I just found a site with a lot of unpainted and painted figures. Could i post the link here?
Below are the scales
HO Scale
S Scale
O Scale
3/8" Scale
Large Scale
lex
yes
ok here goes. found this site in a search for something else. have not bought anything yet
http://scalefigures.com/
lex
Lexon - Great website! What attracted me was the variety of figures...perfect for a late 19th century scene. These look to be craftsmanlike, quality figures and their price reflects that...'well worth the expense for those front-of-the-layout scenes. A nice feature was the drastic reduction in price should one wish to obtain these figures unpainted.
Many thanks,
Ray
A really nice selection of peoples. Rather more pricey than the $.17 I've been paying for painted 0 scale figures but a much larger variety. Thanks Lex.
Jim
Jim,
Where are you getting O scale painted figures for 17 cents?
To Jim Banner:
Jim, there appears to be a couple of good candidates for your meat cutter figures you were asking about on another post.
Bill
ebtbob,
I have been buying them from a Hong Kong supplier who uses the name "wehonest" on eBay. Here is one of his current listings:
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-pcs-Figures-O-scale-1-50-Painted-People-passenger_W0QQitemZ390107864067QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item5ad43d9c03
I see his price has gone up a bit since I last bought from him, but they are still under 20 cents a piece. He calls them "landscape figures" which I think is a good description. They are not the "foreground quality" figures that lex linked to, but hey, 40 of these guys in the background vs, 1 of those guys in the foreground for the same price. Actually, I have been having fun turning some of these 21st century guys and dolls into 19th century ladies and gentlemen. In the photos at the link below, all three women are the same and so are the three men. Hats made of washers and green putty and dresses made of shrink tubing and green putty look just fine when painted. Please keep in mind that you are seeing them at almost twice their size.
http://members.shaw.ca/rockridgerailway/photos/figures.html (http://members.shaw.ca/rockridgerailway/photos/figures.html)
Bill,
I think that was steamgene that was looking for meat cutters, but yes, I agree with you. I have found that modifying figures is easy and even a non-artistic techie like me can manage to do a passable job.
Jim
Auugggh! Right you are Jim, it was Steam Gene. My ole memory isn't what it used to be. Now, where did I put that brass Connie I was working on?????
Jim, I love your cowboys! ;D
I've seen eBay listings from "wehonest," and frankly I've been a little leery of them because of the Hong Kong location, but if you've had good experiences with that seller, perhaps I should take another look at his HO listings.
Jeff,
I have bought from them too and they provide quick delivery considering it's coming from Hong Kong. I bought a bag of 20 or so trees pretty cheap. However, they are definetly background trees. Not much realism as to color or structure, but they can be spray painted again.
Musket Miniatures/Rustic Rails has people but for older times. only ho and n i believe.
lex
I too was leery the first time I bought something out of Hong Kong. But not any more. Now it is one of the first places I look, particularly for electronic components. Shipping is cheap and surprisingly quick - quicker than from the US and cheaper than from the next province. Most purchases are off eBay. I guess you don't make 15,000 sales and get a 99.9% rating by stiffing your customers. ;D
Jim
I've been buying groves of trees from "we honest." They do take to spray paint quite nicely and aren't bad. Since I'm doing Virginia's Shenandoah Valley I need LOTS of trees. Delivery is normally fast and price is low - he gets by that by a high charge for s/h - but it still comes out to a decent price.
I'll have to check into the meat cutters.
Thanks.
Gene
Thanks, everybody, for the favorable reports on "wehonest." EBay ratings are OK, but it's always good to hear from people who have had good experiences with a particular seller.
Quote from: SteamGene on October 22, 2009, 01:25:22 PM
Delivery is normally fast and price is low - he gets by that by a high charge for s/h - but it still comes out to a decent price.
Reminds me of the old saying, "You can have it fast, cheap, or good. Pick two." ;D
wehonesdt may be selling under another name as well. Watch the price of the trees and the price s/h very carefully. You may find a higher priced tree set to be cheaper because of lower s/h. Also as a rule, if you win two sets the same day, you may well pay s/h for each purchase instead of being combined. I've heard this allows the seller to keep the payment to eBay as low as possible as eBay charges for the selling price, not the s/h.
Gene is right that the only price that matters is the total including shipping and handling. Seller everydaygoodz, also from Hong Kong, sells similar figures to those sold by wehonest. But instead of $19.10 and free shipping and handling, everydaygoodz charges $9.90 plus $7.20 shipping and handling, which is$17.10 total.
I have also bought from everydaygoodz, but it was not figures.
Jim
everydaygoodz has nice working lampposts, which are generally $1 a pop.
I think there is one Hong Kong company operating under at least three names.
Who agrees?
None of them seem to offer a meal at any of the floating restaurants.
Gene