"Wolf Kirchmeir" <wolfkir@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
>
> --
> wolf k.
Following up on Wolf's suggestion, there is a set of Eve figures that
appears to have seperate arms, legs, torsos, etc that you could probably
come pretty close to configuring in a way that is close for your needs.
The
set is kind of pricey though...
dlm
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