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  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: Colorado
Posted by TacoBuff on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:31 PM

I deffinately need a trumpet with valves.  Bugels won't do...

Hadn't thought about the doll house stuff, or christmas ornaments.  Thanks guys!

  • Member since
    April 2008
  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:56 AM
what kind of trumpet, Virlinden makes ALOT of napoleonic era trumpeters, but there all using valveless or buggels, no valved trumpets

 

  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: East TX
Posted by modelchasm on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:04 AM
I was thinking about Christmas ornaments as well. However, if you REALLY had to ... scratching one out of alum. tubing wouldn't be too hard. The bell would be the only piece that might be difficult.

"If you're not scratching, you're not trying!"  -Scott

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:29 AM
For th 1/16 figure, try looking in a doll house store. There will likely be something, even the depiction of a Christmas toy one you can use to detail into a more realistic scale representation. It's a pricy option, but check around the figure sites for a military trumpeter. This will give you a 54m base to work from. Here's one.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: Colorado
trumpets or trumpet player figures?
Posted by TacoBuff on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:47 PM

I need a trumpet (preferably in 1/16 or 54mm) to create a jazz trumpet player as a present for my trumpet instructor.  I found a cheap figure in squadron of a "Las Vegas Mobster" in 1/16 that I could easily convert to be a real swingin' cat (think Maynard man!).  In 54mm, I could make a state side WWII service man from my LHS into a memeber of an armed forces band. 

If that fails, does anyone have the scratch building skills to make one, then post a WIP so I can create my own?  If you need reference photos, let me know, I own three trumpets.  a good trumpet player must have one for every occassion! (or in my case, one professional level one that i play, and decent one for marching band, and a chinese piece of junk that is now wall art!)

thanks,

Sam

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