I just read the reply listing an eBay store offering a combo of sitting and standing figures when the light bulb when off reminding me of another thread. On that one the subject was having people in vehicles and the suggestion was to cut the figures off at the waist and put them on the seat as you wouldn’t see their legs any way. Sooooo you could place the sitting figures where their legs would be seen and the modified standing figures where they won’t be seen.
Bob
I haven’t read all the replies above so if I am repeating the words of somebody else here then please accept my apologies[:I]
Perhaps, ad depending on how and where on your layout your big crowds are located, you could look to John Allen’s use of mirrors to give the impression of a large crowd. He pulled this idea of very convincingly on several parts of his layout even turning two cars into a carpark full of cars.
Perhaps you could do something like this - save you heaps of time and money too.
Bruce[:)]
Thanks again for everyone’s suggestions.
A few months have passed, and I finally completed my project - just thought I would share a few pictures of the final result! I ended up finding bulk figures on eBay, but only after trying to make molds and build my own out of clay with no luck! Oh well - I learned a lot in the process!
Pictures below:
And a video too for those interested:
Matty –
That looks really cool! It’s a shame the quality of the pictures isn’t better so we can really admire your handiwork.
Just curious, though. Maybe I missed it, but did you ever say what the purpose of this project was? Just to produce a You-Tube video? If so, that’s a lot of work to put into a 9 minute video!
Thanks CTValleyRR - yeah, I wish I had a better camera. Unfortunately taking pictures in the dark isn’t one of its strenghts!
Good question about the project purpose…honestly when I saw the real show last March, I was fascinated and sort of wanted to take a piece home with me. This is the final product, and eventually it will find its way as the “theater” on my park’s layout someday. The video was more-or-less my interpretation of the show…if nothing else, a way to present the pictures.
YIKES ! ! The original circus photo should run you in around $8 or $10,000 , not bad for a crowd of people, these figures are obscenely overpriced. surely there must be an alternative. not really that much, but close.