More figures for the PLR

[ge_rik]

Just finished painting the next batch of passengers and personnel for the PLR. Quite a mixed bunch....

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One group is of mixed origin. The driver is a rather fine resin Brandbright figure. The chap in the green suit hails from Cambrian (now Dean Goods), the nonchalant chap at the back came from Back2Bay6 and the seated wagon driver came with a plastic kit for a horse drawn Beer Dray. The other three were acquired in job lots at Fairs or on eBay - not sure where they were made.

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This next batch are 3D printed figures from http://designscanprint3d.bigcartel.com/. Not bad at £5 a head. The folds in the clothing are beautifully represented but the faces and hands are a little blurry.

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This bunch are Motley Miniatures. Resin cast figures with interchangeable heads so they can be customised to some extent. The level of detail is quite good, I feel. They are literally £1.00 a head (and £5 a body)!

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The next gaggle are from ModelTown. Some of their figures are a bit chunky but I've found that if I am selective I can get some quite decent results. At £4.00 a head, they represent good value.

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And last of all comes a small selection of Perfect People whitemetal figures. They're a bit pricier at around £6.50 but the level of detail is very high and the poses are realistic (though quite why the ticket collector is prancing I have no idea - perhaps it's payday?). What I like is that they all fit into my 1930s era without much modification.

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Some of the Perfect People require a small amount of assembly (eg arms and/or legs being attached) so I've written up how I did that for these three figures in case anyone is interested.
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... -some.html

Rik

[philipy]

Rather taken by the fella in the last picture who seems to have lost his skipping rope!

[Peter Butler]

Looks like an ever hopeful song and dance man, practising his routine and waiting to be talent spotted. Don't call us.......

[LNR]

I thought that last bloke to be a loco driver partially seated and knocking up a backhead throttle !!. You've certainly given your full colour palet a workout with all those figures Rik.
Grant.

[Andrew]

Nice figures!

As I recall, the dancing chap used to be sold by Brandbright as a ticket collector, and came with a tall stool to sit on? His left leg was on the floor, with the right one on a strut between the stool's legs and one hand holding clippers, the other reaching out for a ticket... I wonder if the head was position-able - would have made more sense if he was looking at the person whose ticket he was asking for? Or is he looking at the ticket he's clipping, and reaching out in readiness for the next one? Clearly a busier station than most NG ones!

Cheers,

Andrew.

[ge_rik]

Nice figures!

As I recall, the dancing chap used to be sold by Brandbright as a ticket collector, and came with a tall stool to sit on? His left leg was on the floor, with the right one on a strut between the stool's legs and one hand holding clippers, the other reaching out for a ticket... I wonder if the head was position-able - would have made more sense if he was looking at the person whose ticket he was asking for? Or is he looking at the ticket he's clipping, and reaching out in readiness for the next one? Clearly a busier station than most NG ones!

Cheers,

Andrew.

I did wonder if he was supposed to have his foot resting on something or other. No, the head is fixed, but you're right it would have made more sense if he was looking at the person with the ticket. I'll try playing about with him to see if I can put him somewhere he'll be comfortable. The arms were positionable, so maybe I should have swivelled his left arm so it was more in front of him.

Rik