I am still painting the left over figures from the 165 boxes of Preiser 65602 Seated figures I painted in the last six years. The 38 couples are done.
Last night I finished the 14 "Woman with a purse". The other 151 "Woman with a purse" are in my 21" passenger cars already. When I started painting figures six years ago, I could do no more than 12 Seated People a night. That rate of production still holds true today. The figures below have five colors of dresses, two colors of purses and shoes, and two colors of hair. (No grey Mike, Sorry.)
I have tried a variety of skin tones, but the paint from three different dealers quickly dried, forming a skin layer (No pun intended) on top of the newly opened bottle. The colors were overly glossy for a flat paint, and the figures did not look realistic. I used up the remaining "Dark Skin Tone Flat Acryl" paint for leather jackets on the "Man with a Baby & Bottle". The paint quickly dried and was unusable. When painting, the newly applied paint would skin-up. off the figure. if I re-painted a wet area.
I am ready to start painting my remaining new, unopened packs of 24 Seated People, Preiser 65602. I will take pictures of the steps I use and post them as the figures develope.
The six Canadian Pacific 21" passenger cars are supposed to arrive today. It snowed last night, turning my yard into a winter wonderland. I need to put out peanuts for the squirrels. Thanks for reminding me.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
