Geezer wrote:
> This past spring's project was adding a small, rocky stream to the G
gauge
> Dogwood & Birdbath RR. Dogwood Creek flows about 10' from the base of
its
> namesake to a small pond, and finally gives purpose to the deck truss
> bridge. The stream bed is covered with the small 'home grown' stones
I've
> recovered over the years before the lawn mower could make them missiles.
> One white stone reminded me of the old White Rock Soda logo water nymph,
> Psyche. See: http://www.whiterocking.org/pwc.html
>
> I'd like to find a 1:24 more or less scale (so about 2" to 3" tall)
nymph to
> put on this rock. I've tried the White Rock beverage Co. - they once
> ordered some statuettes of Psyche, but the QC was poor and they were all
> discarded. I've tried war gaming / dungeons and dragons supplies, but
the
> female figures all seem to be amazons with weapons. A friend suggested
>
http://www.designtoscano.com/product/indoor+statues/fantasy+statuary/fairy+statuary/the+enchanted+garden+fairies+sculpture+-+colleen+-+pd1549.do
> which comes close but is too big. And I've considered a small souvenir
of
> Copenhagen's mermaid, but her pose and attire aren't quite right, and
the
> project doesn't justify the air fare. Any of you have any other
> suggestions? Geezer
>
>
Try Preiser figures. They make "G scale" figures. No ****s, but perhaps
one of the seated swimmers in bikinis could be repainted to suit.
HTH
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wolf k.
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