armature, i’ll ask my teacher about it tomorrow

 

[KevinD]

Bad luck on the kit, it's hard to predict what things will go for.

 

[ArtBoy54]

now here’s a fun one. i somehow managed to find the car that the doctor’s appears to be based on! it’s a rochet voiturette type D from 1902, lovely little thing it is

 

[ArtBoy54]

finally got some wire for the doctor's armature! in the meantime, I've used a small excess piece to finally make the car's
hand crank.

I am having a bit of a struggle with attaching the crank however, I'd like it be rather well stuck on but I don't want to glue it, and blue tack isn't really cutting it. anyone have any ideas?

 

[KevinD]

I think I just left it un-stuck because I didn't want to change the toy permanently (it was my original from childhood). It seems to stay in place fine.