(I mean I assume you have legs, very sorry if I'm wrong)
Canonically Superman has long had a variety of Supermobile space ships for space missions where he might encounter kryptonite, a red sun or need to carry other folks.
This ain't a great one but it's a nice generic sci fi ship that might be of interest.
Momotaro wrote: Been a while since I touched these, but got them finished.
Sprayed with Halfords' matt Khaki camouflage paint, then airbrushed over with a two-colour camo pattern.
Washed with 50/50 Aggaros Dunes and Contrast Medium. I love that thinned Contrast paints work as both a wash (to pick out detail) and a filter (to bring the colours together by adding a coloured tint over the entire model).
As I said before, total outlay was about £15/$20 for 5 Space Marine style fighting vehicles. Colour may be a bit saturated for a realistic look, but I'm fine with that.
Those look fantastic. If I didn't know, I would have assumed it was some aftermarket resin kit.
Yeah, it's the Marvel Legends movie release of the 2007 Incredible Hulk: Abomination.
He is my FECs allied gargant.
I had some bits left over from my terrorgheists, McFarlane Hellraiser, Norsemen, and a chicken leg I had for dinner.
I repainted him to better suit the coloring of my FEC.
Used superglue to lock the joints.
Miliput to hide the joints and add extra flesh around the back spikes.
Most everything is held on by superglue and reasoned away as "They just hooked it on his flesh".
I was unsure of how the head area was going to turn out but I am really happy with it. I used the extra "fur" from the terrorgheist as sparse hair poking out from under the shield to give it more depth.
Yeah, it's the Marvel Legends movie release of the 2007 Incredible Hulk: Abomination.
He is my FECs allied gargant.
I had some bits left over from my terrorgheists, McFarlane Hellraiser, Norsemen, and a chicken leg I had for dinner.
I repainted him to better suit the coloring of my FEC.
Used superglue to lock the joints.
Miliput to hide the joints and add extra flesh around the back spikes.
Most everything is held on by superglue and reasoned away as "They just hooked it on his flesh".
I was unsure of how the head area was going to turn out but I am really happy with it. I used the extra "fur" from the terrorgheist as sparse hair poking out from under the shield to give it more depth.
Thanks for that explanation. It's a great result. Using shields as armor is a cool narrative element.
Can you post some pictures from the website here? I thought your last and third-from-last posts had photos that didn’t load…but on closer inspection they don’t seem to have.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Some toys I saw on Amazon: for $20, you get a decent tank, a cool fighter, and a helicopter you’ll need to chop up and heavily convert to use.
I like the fighter. It could be useful for 5 Parsecs or Stargrave.
I believe Ravensburger Space Hawk was mentioned some time ago.
I missed them on clearance a few years back but my 10yo son found one at resale this weekend. Neat ship with an openable cargo bay. It's is missing one of two rear landing gear but it perches fine on the front strut and rear fuselage.
He wants us to paint it up in a Haloish OD. It's hard to express the depth of my pride as on the ride home he pointed out that it was useable in different scales.
To illustrate that, here's a 1/18 (3.75") Stormtrooper, 28mm Chaos warrior and 1/144 Gundam.
The latest Dollar Tree tank might have some utility.
You can order them online, but only in cases of 32!
https://www.dollartree.com/colored-toy-army-tanks/313842 It's friction powered and the last pic is of the friction power motor disassembled easily by hand. Nice little terrain junk bits
Damn, that tank scales nice. It could easily work as terrain itself. All that for a dollar? Been meaning to go to DT myself sometime. I need a cannon for my Beastmen army as well as trying to source batwings that will work on the pewter 6th Ed. Harpies.
Patently false. My children play with war toys and have no cruelty to their behavior. Same as several families I interact with on a daily basis. Might I ask what it is about said toys that you think breeds said behavior?
Yeah if someone really, really, really thinks that a forum dedicated to a toy soldier game where supermen hack up fungus monsters with chainsaws would benefit from a deep dive into the issue of whether of war toys cause violence, feel free to start a new thread.
Because honestly whenever someone starts saying that my miniature collection makes people violent I just wanna smack in the face, knock em over, kick em a few times and then defenestrate them for good measure.
(Y'know thinking about why does the English language need a dedicated word for throwing someone out the window? Is this like something we do so often we need a word for it? Maybe it's English that makes us violent.)
But it looks so delicious, like I could just rage and rant about it for hours....
The lad has a post shilling a mobile game
He's a troll
Back to toys
Okay so this is something from my Dakka blog I just finished - but these are MICROMACHINES
I'm just offering the advice of not dismissing toys like this. For example this APC I managed to get 4x of in a ebay bid for $11.00 with a bunch of other tanks so cheap lots here is a good alternative if you want to get count-as tanks for 10mm-15mm
Scale will be off but for a homebrew - old toys like these with a bit extra bits could be great tanks/conversions/alternative gaslands scale.
