I woke up at 5:00 A.M. and finished another package of 24 Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People in Blue. This pack of 24 has more white paint added to the previous Blue paint used last month. It gives me a variation of a lighter pastel blue clothing for mixing people in the passenger cars. I have painted six boxes of 24 in the past three weeks and have six more to paint.
Yesterday I ordered eleven more 24-packs from two different German Hobby Shops that sell on Ebay. That will give me another 264 people on the way from Germany. They should arrive about the time I finish the six packs I have left. I purchased the figures now because three years ago they were out-of-production for over a year. Each box of 24 makes five Preiser Factory Figure packs that sell for over $150.00 when purchased individually, not counting shipping. I figure I save $120.00 per 24 people that I paint myself. Having painted 135 boxes so far, that is a significant savings. The people now ride inside the 139 Atlas O and Lionel 21" passenger cars I have detailed. I like passenger cars. Or I like painting. It gives me something to do as I care for my mother while she sleeps late at night.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
