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DCRfan · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

Who needs Wikipedia when we have Steveo
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Steve Bennett · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

chris krupa · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:15 am Post subject:

I've used (and will continue since I still have some in stock) the Italieri figures extensively. Apart from being easy to modify and assemble because they are plastic, the limbs, heads, hats etc are interchangeable so a variety of figures can be made even without modification. The main problem with them as far as I am concerned is that most of them wear glasses - presumably meant to be sun protection. This makes the faces a bit samey since I haven't yet plucked up the courage to resculpt eye sockets. (You can see pictures of my figures in my Railway Modeller article on Matthews Corner or pictures that appear on a variety of private web sites.)

Chris

Andrew Milner · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Colin Peake · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:35 am Post subject:

chris krupa · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:03 am Post subject:

I've rescuplted and refined the bodies of the Italieri figures fairly extensively but I hadn't thought of using Preiser heads. I'll look into that. Thanks Colin. I'm not building anything GN15 at the moment but a look at my Blether thread entry on future plans will reveal that it's not impossible that I will be doing so again soon. Other heads may therefore find themselves on Italian bodies.

Chris

scott b · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

mogbass01 · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Emergancy Tool Number 1 (LRETN1)= big hammer, for dropping hints! Laughing

Okay then where can we find Andrews said figures??
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Andrew Milner · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

Jon Randall · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

Andrew,
How are you getting on with the different heads you were hoping to do Question

I've built too many locos Rolling Eyes

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Gno dear, I'm gnot building another layout.
Ok just one more for luck.....

Size is gnot the important issue here

Andrew Milner · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject:

Jon, I have got myself a bit tied up with something altogether more complicated but I have promised myself to do some more figures and heads soon! (but don't hold your breath Very Happy

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Oztrainz · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

Hi all,
A hot tip Twisted Evil

for anyone using Schleich figures...
Give them a swim in boiling water for about a minute, bend arms legs etc to the new pose requred and then dunk them in cold water to lock in their new pose.
So far it appears to work without any bad effects on paint etc Very Happy

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Steve Bennett · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Thats very interesting John, I have one that needs modifying, so will give it a try when I find him Rolling Eyes

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Steve Bennett · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:42 am Post subject:

Top Tip John, worked a treat

Before

After

Interesting, if you put it back into the boiling water, it goes back to original form again. I guess you can reshape as many times as you like, will have to get some more to play with Smile

. Just a shame the hot water doesnt shrink them aswell Laughing

not that I mind 1:20 scale for my 7¼" gauge, just right in fact.
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dr5euss · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

I'll have to try that - I have the pack horse and man. I might be able to separate them and make the rope the man should be holding hang straight down.

They're a little large, but cheap and I really like the 'wild west' feel to them Very Happy

The Conesta wagon looks fantastic too, too big for the layout though Sad

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Steve Bennett · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

These are new to me and unusually quoted as being 1:25 scale
http://www.modelshop.co.uk/product/1%3A25_figures_seated_truckers_x2_%26_female_MF12523#

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Dallas_M · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject:

Those look like Preiser #57001 truck drivers ... or knock-offs.

https://www.fleischmann.com/products/Preiser/57001.aspx
http://www.hobbylinc.com/dev/htm/psr/psr57001.htm

Generally listed as 1/24 ... but seem to recall seeing them in a package marked 1/25 somewhere ...
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MilesB · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject: 1:29 Scale

Does anyone know a good source of 1:29 scale figures, or have pictures of the Aristocraft ones?

Miles

Dallas_M · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject:

Hi Miles --

You can see photos on the Aristocraft web site:
https://www.aristocrafttrainstore.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=takestock/search.html?ItemNum=&ProdLine=600&ItemDescript=&MultiSearch=++Search++&conum=001&HideFld2=Any%3BAny%3BAny%3BAny%3B%3B%3B

If the link doesn't work, go to aristocraft.com, select "on-line store" then choose "figures" in the drop-down menu for product line.

I don't know about UK-based suppliers for these, but Caboose Hobbies carries these figures and they do handle international orders. Go to CabooseHobbies.com, select "Aristo Craft" in manufacturers, and "figures" in categories to get there.
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KEG · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject:

Aristocrft figures, at least those I have from that maker, are not 1 / 29th.
They are more like 1 : 24/25

The fellow laying in front of the group and the man with lantern in the middle are Aristo´s.

As far as I know, there is not maker of 1/29th figures yet.

Have Fun

Juergen

underworld · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject:

I was at Toys R Us and found they have many
action figure lines that are about 1/24....including
some of the Worldwide Wrestling ones. Throw a
different outfit on them and they're ready to go !!!

underworld
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DCRfan · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:30 am Post subject:

Anyone come across these Hasegawa 1:20th scale mercenary figures before?

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Booga · Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:52 pm Post subject:

rue_d_etropal · Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject:

those 'Hasegawa 1:20th scale mercenary figures' look interesting but aren't cheap at £20
http://www.comet-miniatures.com/browse.php?s_categ=90&zone=11&
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Oztrainz · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:06 am Post subject: