Looking for a figurine of a man pulling a points lever

[collectors]

Hi, i am having trouble finding a man pulling a points lever as close as possible to G scale 1:22'ish. The lever are available, but not with a man pulling it. Thanks

 

[viaEstrecha]

If you are feeling flush, Modelu will flog you one for £25! I'm a cheapskate and so butchered a general figure, as I wanted my signalman to be operating the token instrument.

 

[dunnyrail]

It is surprising the contortions that can be done to plastic figures with some heat applied, use the bidy of a soldering iron to get the bits you want good and hot. Do not touch with the iron just nice n close, bend pretty quick after moving iron away.

 

[Paul M]

It is surprising the contortions tyat can be done to plastic figures with some heat applied, use the bidy of a soldering iron to get the bits you want good and hot. Do not touch with the iron just nice n close, bend pretty quick after moving iron away.

Or use a hot air gun

 

[stevedenver]

there are/were preiser g track workers, 45009 one prising a tie plate? with a crowbar.
I have the set but have not dug it out to photo for you.

Search preiser g track workers, track gang, etc.

I could see this being an option, albeit, nowadays, never cheap. Figure would need paint to look more staff than navvie

 

[ge_rik]

Hi Chris
If you have, or know someone with, a 3D printer, you should be able to turn that photo of the lever pulling chap into a 3D printed figure. For example, one of my fellow modellers turned this photo of a GVT driver ......


.... into the figure on the left of this group.



Rik

 

[ge_rik]

Alternatively, you can re-pose a 3D file of a figure using Meshy. These figures were posed by another fellow modellers to ride the footplate of one of his locos.


Rik

 

[ge_rik]

For more info about the above, browse through tis thread - 3D print people figures - Garden Railway Forum

Rik

 

[ge_rik]

Another 3D printed figure from an old photo created using Meshy


Rik

 

[jalicunning]

There is also this Pola kit available which has an articulated figure. He bends at the waist and has a jointed arm. The little hut is pretty neat on its own if you wanted to piece out the kit.

 

[Software Tools]

You might be able to do something with one of these figures, with a bit of effort.....

WOODLAND SCENICS A2562 G RAIL WORKERS​

 

[Paul M]

The painting on those models is brilliant!