Need 1.5" tall pirate figures!

[Tartan Jack]

If you read Captain Twill, I am making a plastic model of a pirate ship.

It will end up at 1/48 scale (1/4"=1'). I need a crew for its deck.

They NEED to be about 1.25-1.5 (1 1/4 to 1 1/2) inches tall (scale 5-6 feet).

That is 40mm for you wargame folks.

I also need them to be fairly cheap. I want to get 30-40 of them for the upper deck.

I can repaint even cheap solid color plastic ones. The HEIGHT is my main concern (beside LOOKING like 18th C. sailors-> No green army men please!).

Do you know where I can get them?

[Capn_Enigma]

There are plenty of 1/48 scale figures available that can be converted into crew members.

[Tartan Jack]

BUT, where to get cheap ones . . .

I know PLENTY of metal ones and "train" ones that are 5 for $10-15 (I would need 6-8 packs, THEN convert-> $60-$120).

Anyone know of a source for CHEAP ones?

[Ol Man From the Sea]

Go to where you get the train ones and ask them about "aluminite" casting kits. or try here

Modify a pack of the expensive figures and use them as masters to cast as many as you need.

[Tartan Jack]

Go to where you get the train ones and ask them about "aluminite" casting kits. or try here

Modify a pack of the expensive figures and use them as masters to cast as many as you need.

Thank, I was actually thinking of doing that to cast a cannon I picked up somewhere (makes excellent scale 6 pounder) and may try some of the more generic figures. Now, to see how the alumilte compares in bang-for-buck to the other ones I got my hands on now.

I was hoping to find some "army man" cheap ones, like the baseball players I am using for my Ponce Park ballfield and the football players I am using for my Falcons/Panthers game model.

Oh well, these will look better anyways, only I'll be spending more "crewing" my ship than I spent on the kit itself.