Little People

on time.....

Busy but relaxed, pleasant day...

...folks being happy together.

FrankM

Too many Doughnuts ???

DON'T Drink it all !!!

LP for today

Which  way do U want me to Go??? 

Fredstrains, Love thoseMoondog Streets, huh. Too bad they went out of business.

FrankM

Now this little guy looks like a politician to me. Boo!

One of my favorites:

Moonson posted:

Fredstrains, Love thoseMoondog Streets, huh. Too bad they went out of business.

FrankM

The real story on Moondog is they went thru a nasty  Divorce & his wife ended up w/ the business!!  He wouldn't tell her where he had the products made,   So she went out on her own to keep the Co. going !!'  The price doubled, the quality went downhill & she eventually lost the business!  END of STORY !!' That's all I used on a 40' X 50' Layout.

Fredstrains posted:

Moonson posted:

Fredstrains, Love thoseMoondog Streets!

The real story on Moondog is they went thru a nasty  Divorce & his wife ended up w/ the business!!  He wouldn't tell her where he had the products made,   So she went out on her own to keep the Co. going !!'  The price doubled, the quality went downhill & she eventually lost the business!  END of STORY !!' That's all I used on a 40' X 50' Layout.

What a shame. (I wonder if she's happy now.) Like you, I sure used a lot of them too....

Today's little people.

Overseeing the empire:

LP Folks

It can be fun to add some more, or move around, the Little People on your layout. Here are some of my Latest Little People:

Let's see your Latest Little People!

Arnold

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Now this little guy looks like a politician to me. Boo!

One of my favorites:

That politician is everywhere.  I have a picture of him campaigning a few years ago at a Christmas Parade.

And you did say little people ( sorry, I couldn't resist)

Love this thread Arnold!! 

I read (on another forum) about the "dip" method: you take a painted person and dip it in whatever product you have that will get into the crevices to bring out the detail.

This guy is one of those fairly lousy K-Line figures that came to me un-painted. The jacket (brown) and pants (maroon) are actually 2 different colors, but the stain made them look almost the same:

The only thing I had on hand was some Minwax "Red Oak": I think it's too dark, and dries glossy. I gave this fellow (2) shots of Dullcote, and it'll still pretty shiny, but I think if I had some lighter stain, this technique just might work...(?)

Mark in Oregon 

Speaking of politician's. 

Arnold, growing up in the Bronx on a street between the Grand Concourse and Jerome Avenue means I saw that 161st ST Yankee Stadium Station sign countless times.  By the way, I'm glad to see you're interests have returned to your trains.

Some more of my favorites:

Arnold, that's a pretty nice pipe rail fence.  What did you use to make it?

Arnold and MELGAR, I did find a couple more of those transients. Almost out-of-sight in their little world, they never seem to move once they get ensconced in a favorite spot...

However, some of them were here for a while but eventually gathered themselves up and left....

FrankM

People milling around Stoney Creek, in late summer, 1943:

Even in wartime, with school out and Mom off in the rayon mill, the Ensor boys stop to watch trains, knowing the locomotive will stop where they stand when it takes on water...

coach joe posted:

Arnold, that's a pretty nice pipe rail fence.  What did you use to make it?

Good question, Joe. The railing might be something I made from plastic flashing from a model.

One of my favorite things about model railrading is making something useful from junk. Doing so in a clever way is creative and brings satisfaction. Arnold

Moonson posted:

Arnold and MELGAR, I did find a couple more of those transients. Almost out-of-sight in their little world, they never seem to move once they get ensconced in a favorite spot...

However, some of them were here for a while but eventually gathered themselves up and left....

FrankM

Those 2 transients are ubiquitous in our Little Worlds. I also have them, and they are among my favorites. The one I have that is standing with the pole on his shoulder has diffent colors than yours, Frank.

Arnold

Strummer posted:

I read (on another forum) about the "dip" method: you take a painted person and dip it in whatever product you have that will get into the crevices to bring out the detail.

This guy is one of those fairly lousy K-Line figures that came to me un-painted. The jacket (brown) and pants (maroon) are actually 2 different colors, but the stain made them look almost the same:

The only thing I had on hand was some Minwax "Red Oak": I think it's too dark, and dries glossy. I gave this fellow (2) shots of Dullcote, and it'll still pretty shiny, but I think if I had some lighter stain, this technique just might work...(?)

Mark in Oregon 

Just as a bit of a follow up:

Here's another guy, painted but "un-dipped":

Now here's the same dude, after "dipping" and (2) shots of Dullcote:

As you can see, they're still way too shiny, but it does bring out the details...FWIW.

Mark in Oregon

The Automatic Gateman's Brother:

LOL, Arnold

Arnold - nice to see this thread resurface!   Here are some pics of little people doing their thing in Patsburg.

Do attacking Zombies count?

Today's Little People. 

My little people say hello to all your little people.

jay jay posted:

My little people say hello to all your little people.

"Harvey" where have you been?

Lionelski posted:

Do attacking Zombies count?

Most certainly!

My little people are asleep at the moment ! 

Construction guys doing what they do...constructing...

...and ogling

Jerrman, Fabulous. Really.

FrankM

Little People - prepping and moving a big load.  Followed by - " Break time " 

Thank you, Frank. Much appreciated. 

Some things just can't wait.