Yeah if someone really, really, really thinks that a forum dedicated to a toy soldier game where supermen hack up fungus monsters with chainsaws would benefit from a deep dive into the issue of whether of war toys cause violence, feel free to start a new thread.
Because honestly whenever someone starts saying that my miniature collection makes people violent I just wanna smack in the face, knock em over, kick em a few times and then defenestrate them for good measure.
(Y'know thinking about why does the English language need a dedicated word for throwing someone out the window? Is this like something we do so often we need a word for it? Maybe it's English that makes us violent.)
Now apply that same logic to the word dendrophilia
First some character figures from Dollar Tree. They scale pretty well with these Runewars figures which are around 30mm sole to eyeline
Also here's the Hot Wheels "Spaceships" line Mando. Very similar to the Scout Trooper on speeder from a few years back but better sized. Came in a 3 pack at Wal Mart.
Yeah if someone really, really, really thinks that a forum dedicated to a toy soldier game where supermen hack up fungus monsters with chainsaws would benefit from a deep dive into the issue of whether of war toys cause violence, feel free to start a new thread.
Because honestly whenever someone starts saying that my miniature collection makes people violent I just wanna smack in the face, knock em over, kick em a few times and then defenestrate them for good measure.
(Y'know thinking about why does the English language need a dedicated word for throwing someone out the window? Is this like something we do so often we need a word for it? Maybe it's English that makes us violent.)
We only have that word in English because they stole it off latin. Fenestra was latin for window (iirc) and I believe the term came into more common usage during the days of Venetian rule.
Yeah if someone really, really, really thinks that a forum dedicated to a toy soldier game where supermen hack up fungus monsters with chainsaws would benefit from a deep dive into the issue of whether of war toys cause violence, feel free to start a new thread.
Because honestly whenever someone starts saying that my miniature collection makes people violent I just wanna smack in the face, knock em over, kick em a few times and then defenestrate them for good measure.
(Y'know thinking about why does the English language need a dedicated word for throwing someone out the window? Is this like something we do so often we need a word for it? Maybe it's English that makes us violent.)
We only have that word in English because they stole it off latin. Fenestra was latin for window (iirc) and I believe the term came into more common usage during the days of Venetian rule.
Defenestrate, hmm? Guess I just learned a new word and what it means. Always a good day. I know a few people who could do with some defenestrating...
Not to hijack thread, but .. when I would attend High School football games, either as a member of the band, or to support my own kids in the band (2 generations of band nerds).. Whenever the cry of "De-fense! De-Fense!" I would ALWAYS throw in my own " Defenestrate!" which would cause the other parents around me to look wierd..
Okay so this is something from my Dakka blog I just finished - but these are MICROMACHINES
I'm just offering the advice of not dismissing toys like this. For example this APC I managed to get 4x of in a ebay bid for $11.00 with a bunch of other tanks so cheap lots here is a good alternative if you want to get count-as tanks for 10mm-15mm
Scale will be off but for a homebrew - old toys like these with a bit extra bits could be great tanks/conversions/alternative gaslands scale.
Nice work on those! Always great to see toy sources for small minis.
Micro Machines can be a good deal if you find the right price, but they can be rather expensive these days. A few years ago I would have pointed you towards the second hand MechWarrior clix that we built our 10mm armies around (used to be available for pennies), but those seem to be rarer and up in price as well.
Kid_Kyoto wrote:In an effort to move this back on topic...
Been looking for Ash Wastes-themed stuff and found this.
porkuslime wrote: Not to hijack thread, but .. when I would attend High School football games, either as a member of the band, or to support my own kids in the band (2 generations of band nerds).. Whenever the cry of "De-fense! De-Fense!" I would ALWAYS throw in my own " Defenestrate!" which would cause the other parents around me to look wierd..
This is good strategy. As my kids are getting toward middle school age, it may be time to start collecting ways to mildly embarrass them in public...
Here it is.
Officially it's the "Paw Patrol, Super Paws, 2-in-1 Transforming Mighty Pups Jet Command Center"
https://www.amazon.com/Paw-Patrol-Transforming-Mighty-Command/dp/B07NFRCHFX/ This was missing the front vehicle/cockpit, but nothing I can't patch up with other toy parts. Quite a bit of blank surfaces after I removed big decals, but paneling and selective greebling can take care of this. It's almost big enough to be a credible mech dropship in 28mm, which is what I'd like to do it up as if I can get it done before adepticon. Of particular interest are the two corridors in the wings. They're well sized for figures. Figures are a 28mm AlphaForge/MegaMinis Salvage Crew and 32mm Reaper Chronoscope "Rosie".
If I got really ambitious I could build 2 cockpit interiors/fronts. One for 28mm and one for my sons 1:18 figures...
