A determined young woman strides forward speaking into a handheld recorder, a notebook and satchel tucked under her arm. She wears a long open trench coat over a leather jacket, jeans and boots, glasses on, clearly chasing a story.

This contemporary figure suits a modern city diorama - a newsroom doorway, courthouse steps, crime scene or busy sidewalk. She adds narrative interest as a walking pedestrian on a model-railroading layout or as a civilian on a modern-day gaming table.