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HO Preiser People Figures

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HO Preiser People Figures
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 10, 2004 1:04 PM
Much cheaper than Walthers & perhaps E-Bay.

http://www.rocousa.com/preiser.asp scroll down to Preiser database & click
This will open more than 40 + pages of figures
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Posted by chutton01 on Friday, September 10, 2004 5:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive3

Much cheaper than Walthers & perhaps E-Bay.

http://www.rocousa.com/preiser.asp scroll down to Preiser database & click
This will open more than 40 + pages of figures


Even cheaper when you get the unpainted Presier 120pc packs when Walthers/Terminal Hobby has a sale. Yes, you invest time in labor and also paint (although a few bottles of paint, mixed to produce other colors, will last for 100s of figures - there was a discussion of this in a thread last month). Note the undecorated packs seem to be made up from other sets (which is fine), and also tend to be somewhat stuck in the 1970s/1980s (which requires a bit of fussing to bring them to recent times). I usually decorate 10-12 at a time, since you have to sand, pare, and file the flash, and some of the molding errors too, before painting.
Fool I am, I forgot to get the undecorated drivers when Terminal had a sale on them recently [sigh] (I use some of the less useful or duplicate sitting people, legs and thighs sanded to almost nothing, to populate my scale vehicles).
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Posted by dharmon on Friday, September 10, 2004 5:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chutton01

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive3

Much cheaper than Walthers & perhaps E-Bay.

http://www.rocousa.com/preiser.asp scroll down to Preiser database & click
This will open more than 40 + pages of figures


Even cheaper when you get the unpainted Presier 120pc packs when Walthers/Terminal Hobby has a sale. Yes, you invest time in labor and also paint (although a few bottles of paint, mixed to produce other colors, will last for 100s of figures - there was a discussion of this in a thread last month). Note the undecorated packs seem to be made up from other sets (which is fine), and also tend to be somewhat stuck in the 1970s/1980s (which requires a bit of fussing to bring them to recent times). I usually decorate 10-12 at a time, since you have to sand, pare, and file the flash, and some of the molding errors too, before painting.
Fool I am, I forgot to get the undecorated drivers when Terminal had a sale on them recently [sigh] (I use some of the less useful or duplicate sitting people, legs and thighs sanded to almost nothing, to populate my scale vehicles).


This thigh sanding thing.....can it be done on spouses?
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Posted by chutton01 on Friday, September 10, 2004 5:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon
This thigh sanding thing.....can it be done on spouses?


[V] I dunno - does your spouse have to fit between a very high hard plastic seat, and a very thick clear plastic windshield, so that the lack of feet and ankles would not be apparent to an outside observer? And more importantly, is she made of white styrene so that she can be patched with Squadron putty if you sand too much?

Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 10, 2004 10:11 PM
Another thing to consider. Will the Preiser figure hit you upside the head if she reads this thread?
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Posted by dave9999 on Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:25 AM
Preiser makes nice "little people". The only drawback for me is the European look of
the people and vehicles. Dave
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Posted by dave9999 on Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by chutton01

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive3

Much cheaper than Walthers & perhaps E-Bay.

http://www.rocousa.com/preiser.asp scroll down to Preiser database & click
This will open more than 40 + pages of figures


Even cheaper when you get the unpainted Presier 120pc packs when Walthers/Terminal Hobby has a sale. Yes, you invest time in labor and also paint (although a few bottles of paint, mixed to produce other colors, will last for 100s of figures - there was a discussion of this in a thread last month). Note the undecorated packs seem to be made up from other sets (which is fine), and also tend to be somewhat stuck in the 1970s/1980s (which requires a bit of fussing to bring them to recent times). I usually decorate 10-12 at a time, since you have to sand, pare, and file the flash, and some of the molding errors too, before painting.
Fool I am, I forgot to get the undecorated drivers when Terminal had a sale on them recently [sigh] (I use some of the less useful or duplicate sitting people, legs and thighs sanded to almost nothing, to populate my scale vehicles).


This thigh sanding thing.....can it be done on spouses?


Dan,
Don't we wish....
If you figure it out let me know. [8D] Dave

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