Regardless I'm excited to do something with this. The last time I worked on large custom spacecraft was three for my Adepticon Mech Attack Game in 2018 and then I sold them afterwards.
https://www.chicagoskirmishwargames.com/blog/?s=spacecraft
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Well @#$%. Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue, I mean buying toys to turn into mini terrain.
Can you show a rhino or chimera pulling into the back?
It's out in the garage now, but I can probably get a pic today or tomorrow. Since we moved to a home with a garage, my major projects and painting have been banished there. Mostly pushes big projects out to the warmer months, but I'm realizing that I might have to do some cold-weather work if I want to get this thing ready by Adepticon.
-Only a Rhino or Chimera without side gear or a Russ without sponsons will fit cleanly through the rear door.
-Depending on sponson loadout a Predator might make it, but it's a risky proposition.
- Russ with sponsons will not fit out the rear entrance.
-Any of the tanks mentioned here will fit just fine in the cargo area which is a bit wider than the rear opening.
-There is enough leeway between outer and inner hull wall that the rear opening could be enlarged enough to fit sponson equipped Russ and Predators and still have the existing door completely cover the opening properly.
-There appears to be enough leeway that you can to cut away some plastic where the cockpit meets the cargo area, enlarging the cargo area enough to fit TWO Rhino/Russ/Chimerra tanks inside!
Sorry pics are sideways, but for me they turn rightside up when you click on them.
OK - I succumbed. Paw Patrol (is awesome!) command centre is mine £10 courtesy of ebay, to become a storm eagle/raptor thing. Now for batman for the space wolf rammer thing....
stroller wrote: OK - I succumbed. Paw Patrol (is awesome!) command centre is mine £10 courtesy of ebay, to become a storm eagle/raptor thing. Now for batman for the space wolf rammer thing....
Excellent. Good deal too! Looking forward to your progress.
Life and weather (most terrain work takes place in an unheated garage) has intervened, so I might not have the Paw Patrol aircraft finished by Adepticon, but I'm going to give it a try!
Hey guys, i hope it’s ok to ask a question in here.
A while back someone posted s link to a pack of like 25 plastic army men howitzers that would work as ig gun carriages. Do any of you know where i can find those or something similar?
I have a bunch of heavy weapons and need done kind of Mount.
usernamesareannoying wrote: Hey guys, i hope it’s ok to ask a question in here.
A while back someone posted s link to a pack of like 25 plastic army men howitzers that would work as ig gun carriages. Do any of you know where i can find those or something similar?
I have a bunch of heavy weapons and need done kind of Mount.
usernamesareannoying wrote:Hey guys, i hope it’s ok to ask a question in here.
A while back someone posted s link to a pack of like 25 plastic army men howitzers that would work as ig gun carriages. Do any of you know where i can find those or something similar?
I have a bunch of heavy weapons and need done kind of Mount.
Unfortunately they appear to be out of stock, but they seem to come back on ebay and Amazon periodically. Mine had larger wheels, but the wheels they have now are actually better. You just pull out the cannon, trim a bit and glue a Heavy Weapon in it's place. They are soft polypropylene so clean them well, glue the weapon in with superglue or epoxy and basecoat with Krylon Camo (for plastic) spray paint.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: I found some pretty well detailed tanks at 5 Below, as well as a robot dog and a primaries-sized power armored Batman at Dollar Tree.
For the scale shot, I used a screwdriver and snippers to remove the wheels and motor from the tank.
Nice finds!
The weapon/accessory packs for the Final Faction action figure series that includes the robo dog you found has some amazing bits for conversions.
Here's something I threw together inspired by a fellow over on the RebelScum forums. All Final Faction parts
Churro Dog Mech, with arms from Blue "A.C.R.M" Mech. Arm guns and head are parts from the "Mech weapons Pack Air Assault". Not bad for $3. could be a construction mech in 28mm, but I'll be painting it up as a proto heavy battledroid for Star Wars action figures.
Holy smokes is that a great use for the dog! And you still have the wolfy head for use on other mechs or spaceships.
And I bought a bunch of those bits to use, too.
Here is a dollar store tank upgraded with dollar store junk and Final Faction bits. The most expensive part is the stowage.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I may have to steal that use of the vent as the dog bot’s head.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Holy smokes is that a great use for the dog! And you still have the wolfy head for use on other mechs or spaceships.
And I bought a bunch of those bits to use, too.
Here is a dollar store tank upgraded with dollar store junk and Final Faction bits. The most expensive part is the stowage.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I may have to steal that use of the vent as the dog bot’s head.
porkuslime wrote: Anyone know of interesting toys that would work for Necron Terrain, or proxy for any of their Destroyer units?
Depending on how much you want them to look exactly like Necron destroyers, these Final Faction bits could work for the chassis. The hoverboard would look pretty close if some of the tabs and winglets are snipped and it flies backwards. You’d need to use something for the torso and weapon, perhaps (Lego?) skeletons or Antares Ghar suit bits or something.
