I’m trying to find some HO figures of people working on a loading dock (e.g. pushing a dolly, etc.) or at a factory but for some reason I’m having a hard time locating these types of figures. I want to model in the 50’s so I don’t want figures that look “modern”. I’m also not lookin for railway workers per se. Any suggestions on where I could find such figures?
Thanks
I think Preiser has the best selection when it comes down to figures.
I would suggest cruising their site.
https://www.preiserusa.com/category/HO-Scale-Figures
The way I do the figures for my layout I make molds from the figures then chop up my resin castings and rearrange arms, legs and heads then make molds of the modified figures so that I can make as many as needed.
I have hundreds of HO figures on my layout at a fraction of the cost.
Even third generation figures look OK in HO scale.
This guy is second generation, my casting of a Preiser figure.
Mel
Woodland Scenics makes a set called “Dock Workers” which has guys moving boxes. Maybe a touch too modern, but not bad.
Consider some of the large sets of unpainted figures. You will find a few that work, and have a lot of extras for later when you’re done. I chose four figures from a set, added a bit of plastic putty, painted them up and created Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman and the Scarecrow. I’m not as good as Mel, so they are kind of hidden by the Haunted Forest.
They look pretty good to me Mister B, even expanded they look very very good!!!
Mel
My Model Railroad
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Bakersfield, California
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