More figures to Paint
Finding new and interesting figures for you train layout can be tricky.
There are always the famous "10 figures for $10", but you can only repaint them so many different ways.
Preiser figures always look amazing and come in great poses but can cost approx. $20 per person or over up to $100 a set. To try to create a whole village of people could set you back several hundred dollars.
On one of our frequent trips to Value Village (local thrift store chain) I came across a bag of brightly fluorescent coloured girl toys. Doing an internet search, I discovered they were called Mattel C.U.T.I.E. figures. They were the right size for G-Scale and I was lucky to have 40 different figures in the bag for $4
If you have read our blog on "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" I followed the same steps by first painting the bright colour figures flat black.
I then dry-brushed the ridges white to bring out the high-lights. I found high contrast on the hands & face made my figures look too old (when adding straight flesh colour).
I tried to glaze the paint for the hair and clothes to let the base coat shades and highlights shine though.
With the casting of these figures I was able to bring out patterns in the clothes like buttons and flowers on the dresses. I still have a lot more figure to paint only being able to find time to paint two a week. So look for more teenage girls having fun in upcoming blogs.
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