Does anyone recognise this chap?

I spotted this 'spotter' in a Hornby advert in Hornby magazine and he's ideal for my layout- purely because he looks like me (good to have a cameo!) but I have no idea what make he is or even if the figure is commercially available or not.

Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Tom

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If it's 00 size, it's well painted.
Don't recognise the origins though.
Could be 'shopped' but I doubt it.

[user=394]ddolfelin[/user] wrote:

If it's 00 size, it's well painted.
Don't recognise the origins though.
Could be 'shopped' but I doubt it.

Thanks for the reply!
It is 00 scale, I'd thought it might be Photoshopped but hoped not - that would be cheeky of Hornby placing him in an advert!

It's not you is it,Tom?

Looks like an old (1960s early 70s) Airfix figure. I have one in a duffel coat but someone has given him a beard & glasses.
I can not get a clear image of him but the basic figure is dressed the same  but in a different pose.

Regards
The Bankie

Hmm…Those glasses would be very difficult to do convincingly, I don't think I'd try it in OO…the pose looks a little awkward, too.

Doug

I think Hornby out sourced their illustrations of model layouts to a professional model builder (can't remember his name), but I think this is a discreet picture of him photoshopped into the illustration.

Bob

I agree I think this is photoshopped, he is far to well painted if painted it would be impossible to paint the glasses.

And there is no shadow behind his right foot/leg...

Rolf Harris?

Terry

Conspiracy theories reign ………..  I wonder if he ever went to the moon ….

I'm not in a position to do so at present, but perhaps one of our members may be able to try using an artist's 1mm Indian ink marker, or a OHP transparencies pen to try 'drawing' spectacles on a 4mm figure? That would be one way to do it…..

Doug