Cost too much for people figures

[laz 57]

I feel the same way, way to much.
Wi***hey were only a buck a piece then everyone would have great populations in there layouts.
laz57

[Jumijo]

The Aristta figures are nice for creating a specific scene. For adding that extra bit of detail. Buying a few to create such scenes adds a lot of character to a layout. You don't have to populate the entire layout with them.

Jim

[Jumijo]

I saw a set of 120 seated unpainted figures for $29 at a show last month. They were smaller than standard O sized people, most likely to fit in the seats. I passed. Can't devote that much time to painting and seating 120 passengers. Maybe someday.

Jim

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel

I do have lots of Artistta figures and they look good, but what I would like to have in the passenger cars are seated figures and I'm not concerned about fine detail. I have no desire to paint the figures and would love to find cheap figures if possible, so far I haven't found any. Anyone?
Jon

I keep seeing posts, here and on OGR, about packs of seated/painted figures...20 for $20., but I've yet to find them. Don't remember if they were K-Line or MTH.
All 120 figures in my passenger cars are MTH. Perfect size, but I had to paint them, which was fun if you do a few at a time. The 120 were $29. Joe

[Jumijo]

Model Power makes a set of 30 or 36 unpainted figures that sell for @ $10.00. I bought it and like them. They look great when painted. Scrounge around train shows too. You never know what you're gonna find.

Jim

[darianj]

QUOTE: Originally posted by sbnr466

Does anyone out there feel the same as I do that people figures are way over priced for "O" scale?

Yes, I feel the same way...I'm new to the hobby and probably don't know the whole story, but I think the people and many of the other accessories are way overprices. $20 for 5 or 6 figures. $40 - $60 for a piece of molded plastic with a light inside of it. These prices are crazy. How much can it cost to make these things?[:(!]

[Dave Farquhar]

It's the size of the market. Unfortunately there's a much bigger market for army men than there is for civilians standing around, and so that means higher prices.

Most of the dollar store figures are more appropriate for G scale than O. 54mm is the most common size, and I think that works out to about 1:35 scale. Too big. I see 45mm figures occasionally. They stand 1.75 inches tall. That's 7 feet in O scale, if you calculate 1:48. Next to a 1:43 car, they don't look all that oversized. At 1:43, 1.75 inches works out to 6'5" or 6'6". Taller than average, but believable. Stand those figures closer to your die-cast cars and further away from your buildings.

The Homies figures sold in the plastic bubbles in vending machines are the same size. So they look OK with 1:43 vehicles.

Some diecast cars and playsets are starting to come with vinyl figures. They're usually a little undersize for our purposes, but they're cheap. A $1 playset can yield a couple of usable figures, and often something else in the set is of use too. I hope this trend continues.

I've heard of people buying the current issue of the Clue board game for the figures and using them on a train layout, but I don't know what size they are. It's not particularly cheap, but if you can find one secondhand it's a good deal, and they're unlike most of the figures available from the usual suspects.

So it's possible to find figures for your train layout without paying several dollars per figure, but it usually takes some creative thinking and a lot of hunting. That could turn out to be part of the fun though.

[jonadel]

I do have lots of Artistta figures and they look good, but what I would like to have in the passenger cars are seated figures and I'm not concerned about fine detail. I have no desire to paint the figures and would love to find cheap figures if possible, so far I haven't found any. Anyone?
Jon

[Anonymous]

My feeling is, you get what you pay for. Sure, I wi***he Arttista figures I buy were 10 cents each, but they are'nt. I always wonder what people mean when they say, "too much"....compared to what? Joe

[FJ and G]

oh, btw, I've used much less expensive HO figures (in a sort of forced perspective mode).

You can see a dude near the lower right portion of the meat packing plant:

[FJ and G]

U can make Uer own from clay.

I've done it before.

UNFORTUNATELY, most of the little people sold in retail stores is G scale stuff.

Agree price is high (as it usually is from model train companies vice non train companies). Best bargain is unpainted bags of figures that you can paint yourself

[Anonymous]

Does anyone out there feel the same as I do that people figures are way over priced for "O" scale? My grandson is in to the army guys and you should see these army figures, they're painted, highly detailed, they are slightly bigger than "O" scale but not by much, he gets these at the local dollar store for a couple bucks for about ten figures. Why are they so expensive for "O" scale? I guess if you stick 6 - 10 figures in a bubble pack and mark them as "O" scale, you can charge 12.95 - 20.00 bucks. Does everyone out there pay these prices or can you fill me in on where you get yours cuz I sure need alot.....thx.....tom.