Need Peeps? Hobby Lobby Find

[kilrathy10]

I was goofing around in Hobby Lobby and stumbled across these guys....They looked pretty close to 1/24 scale, but I couldn't really tell till I got them home.....Another 40% coupon and $7 and some change, later....Got me some peeps that fit into my Petes.... :D

Edited November 21, 2013 by kilrathy10

[Custom Hearse]

Awesome! I need to get some of those! What part of the store did you find those in?

[kilrathy10]

Awesome! I need to get some of those! What part of the store did you find those in?

It was in the trains isle next to the fake grass and trees....right behind the model isle....

[slusher]

l saw those JT and almost picked them up. They look great so l will get them next time...

[PappyD340]

WOW, talk about double your pleasure, now your going to have to build twin Petes for the twin peeps!

[clayton]

Think you could repaint them so they won't have the same outfits.

Will look on my next outing.

[kilrathy10]

Oh, yeah...I was definitely thinking how I could make them different by painting their clothes.....Gotta have an orange shirt, you know....

Edited November 21, 2013 by kilrathy10

[High octane]

I'll have to check them out as I have a Hobby Lobby 1/2 mile from the house. Thanks for the info JT.

[Joker]

Oh, yeah...I was definitely thinking how I could make them different by painting their clothes.....Gotta have an orange shirt, you know....

Burnt Orange....Go Longhorns !

[Truck parts]

Thanks you the tip.

[Maindrian Pace]

Nice, but they need to be sprayed with flat; people aren't shiny.

-MJS

[george 53]

DUDE!!! You are THA MAN!!! THANKS!!!!!

[Ben]

Cool find! A repaint with some shading and you'll have some pretty realistic figures!

[High octane]

I looked at my Hobby Lobby the other day and didn't see them. Maybe I need to look again?

[disabled modeler]

I wish the kit companies would include the scale figures that came with the original issue kits...there perfect for things like that and dioramas. Id rather have the ones that are made of the same plastic as the kits so i can change them in shape too.

[olsbooks]

Cool and for the price, you cant lose!

Just an FYI that many of you may already know, if you want lots of variety, go to a serious model train shop and look at the G scale stuff. That is 1/22.5 to 1/24 scale. Everything people wise (and I do mean everything) is available both painted and unpainted.

The military modelers got some great forums on detailing people. Got a buddy really into it. Talk about OCD when they have forums on how to do tattoos, a tear in a sleeve and making tour patches.

THANKS!

[kilrathy10]

It's so funny....I don't think you can really "scale" a person....I've got a buddy that's 7' tall and about 350#....He drives a Ford F-150 and takes up quite a bit of space, if you know what I mean.....If you put a bunch of different "scale" people together, I think you'll just get a pretty realistic croud... I know special effects guys use this trick with actual people to create this kind of thing, so they don't have to build as large a set as would, normally, be required....

Edited November 29, 2013 by kilrathy10

[rmvw guy]

Got 'em! Thanks for the tip.

[kilrathy10]

Got 'em! Thanks for the tip.

Sweet....You're welcome...

[tbill]

got me some peeps today too! along with a bunch of other stuff.......

Edited November 30, 2013 by tbill

[trucknut10]

Hello JT, I'll have to get some , thank you for the idea. I like the orange Pete pic with the him and her in your 1/24 Pete . Terry

[Dave Van]

Grabbed a set last trip.....at 40 off a good deal.......need a few mods but that's easy!

[heepey]

Thanks for the tip JT. I got some b4 Christmas and they look good in a variety of settings. I will be getting more and repainting them for multiple uses.

Edited January 4, 2014 by heepey

[kingiguana]

Looks like Mr. Trucker got himself a lot lizard, she's in the sleeper ready and willing it appears.

[kilrathy10]

LOL!!!!! Man, that's cold....Hilarious, but cold....