Unpainted figures?

[nachoman]

I'm needing some figures to populate my layout. I don't mind painting them. Actually, I find it relaxing. But my options appear limited. It looks like Presier and Model Power sell unpainted figures. My issue is that I am modeling the 1910-1920 time period, and I can't tell whether any of the figures in those bags are appropriate for my time period. The photos from the online stores arent very helpful. Has anyone bought unpainted figures from Presier or Model Power that could tell me if any are appropriate for my time period? Thanks.

[Sumpter250]

Figures, just never seem to be "in the right era", unpainted, or painted.
I finally chose to simply update, or backdate their "fashions", usually by removing, and replacing.
In this photo of the tour ship, there is a mix of painted, unpainted, updated, backdated.....all brought to a specific time period, and then painted accordingly.
The three standing figures ( near the edge of the deck, just right of center )were pre-painted, and used just as they are, with only hair color modified.
The girl at the bar, in the red dress, was completely altered, the new dress made from tissue paper, soaked in water, applied to the figure and allowed to dry, and then painted.
   
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It's a long process, but it means that I do not have to go looking for the correct fashions.....I simply change them, before painting. This also allows me to use just about any manufacturer of scale figures, because I can also change leg and arm positions, therefore can use multiples of the exact same figure, making changes to each to give them "personality", and a different appearance.
Oh, the mistakes made during the learning process ? they go into the "background scenes" where the errors are harder to detect. :o

[IndyCity]

Kevin,

some download links for you:

Preiser historical figures, painted - http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.ph...43-045.pdf

an overview of all unpainted sets, Preiser sells - http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.ph...%20NEU.pdf

and a link to the overview to the downloads of all parts of Preisers main cataloge - http://www.preiserfiguren.de/showpage.ph...&SiteID=83

hope it help's

[tomustang]

I usually modify them with small files, other than that, the painting can cover older clothing styles

[Sumpter250]

I usually modify them with small files, other than that, the painting can cover older clothing styles

I have a set of old jeweler's screwdrivers, that have been converted to mini chisels. They work quite well for removing, or modifying cast on "clothing", and can also be used as mini scrapers for finer finishing, removing flash, or simply cleaning up the casting to give details sharper edges and make them stand out.
A sharp, #11 Xacto blade works well to highlight jacket lapels, collars, and even, sometimes,neckties. I use the back of the blade to scrape, rather than cut, the "undercut areas".
Oh, almost forgot, AND, a 5x Optivisor so I can see it :o !!!