Signal corp? Lead? 2 1/4" tall figures, hand painted, unmarked, Barkley?

[taz-of-boyds]

Hi MaryMelodee,

There is not a lot of activity here, your message only had a title.  A figurine 2 1/4" tall would be 5' 5 1/4" tall in G:29 Scale (as I call it).  Do you have some details to add to your question?

G Scale at 1/29 is one of the model railroading scales I work in.  What work do you do in model railroading?

All the best,

Charles Sloane

[marymelodee]

Tried to add a photo twice, darn it. Thanks so much for responding! Sorry, I don't know a darn thing about model railroads. I'm trying to help my son identify these guys so he can sell them on eBay.
I'll try again for a photo right now.

[marymelodee]

Scouts

[taz-of-boyds]

Hi MaryMelodee,

They look like they are supposed to be Boy Scouts of America to me.  But so far as collectible figurines, I suspect I know less about that than you know about model trains.  I hope you can learn something to help.

All the best,

Charles Sloane

[marymelodee]

Thank you for your kindness, Charles. 🙂

[mlnostalgia]

Hello

Interesting find there! If the metal is soft its most likely lead but some of these figures were made from iron. Sometimes there is a faint marking on the undersides that has been painted over. Barkley would be a very good guess but these could also be from Grey Iron Co.

While they can be  used in layouts, many play Figures  were not always made for train layouts or to a related scale i.e. HO, O, S, G and so forth.  Most play figures and toy cars are often closer to G scale.  For example, Lemax buildings are often closer to O scale while the figures are oversized and closer to G scale.

Hope that helps!

[marymelodee]

Wonderful! Much more than I knew before!