For terrain, Wyloch had a few great videos for making cheap “close enough” terrain for Necrons.
So, I went to 99c Only today to see what I could find.
The hoverboard is $5, but I think it will work for a spaceship or DZC dropship with minimal work. The party favors could make the basis for another spaceship, or just a source for wings for decoration. The bubble machine is $2. I got two so I could convert one into a space defense laser and one into a spaceship.
I also just thought of a way that might work to make cheap Necron Terrain from dollar store Tupperware, clothes pins and zip ties, although it would be a bit labor intensive…
The latest Dollar Tree "Final Faction" action figure wave has a robot called P-131. Could be a great Mech for Wargaming in a variety of scales. Pictured here between a 3" Robotech toy and 1/160 CAV Dictator.
How modular is it? Those legs and torso are begging to become part of an SDF (2?) conversion. The boat-arm-cannons would need to be sourced from another set.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: How modular is it? Those legs and torso are begging to become part of an SDF (2?) conversion. The boat-arm-cannons would need to be sourced from another set.
Arms and legs all move separately, but each leg is one piece. Head is also a separate piece but only has minimal movement
I made another trip to Dollar Tree, and found some more Final Faction mini worth getting, as well as some terrain.
The big guns pull right off of the HK quadruped bot as well as the bugs, so they are easy to convert. The legs are moveable to some degree, and I would glue them into place before trying to paint these guys. Also, some of the plastic used can feel sticky after priming, like Bones 1 minis.
The houses come in two styles, but the furniture is the same for each. If you get two of the same style, they fit back-to-back to make a solid building. As you can see, the two different styles don’t fit with each other. So, each half house is $1.25, each whole house is $2.50, and a whole block costs the same as one or two MDF houses.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: I made another trip to Dollar Tree, and found some more Final Faction mini worth getting, as well as some terrain.
The big guns pull right off of the HK quadruped bot as well as the bugs, so they are easy to convert. The legs are moveable to some degree, and I would glue them into place before trying to paint these guys. Also, some of the plastic used can feel sticky after priming, like Bones 1 minis.
The houses come in two styles, but the furniture is the same for each. If you get two of the same style, they fit back-to-back to make a solid building. As you can see, the two different styles don’t fit with each other. So, each half house is $1.25, each whole house is $2.50, and a whole block costs the same as one or two MDF houses.
I'm quite jealous. I've been trying to find the new Wave of Final Faction figures (from which your crawlers and drone turret come from) for a couple weeks now. You folks on the coast seem to get them first.
Those houses with furniture are a great find. I think I've seen them but looked right past them. Might have to give them a try.
Just Tony wrote: How do those houses scale with the Marvel game?
I don’t have any of the Marvel Minis at hand, but the houses seem just a smidge on the big side for 28mm to me. If the Marvel minis are 35mm, the houses might work as old timey Victorian houses for old timey (short) people…?
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porkuslime wrote: What does the inside of those houses look like? just empty space, or are there stairs, floors, built in applicances?
Unfortunately, I’m not able to check it at the moment, but from my memory it has no floors or stairs but the insides of the walls have a little detail.
porkuslime wrote: What does the inside of those houses look like? just empty space, or are there stairs, floors, built in applicances?
Just picked up the house. No interior detail other than the negative imprint of the exterior detail. Still, surprisingly good potential for gaming for the house and furniture. I'll have a post about it up soon.
Here's the house and furniture, halfway through a repaint. Really easy and quick to paint since all the windows and doors are separate. Figs for scale are 30mm heroic and 29mm true'ish. I think it'd be fine for anything from 28-35mm. I left one unassembled for the picture to suggest it might be good as the basis for a ruined building too.
A few more Final Faction discoveries, and another terrain idea. The Kharn vehicle looks pretty silly as is, but could make a great basis for a chaos Cannon conversion or something. I plan to use the wheels as alien space stations or ships for Dropfleet or something, and to paint the huge chassis as an alien skull for terrain. There is an upgrade kit with two huge talon arms and a scorpion tail that works as a monster all its own. I might get a couple more upgrade bits to convert the chassis into a Scourge Walker of some kind—it’s really big!
The smaller crawlers are pretty great for aliens as is. Their legs come off, which makes them look quite a lot like Invid hulls, so I might do something like that with them.
Finally, garden fairy houses are roughly 28mm scale and $1.25 each; perfect to mix with the plastic houses if you want terrain for The Battle of Carmel-By-The-Sea.
You could put those Khaarn wheel thingies on the top of some sort of vaguely-organic tube to create some disgusting xeno/Tyranid type structures. Like a free-standing polyp or sea anemone looking thingy.
