Hi chaps,
Been looking about for N Gauge people.
Shocked at the cost and seems mainly only painted available.
I paint wargame figures to pay for my rail hobby so can easily handle unpainted.
I'm after period figures for 30s/40s LMS/LNER but few seem to be available.
Any ideas where I can get some at reasonable price for the period?
Thanks,
Cudders
Have you looked at P & D Marsh, Cudders?
They do some that would fit the bill such as item E30 Coal lorry + crew (introduced 1931) and some farm workers and they all require painting........
http://www.pdmarshmodels.com/product_list.php?gauge=%27N%27&cat2=%2770 (http://www.pdmarshmodels.com/product_list.php?gauge=%27N%27&cat2=%2770)
Preiser do bulk packs of unpainted figures.
They are to European N Scale but this is an advantage if you are looking for seated figures to go inside a coach.
Preiser do a few different unpainted packs of people at a reasonable price.
https://www.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/produktsucheneu/0/0-2-0-0-0-Preiser+unpainted-0-0-0-0-0-0-gb-p/produktsucheneu.html (https://www.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/produktsucheneu/0/0-2-0-0-0-Preiser+unpainted-0-0-0-0-0-0-gb-p/produktsucheneu.html)
Have a look at Modelu 3d. Not cheap but they look good and I've seen a few reviews.
Both my sons were into Warhammer and Dad was called on to paint quite a few strange figures when they were younger.
https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/shop/ (https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/shop/)
B H E have packs of the Chinese painted people they are in packs of 10 seated passengers at £1 allthough very brightly coloured they do show up well in coaches ,depending on what make of coach you might still have to cut off their legs to fit them in .
If you want quite a few I'm sure Ray can offer you a discount .
Bob Tidbury
I think you'll struggle to find model figures that are readily identifiable as being of a specific era, other than uniformed figures.
:hmmm: Would anyone be able to tell the era of a figure inside a N gauge coach? Figures posed outside (i.e.: on a platform) could be made more era specific by toning down colours for older eras and maybe adding a bit of modelling clay to lengthen and widen skirts.
For inside coaches I use cheap Chinese standing people with there legs chopped off (not found a use for the legs yet!).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4X-New-100pcs-Painted-Model-Train-People-Figures-Scale-N-1-to-150-K3Y8/302987153906 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4X-New-100pcs-Painted-Model-Train-People-Figures-Scale-N-1-to-150-K3Y8/302987153906)
400 people for £3.27
I'm pretty sure this has all been covered before....
May I suggest cudders uses the search function? :thumbsup:
Searching is an imperfect art. However, with the gods of searching gazing kindly upon me, :D I found these threads:
N Gauge People (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=5915)
Where is the best place to get n scale people (//http://)
:beers:
Thanks for the advice chaps, apart from the one who didn't. :censored:
Cudders