Modeling people that fall between S and O gauge

[Wyandotte]

Hi All,

I am looking for figures to use on a small O gauge layout.  The buildings are K-Line derived from the old Marx tooling and the trains are semi-scale Lionel and Williams.  The full size O scale looks too large and S scale seems too small.  Hoping that through experience some of you may be able to steer me toward brands (past or Present) who offer small O or large S figures.  I'm thinking 1 1/4" to 1 3/8" high for an adult.

Miles

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Would the plasticville people work for you?

Jim

[Wyandotte]

Jim, 

I'm not sure since I don't have much chance to see items in person before purchase. How big are Plasticville people.  I thought I read that they were large even for full size O, but I don't know.

Miles

[mersenne6]

 The plastic K-Line people scale out around 6- 6 1/2 feet (1 and a half inches or slightly more)  the plasticville people scale out between slightly less than 6 feet to about 5 and a half feet ( 1 3/8 to 1/14 inches).  If you are willing to take the time you can section the K-line people and bring them down to heights that are less than a scale 6 feet.  In addition, since most of the K-Line figures have arms and legs that are cast away from the main body trunk you can V cut these limbs at the joints and, using small pieces of styrene and liquid styrene solvent (typically a dilute solution of MEK) re-position them to make almost any kind of figure you want. 

  If you really want to get  creative - get some .005 styrene sheet, some Squadron Green Putty, and a few scraps of .010 styrene sheet.  Armed with these things you can change the clothing styles and body build to make literally any kind of figure you want.  Many years ago I built O scale models of all of my co-workers in the section of the company where I worked.  It made for quite a station platform scene and the modelling was good enough that when I brought in the various figures almost everyone was able to recognize themselves as well as the other people I had modeled.

[wyomingscout]

 Miles, there are literally thousands of them for sale on ebay at a scale of 1:50.  O scale is 1:48.  I bought a bag of 100 painted for about $5.  They fit in nicely with 1:48, a bit small for 1:43.

wyomingscout

[Joe Hohmann]

Of all the figures sold as "O", MTH seems to be the smallest. Some time ago, a guy on the OGR Forum showed  a photo of all brands of "O" figures side-by-side, and there was quite a difference between them.

My own opinion...go with the largest variety of figures rather than worry about a small size difference.

[Wyandotte]

Thanks for the advice, you have all been a great help.  I'm going to purchase some Plasticville people as they sound a perfect match for my needs.  I will also look at MTH to see if they will work.

Thanks, Miles