I'll be the guinea pig, just ordered an armadillo and will pick it up from Target tonight once the wife is done with her presentation. (Can't go to Target without her! )
MegaDave wrote: I'll be the guinea pig, just ordered an armadillo and will pick it up from Target tonight once the wife is done with her presentation. (Can't go to Target without her! )
I would say it's more of the BSG Raptor meets the SST Skyhook. I wish the cargo area was detachable (is it? It doesn't seem to be) but yeah it's an ugly pig of a boat and I want one.
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aphyon wrote: Me thinks that XL-15 fighter looks somewhat familiar to something else i love
I finally have something to contribute to this thread after lurking for years. My wife dragged me to a baby/child consignment sale, and while she barely found anything, I grabbed two of these:
the tower is separate from the bat cave part, and I slapped them on some simple bases:
I painted one rusty as hell, after adding some hose for decoration:
Shadow Walker wrote: Wow, that tower looks awesome with rust paint. And adding a hose was an excellent idea.
thanks! I'm was looking for some cheap terrain for a new FLGS, and these guys were 10 bucks each. I figure I can convert the lower "batcave" into something as well, perhaps by adding some cheap plastic chain...
Polonius wrote: I figure I can convert the lower "batcave" into something as well, perhaps by adding some cheap plastic chain...
It may be a good idea. Also just by removing bat logo and painting it in either rust or some darker color you would make it instantly different, and usable in modern/s-f scenarios. I suggest to add some barrels etc. if you have them.
Picked up my Armadillo this morning. This is one of the best toys I've seen in a while. The retractable landing gear is a nice touch. Big enough to be convincing but small enough to take up minimal table space. It actually fits in the Paw patrol Command aircraft hold!
The figures have slightly outsized legs but are spot on 28/29mm sole to eye. More realistically proportioned (except for the legs) than Stargrave (rt), but very much in line with Lead Bones(lt).
Next I've got to figure how to disassemble this for painting and minor modifications.
sadly the prices in the UK render them a lot less attractive (the usual double the price and add a bit jazz)
fingers crossed they go on sale
The Amazon prices are ok on the fighter twin-pack. £25 for a couple of small-ish pieces of scenery. They're £12.99 each on the Smyths webshop. The bigger versions are around £50.
No sign of the Armadillo, sadly, apart from a couple of US eBayers who will ship to the uk. Prices are as scary as you say.
Not sure whether I should buy the 12-inch Zyclops, or the big Hulkbuster suit, and plonk it on the table as a Titan. I can think of a couple of local gamers who would take it really badly.
I imagine shipping might be prohibitive, but if there's anything I can do to help get you one from the states, PM me. They seem to be pretty common here. Even with tax, less than $28usd each,. IIRC.
Thanks for the offer Eilif, it's a kind thought and much appreciated.
The problem with shipping to the UK is the combination of high shipping costs, customs fees and the dreaded "handling fee" that the Post Office charges.
As Orlando said, that $28 turns into $50-60 very easily. The least painful option is to wait to see what appears in the shops. Again, thank you for the offer though.
JustFYI, but the fighters look like they might be closer to 1/72 scale. The cockpits on most of them are so small that a 28mm mini would be cramped in them. However, the XL-15 has a larger apparent cockpit area than the others, despite being smaller over all, so might work best if that is a concern for you.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: JustFYI, but the fighters look like they might be closer to 1/72 scale. The cockpits on most of them are so small that a 28mm mini would be cramped in them. However, the XL-15 has a larger apparent cockpit area than the others, despite being smaller over all, so might work best if that is a concern for you.
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That's true. The figures are the same size as the Armadillo, but the fighter cockpits kind of remind me of the old days when resin vehicles and ships for Wargaming we're marked for 25mm and we're actually closer to 20mm or so. Would still look good in the background but not quite right for Heroic 28mm. The now OOP Starlink ships are better sized for our used.
The Light-year robot pods are nicely sized though. Not like space marine drop pods, but cool as escape pods.
I wish they'd talked a bit about which glue they used (unless I missed it), I find toys don't always take glue that well.
Loctite All Plastics glue is the Real Deal. It even works on the super-soft polyethylene used in old Airfix-style soldiers and green army men.
It comes in 2 parts - a highlighter-like pen for preparing the surface, and a (very small) tube of actual glue.
Wash all surfaces using detergent first, then allow them to dry. Rub the pen over both surfaces, wait 1 minute, apply some of the glue and put them together. Works on everything I've tried it on.
If you mess up or apply the glue too soon, you'll get a big rubbery blob of goo. Scrape it off, wait five minutes then try again.
The glue seems to be normal superglue, and the pen lasts a lot longer than the 2g of glue you get so it works out a lot more economical that it would first appear.
The Construction set worker is asking for a spray of primer, bronze, and verdigris before gluing on a pedestal with a "The Emperor values hard work" plaque.
