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Posted by n2mopac on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 10:55 AM
Well, I found it. The answer was N scale geese. Their long necks were perfect. All I had to do was heat and carefully remold the tails and paint them. Not so easy on such a small bird, but doable nonetheless. Thanks for the suggestions.
Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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Posted by n2mopac on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 10:55 AM
Well, I found it. The answer was N scale geese. Their long necks were perfect. All I had to do was heat and carefully remold the tails and paint them. Not so easy on such a small bird, but doable nonetheless. Thanks for the suggestions.
Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:33 PM
Check out http://www.musketminiatures.com/
They have deer, coyotes, bears (and pigs and chickens that might be bashed into something).
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:33 PM
Check out http://www.musketminiatures.com/
They have deer, coyotes, bears (and pigs and chickens that might be bashed into something).
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:53 PM
you can make fish with foil...not sure how possible it would be for you to make them out of clay or something like that. I have never tried doing any of this, so i wouldnt know how the results would be...worht a try I would think though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:53 PM
you can make fish with foil...not sure how possible it would be for you to make them out of clay or something like that. I have never tried doing any of this, so i wouldnt know how the results would be...worht a try I would think though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:56 PM
Try Preiser, the figure /animal people.. They make a ton for us HO guys that are listed in the Walthers catalog.

Lots of listings with e-bay, Toys&Hobbies, Trains, N scale(track, accessories,scenery,)THEN figures
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:56 PM
Try Preiser, the figure /animal people.. They make a ton for us HO guys that are listed in the Walthers catalog.

Lots of listings with e-bay, Toys&Hobbies, Trains, N scale(track, accessories,scenery,)THEN figures
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:27 PM
I once turned a N scale deer into a Z scale moose with dark brown paint . You should be able to get HO farm animals; an HO scale chicken with a paint job might pass for a N scale turkey. Try reforming the plastic into a turkey tail with a clean, slightly warm soldering iron; pull the plug before it gets too hot, or make a light dimmer fixture with an outlet to control the iron temperature, you want just emough heat to soften the plastic for reshaping. Good luck.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:27 PM
I once turned a N scale deer into a Z scale moose with dark brown paint . You should be able to get HO farm animals; an HO scale chicken with a paint job might pass for a N scale turkey. Try reforming the plastic into a turkey tail with a clean, slightly warm soldering iron; pull the plug before it gets too hot, or make a light dimmer fixture with an outlet to control the iron temperature, you want just emough heat to soften the plastic for reshaping. Good luck.

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N scale animals
Posted by n2mopac on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:44 PM
I am adding a couple of fall hunting scenes to my present N scale layout, but I need to find animals to hunt. Deer were easy to find, but does anyone know if someone makes wild turkeys in N scale (or some bird that could be made to pass for a turkey)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

  • Member since
    February 2001
  • From: El Dorado Springs, MO
  • 1,519 posts
N scale animals
Posted by n2mopac on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:44 PM
I am adding a couple of fall hunting scenes to my present N scale layout, but I need to find animals to hunt. Deer were easy to find, but does anyone know if someone makes wild turkeys in N scale (or some bird that could be made to pass for a turkey)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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