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 Posted - February 04 2011 : 8:12:33 PM
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Do you guys know of any good sources for cheap/bulk HO scale people? It doesn't matter whether or not they're painted. I've seen some ebay lots with 100 figures for a few dollars... the problem I have with those though are that some are listed as "HO scale" but aslo say "1:100 scale". I may take a shot with one that specifically says "1:87" and see what happens.
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 8:47:03 PM
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have some but they unpainted 
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 8:47:04 PM
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Preiser puts out unpainted lots of up to 120 figures...I just get Frankenstein from there and make more poses from them...
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 11:02:15 PM
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Shaygetz photo; That chic in the red shirt look mean and angry! She's lookin' to find who stole the hubcaps off her house!
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 12:22:43 AM
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"She" started out life as a parish priest from an old Plasticville people set...
I make a putty by dissolving the sprues in plastic cement. After it hardens I carve it, adding cleavage, hair and such. After I coat it with some more cement to smooth out the carving marks, I paint them.
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 01:07:47 AM
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quote:Preiser puts out unpainted lots of up to 120 figures...I just get Frankenstein from there and make more poses from them...
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I just did a search for Preiser. $10-$20 for 100 people sounds good to me Thanks! Nice figures BTW 
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 08:35:25 AM
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| shaygetz - Is the lady with dog on the dock naked or is it me?
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 09:48:27 AM
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quote: Thanks! Nice figures BTW
Originally posted by DaCheez - February 05 2011 : 01:07:47 AM
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Thanks, Cheez...
quote:shaygetz - Is the lady with dog on the dock naked or is it me?
Originally posted by microbusss - February 05 2011 : 08:35:25 AM
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I prefer to use the artist's term "nude" and yes, she is, as well as the couple behind the car. She started life as a Plasticville parish priest and a brakeman, the couple are a compilation of 5 different figures.
Edited by - shaygetz on February 05 2011 09:51:09 AM
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 10:18:38 AM
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| oh well gotta have some humor in railroad modeling Can't be serious all the time IF I does my layout I won't be serious or care what era I does It'll be a "everything" layout!
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 11:39:29 AM
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Hopefully not...like Roman orgies...
I have two tasteful scenes in mind for them on my layout...Merten, on the other hand, puts out several sets that crosses that line.
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 12:17:15 PM
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| oh noooo I meant in the way of rolling stock, signs & vehicles hehe
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 9:54:59 PM
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quote:Do you guys know of any good sources for cheap/bulk HO scale people? It doesn't matter whether or not they're painted. I've seen some ebay lots with 100 figures for a few dollars... the problem I have with those though are that some are listed as "HO scale" but aslo say "1:100 scale". I may take a shot with one that specifically says "1:87" and see what happens.
Originally posted by DaCheez - February 04 2011 : 8:12:33 PM
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I know those lots you are talking about, I've looked at them many times. I do like some of the street lights they also sell, along with some trees. I'm skipping on their people because, and I'm not being racist, they're all chinese. I'm modeling the US in the past, so that just wouldn't look right.
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Posted - February 06 2011 : 01:28:50 AM
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quote:| I know those lots you are talking about, I've looked at them many times. I do like some of the street lights they also sell, along with some trees. I'm skipping on their people because, and I'm not being racist, they're all chinese. I'm modeling the US in the past, so that just wouldn't look right. |
Hmmm...I know the painted ones are wearing mostly Asian oriented clothing. I always figured I could buy a set of the unpainted ones and just paint on more North American looking clothing. Meh...I guess I'll have to take a closer look.
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Posted - February 06 2011 : 11:00:48 AM
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Painting them yourself would do the trick, but that's a lot of work. I guess it depends how many you want to do. I know you mentioned that in the original post but my mind was stuck on the painted ones I guess. The painted ones, well I have to laugh, those colors are horrible.
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Posted - February 06 2011 : 3:20:44 PM
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I was planning on just buying a bunch and painting them in small batches when I felt like it. A box of 100 would last me a while
To be honest, the colours I'd pick would probably not be much better than those painted ones.
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