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One for Peter Butler

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Re: One for Peter Butler

Post by ge_rik » Sun May 22, 2022 7:56 am

Don't tempt him ...... His Emett creations are a joy to behold, I can't imagine what his magic fingers would make of a Heath Robinson mechanism..... :shock:

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Re: One for Peter Butler

Post by Peter Butler » Sun May 22, 2022 10:51 am

Thanks guys, I can't imagine what made you think of me... but I'm grateful!
I do have some of the Heath Robinson cartoon books and I have tried to appreciate his drawings, but they don't have the charm of Emett's, in my opinion.
Waiting to hear about progress on the idea of a permanent Rowland Emett museum.
I haven't so far been tempted to build a model using HR's designs as a basis, in most cases the engineering is impossible to make one operate.
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Re: One for Peter Butler

Post by FWLR » Mon May 23, 2022 9:07 am

How about this one Peter. You certainly have the talent to make this I am sure..... :roll:

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Re: One for Peter Butler

Post by Peter Butler » Mon May 23, 2022 11:24 am

Thanks Rod, the cartoon is typical of exaggerated and impossible contraptions by Heath Robinson which captured the imagination of war-weary Brits during WW1. In their time they were a welcome distraction from the horrors in Europe and became very popular. I find them clumsy and contrived, frequently needing arrows or explanations to show intended actions. His engineering would be impossible to re-create in model form.
In his early years, HR was a wonderful artist and illustrator, but he only became known for his cartoons, unfortunately!
Examples of his beautiful art works can be found in Google and here are just two...
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In comparison, Emett's cartoons are self explanatory and have a quaint and gentle humour reflecting their period in history. A caption is all that is offered.
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Re: One for Peter Butler

Post by FWLR » Thu May 26, 2022 9:48 am

Yes it's a pity that like you say his contraptions look impossible to make.
That cartoon is funny though. :lol:

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