1/700 sailors

i am the greatest modeler wrote:

they come prepainted now

what?

You might want to check out the 1/700 figure sets from Edouard.  They're photo-etched metal, and pre-painted.  The paint job on the batch I have is excellent - though the paint isn't applied thickly enough to give the "three-dimensional" effect.

The best way to use these things in a diorama might be to restrict the angle from which the observer could look at it.  (I've seen it done - by putting the diorama in a box with a light inside and a "viewing window.")  If you were careful about which way the figures faced, you could minimize the "flat" effect.

I'd say the same about the 1/350's. They look pretty paper doll. But it's worth a try to set up your view points, because a ship with no sailors is no ... oh stop it, Bill!!

Random thought- ship models with great sailors- your thoughts and sorry to hijack the thread but I'm not specifying scale.

Vikings on the Aurora model.

Sailors on the Revell Constitution. Especially the kneeling gunner.

Everyone on the Golden Hind.

Bradford on the Mayflower.

Your thoughts...

Bill

Gold Medal Models also makes them:

http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/brochure/images/gmm/7017.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

and we have them in stock. 

Well, remember that Hasegawa do etch for 1/350 penguins....not sure what species, but probably Kings.

Cheers,

Chris.

thyamis - 1/700 people are a special kind of hell. Welcome to my underworld *laughs maniacally*

Seriously, though, if you're going to have a lot in your display, like more than a dozen or so, go the prepainted route from Eduards or you will go insane trying to paint all the little guys. I say this as I am pondering whether 50 figures is enough for my 1/700 Kimikawa Maru diorama, or if I need more ...