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British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Just finished painting the next batch of passengers and personnel for the PLR. Quite a mixed bunch....
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.
This next batch are 3D printed figures from DesignPrintScan3D. Not bad at £5 a head. The folds in the clothing are beautifully represented but the faces and hands are a little blurry.
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)!
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 from Trenarren Models. 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.
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
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.
This next batch are 3D printed figures from DesignPrintScan3D. Not bad at £5 a head. The folds in the clothing are beautifully represented but the faces and hands are a little blurry.
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)!
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.
.
And last of all comes a small selection of Perfect People whitemetal figures from Trenarren Models. 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.
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
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Nice figures, want to send a few my way? I'm always looking for more!