On the topic of waiting for a price drop i've been keeping an eye on the Matel DC Flying Fox playset and finally managed to pick it up for £22 shipped
it's going to be the perfect firefly-esque spaceship for stargrave or similar games, or stupidly large bit of scenery for 40K for something that could carry Rhinos, Landraiders etc via the opening nose
If you wanted to put the effort in there's enough space in the large front section to game inside if you remove the playset stuff inside which will make a decent building/bunker itself (and add a floor to the spaceship, it's open on the bottom). There's also a rear ramp (needs work to look in 28mm scale)
I have so many plans (which will no doubt fail to turn into actions), but it's good to have the oportunity........ but where i'm going to store it? It's huge
I'm not sure what the plastic is, a lot of it feels too soft to be HIPS or ABS (except for the section with the cockpit), but it doesn't have the 'shiny' feel of pvc
Those gates look very useful for a lot of different projects.
On the glue discussion, I’ve just been using a hot glue gun for all the toy gluing. It’s messy, but seems to be working for now. I’ll have to try that special Loctite glue.
Eilif,did you use a special primer on the doll houses kr any of your other toys? Would Army Painter spray work?
So, a few other things I saw that might be useful:
Acrylic paints at Dollar Tree. Decently big bottles for $1.25 seem perfect for painting terrain.
The beach hut and seashell house might be fun for amusement park terrain or aquatic themed terrain.
Little gnomes for quick civilians/statues, maybe.
A truck for some Mad Max project.
Hot wheels has 1:50 scale batmobiles (and armored batmobiles) for $10.
On the glue discussion, I’ve just been using a hot glue gun for all the toy gluing. It’s messy, but seems to be working for now. I’ll have to try that special Loctite glue.
Eilif,did you use a special primer on the doll houses kr any of your other toys? Would Army Painter spray work?
So, a few other things I saw that might be useful:
Acrylic paints at Dollar Tree. Decently big bottles for $1.25 seem perfect for painting terrain.
The beach hut and seashell house might be fun for amusement park terrain or aquatic themed terrain.
Little gnomes for quick civilians/statues, maybe.
A truck for some Mad Max project.
Hot wheels has 1:50 scale batmobiles (and armored batmobiles) for $10.
Sooo, as for the Doll Houses....
I didn't clean the plastic and even though I used my usual Krylon Camo ("with fusion technology" for plastic") spray paints it does scratch of fairly easily. I've got enough other projects that I kept the furniture and tossed the doll houses into the give-away bin. My suspicion is that if the houses were cleaned well and maybe lightly sanded, Krylon Camo spray paint or one of their other plastic-specific sprays would probably adhere well. I've used them as the base layer for alot of soft-plastic repaints. I have moved generally away from soft plastics though when I can.
I'm happy with the garden Gates. Lots of nice texture that paints up a treat. Just picked up a couple more items I'll show soon. A well, campfire and mini-camper with a nice post-apoc look.
Most of the Acrylic paint looks good enough. However, I did find a bottle of a really neat rust red color that I want to experiment with. I'll probably limit it to terrain though. I use craft paint for minis, but usually only the good stuff like Delta Ceramcoat.
Lastly, as for gluing soft plastic, I've had pretty good luck with regular superglues (usually a gel formula) if the surfaces are lightly sanded. Even better with a rubberized superglue like "Gorilla Impact tough" or "BSI IC-2000". I'll have to check out the special loctite. I've used hot glue on some terrain with mixed results. Holds pretty well, but the wrong impact and sometimes it comes right apart.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Would it help to seal them afterwards with a spray, or one of the varnish-like washes?
Definitely. Any additional varnish helps. I did some soft plastic terrain bits with a Brush-dip of Minwax Polyshades and they seemed particularly durable.
Almost nothing is as durable as an additional later of polyurethane!
I'll probably use all three, though I might build up the ground strong the well so it doesn't seem so tall.
The camper trailer is the most interesting. It's all riveted up except the door and window. With a little work it'd make a great post apoc dwelling or storage unit.
Figures are partially painted 28mm Lead Bones pilots.
Also, we've mentioned the Dollar General 4” Final Faction line before. They just released an accompanying Comic Book. Inside the cover is a picture of everything released and announced for the line except for the correct Kharn Vehicle.
The pic below might give folks some ideas on which packs would be useful in their builds. The as yet mostly unreleased Alpha Team Series 2 Accessory Packs look to have some fantastic potential.
Some plastic castles I came across in my quest for affordable fortress walls.
Looks like the same castle with different accessories and almost the same price. At ~12" a side you could make a pretty impressive fortress with 2 sets ~$70.
I'm kind of impressed they included the instructions, this really does make it clear what you get. It looks like you can make the walls into a line, but the towers only have doors on 2 walls and assume you're making a square, but honestly that's easy to fix with a knife and glue.
Note the kids Envying the one with the castle. These folks know good marketing.
I like this totally candid non-photoshopped image of the castle.
