Other than Woodland Scenics and Bachmann,does anybody know where I can buy O scale mountain climbers,bears,deer and mountain lions?
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Arttista makes a wide variety of painted pewter figures.
They are some of the nicest figures in the hobby but are a bit pricey for that reason. Their standing figures do so without any glue.
Go to http://arttista.com/ or there are also many figures available on ebay.
Just for fun I did a search for “o scale mountain climber figures”. The result was a couple of nice figures BUT they were 1/64. Woodland scenic has O scale bears and Arttista has a mountain lion but they are not cheap.
Look at some 3D print catalogs, someone may have already created these figures.
If you are anywhere near Nicholas Smith Trains, they generally carry the full line of Arttista, so you can look at them before buying. As others have said, they are pricey, but I am OK with pricey for the "stars" of a scene (where the focus of the scene is supposed to be on the figures). Megasteam was selling Arttista figures at York, and it seemed they sold well, so they might be carrying them as well in the future.
Andy
You can also contact Arttista and buy from them directly. Dennis, the owner, is a great guy. You can also find a current list of all of the figures they offer on their website. I know they have winter figures such as skiers and people on sleds, etc., but I'm not sure about mountain climbers. They definitely have all of the wild animals you asked about, and others as well, such as foxes and wolves.
Pat
@Don poitras posted:Other than Woodland Scenics and Bachmann,does anybody know where I can buy O scale mountain climbers,bears,deer and mountain lions?
Have you considered Preiser? I couldn't locate a current source, but they *do* have a mountain climber set in HO, and I suspect there may be an O scale version as well, either current or surplus stock. There may be a few too many liederhosen depicted for a non-European scene, but y'know, beggers, choosers, etc. 
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Scenic Express has these "Technical Rock climbers", contemporary clothing though. And this Model Tech Studios tree climber who would pass for a mountain climber.
Bob
