I am building the Revell 1/24th scale Routemaster London Transport bus - which was used in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. I am looking for a populate it with passengers as well as the bus driver and conductor. I need over 20 civilian figures - men, women, children possibly. Mostly seated. I am open to a fair amount of customization. I have looked at some of the 'pit crew' type kits, but they include only a limited number of people and for what I need the 'per person' costs starts to become prohibitive.
I thought of model railroad modeling as a good source (G Scale I believe), but I am not too familiar with this branch of modeling. What I have found thus far online and in stores are either figures that are very crudely moulded or pre-painted figures that are quite detailed and lovely, but very expensive, especially considering how many I will need and that I will have to adapt whatever i start with to fit in the seats anyway.
i feel like what I am looking for is out there somewhere, but I have just not hit on the right wavelength to find what I am looking for. I am open to white metal, plastic, vinyl, resin etc. any ideas?
Thanks,
Matthew