Find someone who looks at you, they way these kids are looking at the castle.
EDIT-Just now noticed they built their castle backwards with the doorways on the outside, for easy access, and the arrow slits on the inside. Well that at least shows it would work as a long wall.
Reminds me of a simpler version of the Simba Toy castle from some years back that at least a few wargamers painted up. Had a nice keep and you can still find them sometimes, but they've been out of production for a bit.
The Final Faction aliens are insanely affordable, and well sculpted for their price. I’ve taken the bighuge guns off of the bug creatures and given them some of the slightly less ridonculous guns from the accessory sets, and they look good.
For anyone looking for more terrain options, Dollar Tree also now sells a couple sizes of octagonal gift boxes with lids, the kind that Maelstrom’s Edge bits were born for. Feels like there might be some interest in large octagonal buildings or platforms.
I also found some stuff in the summer section, such as these pineapple cups with the scale texture that makes them look like alien drop pods. There were also these planters that can look like primitive huts with some cutting.
The Driven vehicles at Target have real potential. The cab is big enough to fit a driver in but they are compressed in length so they won't take up too much room on the table Here's mine with a 1/48 vehicle on the back.
I'd have bought more, but I'm swimming in 1/43 and 1/48 vehicles. The flatbed with container is a neat one.
Several of the vehicles in this series are also available in remote control!
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Some plastic castles I came across in my quest for affordable fortress walls.
Looks like the same castle with different accessories and almost the same price. At ~12" a side you could make a pretty impressive fortress with 2 sets ~$70.
I'm kind of impressed they included the instructions, this really does make it clear what you get. It looks like you can make the walls into a line, but the towers only have doors on 2 walls and assume you're making a square, but honestly that's easy to fix with a knife and glue.
Note the kids Envying the one with the castle. These folks know good marketing.
I like this totally candid non-photoshopped image of the castle.
Find someone who looks at you, they way these kids are looking at the castle.
EDIT-Just now noticed they built their castle backwards with the doorways on the outside, for easy access, and the arrow slits on the inside. Well that at least shows it would work as a long wall.
I was able to get to my local Dollar Tree and pick up some Fairy Gates, a couple water pools and some houses for my wife's gnomes..
I also grabbed 2 of the half houses in an attempt to make a full house.
The Dollar Tree had, as far as I can tell, the complete line of Final Faction toys, per that poster, and if anyone needs a "loot run" I am willing to go try to fulfill wants, and ship to you.
So, this has no gaming use I can see, and is pretty much nothing you’d ever want, but it just feels like news: someone made a Jet Jaguar toy. Clearly this Christmas’ hottest gift.
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Just picked up this DinoTrux toy today. Great detail. But it's huge
My first thought was to replace the head with a drill to make a heavy mining vehicle.
However it would make a cool Ork vehicle, even though I don't play orks. Is there a Gargant or some such that is about 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall?
Interesting set. DinoTrux is a fairly kids program on Netflix. My kids liked it years ago, but I had no idea it was popular enough to support a toy line and a knock off Toy line. Definitely some interesting bits in the Amazon set but not quite enough detail to seek out.
The toy I got is the Ty Rex and it comes nicely greebled
Interestingly there is an official set closer in scale and price to the knock-off set.
Well, inspired by some of the pics you guys posted, I ordered the huge Flying Fox, the Buzz lightyear Armadillo and the Zerg ship..
My dreams of a space port table are that much closer!
All of it together cost me less than a Stormraven.
Now, I'm new to converting toys for Sci Fi use. Anybody have any suggestions on where to find cheap bits that look vaguely like engines to add to the Flying Fox?
I'd also plan to add a playable interior to Flying Fox by adding a floor and catwalks along the side of the main interior compartment, so any suggestions for good flooring material (diamond print plastic and?) or good catwalks and railings would be welcome.
How much do you want to spend? Besides the Final Faction bits from the last couple of pages, you could get a Snap Ship to cannibalize. Or, if you’re willing to spend a bit more there are some nice Gundam Build parts, from simple thruster bells (verniers?) you can glue on the back, to full engine accessories.
I think it's worth it to buy the diamond plate if you can find a good price.
Snap ships do have great bits, but they are small. I think the Dollar Tree Final faction parts are a better buy and much better suited for 28mm.
If you can acquire some deadzone sprues, they are great for greebling.
Also, "For Sale" signs at the hardware store are usually polystyrene, are cheaper than buying model styrene and are thin enough to be flexible over uneven angles and such.
If you know anyone who works in a pathology lab, specimen cassettes are my secret weapon for sci-fi greebling.
Got a bunch when my wife's lab switched colors.
Eilif wrote: I think it's worth it to buy the diamond plate if you can find a good price.
Snap ships do have great bits, but they are small. I think the Dollar Tree Final faction parts are a better buy and much better suited for 28mm.
