O scale Seated Passenger Coach Figures - MTH & Others

I simply use a pair of wire cutters. Works great. Then I secure the figures in their seats with a drop of GOO. A lot of amputations have gone down in my workroom. I wish there were a source for American figures. All the Chinese ones look like, well, Chinese figures. The painting is  sloppy at best. K-Line use to have the best. 40 figures for $29.95 and you could get them for less if you bought in quantity. I really miss the good old K-Line days.

I've used the MTH figures mostly.  To hold down costs I've painted a couple bags of the unpainted figures....but at my age and eyesight, that's getting gotten old really quick!  I might try the Golden Gate Depot figures next.

Both of these tend to run on the smaller size of scale O........IMHO, of course.....which means less inclination towards amputation.

Besides, the 1:48 screams during limb-lopping was starting to get to me.

That, coupled with wringing their necks 90-degrees to face out the windows at that glorious scenery of poured concrete walls, skeletal mountain substructures, spider webs, cattywampus structures,  driverless automobiles, stacks of boxes, etc., etc., blah, blah.    Well, it's enough to drive an old phart to the beer cooler, I tell ya!  I mean, the least that plastic population can do for getting a free ride is to enjoy the incredible scenery I've made for them!!!   (Ingrates!!!.....staring straight ahead, emotionless!!)

I use the cheap figures from China from the bay and I use an old pair of side cutters and a file to make them fit they aren't perfect however you don't notice.

Finger/toe nail clippers work well for cutting legs off. 

I always used the RMT figures, I have used the Lionel scale figures and MTH figures as well. 

I use side cutter pliers to trim legs.  Then I use my chargeable Dremel Tool with sand paper drum to finely smooth the bottom of the figure.  I and the bottom of painted figures to allow for better glue adhesion.

When possible, I let a leg show from under a Dining Table. If I can, I sand the bottom to recline the figure slightly for my Atlas O Dome Cars.  I have put figures in 39 Atlas O cars and 40 Lionel 21" passenger cars.  I used Preiser 65602 1:45 Unpainted Seated Figures that I painted, and 68209 1:50 painted Seated Figures.  Avoid getting sanding dust on car windows.  I used Crazy Glue, but you must leave the car open for 24 hours to ventilate the car, or you could FOG the plastic windows.

Thanks to all of you.  I know the course I'm taking now.

Henry2