Civilians

[kevspeed]

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

[Pete in Lincs]

 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

[Ratch]

Does it have to be Airfix? Dapol and Prieser do civvies for railways (to name but two).

[Heather Kay]

I use this company for my loco crews. He’s got a growing range of civvies that look fantastic.

 

https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/

[Circloy]

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

 

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Edited August 14, 2020 by Circloy
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[Ratch]

2 hours ago, Circloy said:

Dapols figures are ex-airfix

Not the Civilians - check out PSR, different poses

[Circloy]

Didn't say Dapol do/have done the Civilians

[kevspeed]

Thanks for the info,ill get on it😀

[kevspeed]

Settled on the Guagemaster civilian figures,they arrived today,just what i was looking for,thanks all for the info.

[Mr T]

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. 

[Ratch]

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

[Tim R-T-C]

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.

[Ratch]

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.

[TheyJammedKenny!]

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.

[Noel Smith]

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!