Yet another one for my Forum friends: Does anyone make a collection of figures reading newspapers, books, etc? I am buillding a patio type area for a library and want to have people reading books and such on it. As usual any assistance that can be provided would be most welcomed.
Hi FRRYKid,
I have looked at and purchased a ton of figures over the years and I only recall seeing a couple that were 'reading' something, and those were from sets of 25 - 100 figures.
Have you considered making your own? You would start with a suitable number of sitting figures and then do a little surgery to reposition the arms so that they are reaching out in front of the figure. You could also steal arms from standing figures. Then you could use 0.005" or thicker styrene or brass sheets to make the books or newspapers. A little paint and voila!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I have bought several sets of unpainted seated figures. They show up on station benches, in vehicles, in seats in restaurants and mostly sitting in passenger coaches. They are easy to paint with a few containers of cheap acrylic paints. I just use a small brush and a magnifying lamp to get good results.
Sometimes I modify the figures a bit if their positions don’t look right. Generally, a razor saw and some styrene cement is all it takes.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Most of my figures are unpainted. They are far cheaper than the painted ones, but you have fevwer options. To paint them, I apply two coats cheap craft paint.