kevspeed Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Hi all,could anybody direct me to somewhere i might find some Airfix civilians??,the more the merrier,either odds,or complete sets,thanks.....Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 They do pop up on the bay occasionally. Here you go https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-OO-HO-Airfix-Civilians-from-early-1960s/333647549484?hash=item4daef1942c:g:eSUAAOSwJaVfBGgq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Does it have to be Airfix? Dapol and Prieser do civvies for railways (to name but two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I use this company for my loco crews. He’s got a growing range of civvies that look fantastic. https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Model railways has to be the place to locate alternatives. Dapols figures are ex-airfix & they currently list 3 different sets - Workmen, Platform Figues & Station Accessories all @ much better prices than the originals now command. A good place to see what's available is Gaugemasters - have a rummage around their site as they cover both 'OO' & 'HO' (the later being smaller) Have just located these which look to be well detailed an @ just over £7 for 72 figures look to be good value https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/magento/gaugemaster-gm460.html No connection to any mentioned entity. Edited August 14, 2020 by Circloy commercial connections denied 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Circloy said: Dapols figures are ex-airfix Not the Civilians - check out PSR, different poses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Didn't say Dapol do/have done the Civilians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevspeed Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Thanks for the info,ill get on it😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevspeed Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Settled on the Guagemaster civilian figures,they arrived today,just what i was looking for,thanks all for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Airfix have done two sets of Civilian figures. Originally they released a set in their polythene figures range sometime in the late 1950's. When they developed their model railway range in the mid 1970's, they produced a new set of a much better standard, not sure if they were ever released under the Airfix label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 24/08/2020 at 19:22, Mr T said: not sure if they were ever released under the Airfix label. No, they weren't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Presier figures are definitely the gold standard. Their moulding process produces incredible detail that many manufacturers struggle to replicate even in resin or etch. However most of their figures only come prepainted and they are usually 1/87 scale (HO) which means they are noticeably smaller than 1/72 or 1/76 figures when placed side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 For me, scale differences are not much of a problem with civilians. People come in all shapes and sizes (we're not all a regulation height) and without fixed items (such as rifles or machine guns) the differences can be overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Preiser also has a limited selection of civilians in 1/72: the airport set is especially good, and I bought two of them. No seated figures, however, so it has its limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Preiser also manufacture naked anatomical figure sets where you can mix and match arms legs etc to get the pose you want and then scratch build clothing on them. Have looked at these for one or two projects. Prohibitively expensive though, considering the moulds are now many, many years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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