Need late 1920-1930's figures HO scale

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Just got some late 1920’s fiqures from Preiser, old set #146. Want more fiqures for that era and of that quality. Tried varius searches but keep getting wrong results (Google limitations to protect and anoy me).

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you might check out the number 16326 asst of 120 unpainted trades people …

about half fit into your era … i think it’s around 35 dollars

also 16327 for -mostly- wagons

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You could get a Resin Casting kit and make your own using the figures you have. I make almost all of my figures. You can make master molds then use the castings to modify the figures so that they don’t all kook alike. I’ve made approximately 500 castings for my layout.

There are 85 Mel castings at Susanville Station.

Mel

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Hi Mel,

I was hoping that you would add your methods to the conversation. You are as good at creating figures as anyone.[bow]

Dave

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Thanks Dave

I haven’t taken pictures for the casting process but I think the next time I get in the figure making mode I’ll take a few pictures. While I find it pretty easy and somewhat fun making them I really have to psych myself up to make them.

I normally make at least 50 in a batch once I get going. I don’t think it will be as much as a task the next time I make a batch. I had my eyes overhauled last February so I can see what I’m doing now.

I think I have made in the vicinity of 500 figures but never kept count. I did count my molds this morning and I have 57 dual and triple figure molds. I have probably used each mold well over a dozen times over the years.

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Great work Mel. I have painted some figures when needed but prefer to buy but only the best I can find (has to match my train quality. On NOTE, for some reason I am not geting e-mails from this particular thread, weird.

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https://www.depsite.eu/Katalogues-and-brochures/Preiser-free-download-katalogue

If you down load the “exclusive range” catalog and leaf through it, you will find quite a number of little people dressed suitably for your era.

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Shapeways.com has “Bowler and Top hats large assortment HO scale 1:87” which can be used to backdate more modern male figures to the early decades of the 1900’s. You trim the top of the figure head to attach the hat.

Jim