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Anybody put drivers and passengers in their cars and trucks?

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Posted by RR_Mel on Monday, September 28, 2020 9:43 AM

As usual, great looking work Wayne!!!

I really like this one.

Any time I can keep the feet on a figure it's winner for me. You kept all their feet on the bus, just great work!
 
I had to chop out the jeep floor to keep the feet on this one.
 
 
 
 
 
This is a toy jeep I found in a City Park smashed into the grass.
 



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Posted by DAVID FORTNEY on Monday, September 28, 2020 9:01 AM

The cars or vehicle that will not come apart without destroying it are usually parked in my many parking spaces. 

Most of my drivers and passengers are half the people they once were.

Great job drwayne!!!!

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:42 PM

doctorwayne
A lot of my drivers and passengers don't have to buy underwear, either, as most of them have their bums removed in order to fit into their vehicles.

Same with me, as much as I can. Some vehicles can not be opened without damage, so they end up in parking lots. Passenger cars need passengers, and locomotives need enginers and firemen, if there is a way to get inside them

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:17 PM

PC101
Yes and most if not all of the drivers can't reach the pedels.

Yeah, hand controls only.  A lot of my drivers and passengers don't have to buy underwear, either, as most of them have their bums removed in order to fit into their vehicles.

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Posted by PC101 on Sunday, September 27, 2020 6:44 PM

Yes and most if not all of the drivers can't reach the pedels.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Sunday, September 27, 2020 5:41 PM

Ahhh yes, the hands.  When I’m working on tiny stuff I sometimes think I have four hands . . . . all moving at the same time.

The Nero Wolfe Rolls turned out pretty nice.  Somehow I managed to cram three itty bitty LEDs in to the headlights.



I made a pair of Rolls, in the A&E Nero Wolfe series he drove two different Rolls.  A black and grey above and the maroon and grey below.

Had to have both for my layout.

 

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Posted by tbdanny on Sunday, September 27, 2020 5:15 PM

I've added drivers to all my locomotives.  Haven't got around to doing the vehicles yet, but I'll definintely be adding them.  It helps that most of my trucks will be built from military model kits, which include drivers in them.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 27, 2020 5:03 PM

I have quite a few vehicles with drivers and passengers, but when possible, leave the vehicle's body merely sitting on the chassis, rather than glued-on.  This allows me to park empty cars, or open a vehicle to insert drivers and passengers, then put them on the road...

Pretty-well all of the locomotives have at least two crew members in their cabs, too...

Most of the crew members are not easily removeable.

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Posted by DAVID FORTNEY on Sunday, September 27, 2020 3:41 PM

I really admire your work in putting lights In your vehicles, wish I could do that but my hands will not not let me do that type of work.

Also a Nero wolf fan

Convertibles tend to be a little easier but you still have trim our ho people.

Some modelers have asked me why I do it and I usually quote JFK, "because I can" Not the exact quote but most get the idea. 

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Posted by RR_Mel on Sunday, September 27, 2020 2:26 PM

I have done a few vehicles with people in them.  As you say it can be difficult to open them up.



He’s not in the car but looks pretty good standing next to it.  The microphone cord is a stretched spring.



The Metro and Caddy were easy.

That is my Nero Wolfe Rolls, I hate chopping up people to fit but sometimes there’s no other choice.  


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Anybody put drivers and passengers in their cars and trucks?
Posted by DAVID FORTNEY on Sunday, September 27, 2020 1:58 PM

I usually do to the ones that come apart fairly easy.  I buy Oxford models and the body's come off with two small screws. 

I use sitting  ho people but you have too cut them in half to fit in the cars. I tried some N scale people but they just did not look correct.

On some cars you have trim the people even more to fit but when your done the little bit of detail you did to your cars and trucks look great. 

Dave

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