Thomas Doyle's miniature art

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Artist Thomas Doyle makes fascinating art, tells compelling stories, with model train miniatures and scenery. I've always been strangely attracted to these miniature components and wondered why more people don't make art, jewelry, dioramas, etc. with them.

Art by Thomas Doyle [Thanks, Patti!]

Posted by Gareth Branwyn | May 8, 2008 03:00 PM
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Posted by: TN on May 9, 2008 at 6:50 AM

I had earrings with train people about 20 years ago when I was in college; and last year I remade some little train people to look like a relative's grandchildren for Christmas.

So I'm qualified to have a one word to answer your question:

Brittle.

The plastic is so brittle that it breaks very easily, making any hard-wearing of earrings and other jewlery extremely short-lived. And so very tiny that repairing is absurdly time consuming. I'd love if someone came out with more flexible/sturdier figures--I'm sure it can be done.


Posted by: on May 9, 2008 at 8:52 AM

Also, the little things are painfully expensive!


Posted by: on May 9, 2008 at 5:32 PM

When I used to build 1/35 scale military models, I always drooled over these:

http://www.verlinden-productions.com/products.html

Amazing detail for small figures.


Posted by: Gareth Branwyn on May 9, 2008 at 10:16 PM

@TN - I wasn't aware of the brittle issue. My wife had a couple of pairs of earrings made from train miniatures and they survived fine (but then she rarely wore them).

Re: Verlinden
Oh yeah, their stuff is amazing. I have a couple of books of military diorama contest winners using Verlinden models and some of them are mind-blowing in their detail and realism.


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