I think most of us modelling railways populate our scenes with characters from various manufacturers to give depth an diversity to our scene's. One such manufacturer is Northumbrian Painting Services. Rob and Michelle offer painted and unpainted figures in various materials for multiple scales alongside their range of detailing and building kits. Recently they have released new packs of figures in 7mm specifically for Heljan's MK2 coaches and Inspection Saloon in resin, but also some new characters suitable for 1970's and 1980's passengers. Rob kindly sent me a selection of the new people and a pack of passengers for Heljans MK2's. 



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Heljan MK2 coach passenger Pack

Firstly we will start with the seated Passengers for Heljan's RTR MK2' Coaches.

These along with the pack for the Heljan Inspections saloon are a perfect accompaniment, and designed specifically to fit these coaches. 

First up, I sat all the figures on a block of wood with Blu Tac to give them a dusting of primer. I suspect the resin would take paint straight away, but I prefer staring with a primer base. 







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1970's/1980's Figures

Next up, 1970's/1980's individual figures.