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posted 03-02-2012 10:20 PM               

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I am looking for figures to demonstrate the scale of my models. There are many train set HO and N scale figures, however, HO scale is 1/87 and N scale is 1/148 (pretty close!).

Where do you folks purchase the figures that you use in your dioramas from?

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posted 03-02-2012 10:43 PM               

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Are we talking about figures that specifically look like astronauts or just any old figures?

Prieser in Germany I am pretty sure do some 1/144 scale figures (or at least N gauge ones) that could work if you want just people.

But, if you want something more with a space slant, try HLJ.com or Starshipmodeler.com's Hobby Shop as I know there are some crew figures made for the Gundam robot kits (I think Wave makes them). Traditional scales for Gundams tend to be 1/144 and 1/100, so that would cover those angles.

EDIT: Found them! Mobile Staff 1/100 | Mobile Staff 1/144

It looks like the wear pressure suits mainly, but in this scale, blobs of paint can alter appearances easily. I seem to recall Dragon has also done 1/144 figures of German and Russian soldiers from WW2 and I've seen those painted to look like other stuff successfully.

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