If you can acquire some deadzone sprues, they are great for greebling.
Also, "For Sale" signs at the hardware store are usually polystyrene, are cheaper than buying model styrene and are thin enough to be flexible over uneven angles and such.
If you know anyone who works in a pathology lab, specimen cassettes are my secret weapon for sci-fi greebling.
Got a bunch when my wife's lab switched colors.
Thank you for the tips Eilif, I've admired your conversions for years. What would you say is a good price for the diamond plate plastruct? I should aim for 1/48 scale diamond plate?
BobtheInquisitor wrote: According to
Amazon, they are ABS plastics. Does that mean plastic glue works in them?
Unfortunately, Amazon’s best deal is 200 for ~$30.
No normal plastic glue won't work on ABS (basically Lego plastic) although i think there are a few types that can (plastruct has one i think) but they generally aren't on sale in the UK
As for Most ABS plastics, MEK based glues will work well, but for the specimen cases I've generally had to use super glue. They take paint well though. It's not a soft paint-resistant plastic. It's quite hard.
If anyone needs some specimen cases send me a PM with an offer and we'll work something out. I'm happy to sell in quantities less than Amazon, though 200 for $30 is a pretty good deal.
5 of them arranged into a cube also makes a pretty great rooftop AC unit...
I'm going to throw this out there since there are probably interested folks here. I'm going to be purging my terrain-supply collection soon. If anyone is interested in possibly buying a big box of castoff toy parts and such (for a very low price) send me a PM and when the time comes I'll be in touch. I've got way to much to build in a lifetime and would like to get it off to folks who could use it. Shipping rates being what they are, this might be a better deal for someone in the Chicago or NOrthern Indiana area who could pickup in person, but shipping is possible.
Thank you for the tips Eilif, I've admired your conversions for years. What would you say is a good price for the diamond plate plastruct? I should aim for 1/48 scale diamond plate?
I've literally never bought plasticard.
I couldn't say really, I got a few sheets for a buck each on the second had market a while back, but that was a very rare find.
I got a bunch of these emergency led lanterns for relatively cheap for my Necromunda board. They take paint well and as long as you leave the small patch unpainted where the solar panel is located on top you never have to worry about running down the batteries... assuming you want lights on your table. The led light bulb telescopes into the housing which gives you options if you want different heights and it has a switch so it doesn't have to be turned on if you don't want it to be. The wire handles are springy and relatively easy to remove, just by squeezing and pulling them out.
I recommend you lightly sand the clear section around the light bulb and spray paint it white. It helps diffuse and dim the light better for atmosphere. If you want your light to have color, you can then use inks or generally translucent paints over the white. Painting this whole thing is even easier if you extend the lantern open spray paint the whole thing white, than collapse it to paint the rest of the color you want on it. The only masking at that point is that solar panel on top.
But even if you don't like the idea of lights on your table, I think these end up looking good side by side with GW's sector mechanicus silos once painted.
Yeah, there are various different versions of those lamps in a couple of different sizes, and they're brilliant for terrain. The pack I got didn't have the light in the bottom, and were battery powered rather than solar - the bottom unscrews for the batteries to go in, so I just left that unglued and pop the batteries in before a game.
Got my 2 Lightyear Armadillo shuttles from Target (they seem to be an exclusive)
More 15mm scale but easy to fudge. They're a bit bigger than a Rhino/Chimera and taller but will look fine on a table. No weapons, just a boxy shuttle for evacs or rescues.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Got my 2 Lightyear Armadillo shuttles from Target (they seem to be an exclusive)
More 15mm scale but easy to fudge. They're a bit bigger than a Rhino/Chimera and taller but will look fine on a table. No weapons, just a boxy shuttle for evacs or rescues.
Glad you were able to get some
I think they're spot on for 28mm, though as more of a light shuttle than a big cargo lifter. Kind of like a flying Ford Econoline.
My son has the aircraft carrier. It's a neat toy, but really only useful for N scale or ideally even smaller. It'd probably be best for Battletech or micro armor. Still quite compressed even at 1:300, but would work well on the table at that scale.
1/72 F-18 model. Again too small for 28mm but potentially useful.
Getting all nostalgic with this one. My very first scale model kit (when I was around 11 or 12) was a 1:72 Hornet. With an unpainted cockpit interior, as I was too impatient and fully built it before I started painting...
Although the Amazon link is showing the F18 box with the parts for an F14.
Technically a Model, but the "Egg Plane" series by Hasegawa is pretty darn toylike.
I was at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh Wisconsin (a fantastic place to see unusual aircraft) and they had much of the range. Many were too obviously chibi versions of real aircraft with the extreme egg shaped canopies and fuselages characteristic of the line. The Osprey model however seemed to have real potential as a private civilian sci-fi aircraft.
The picture above was borrowed from this site...
https://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/flaviation/Hasegawa-MV-22-Osprey-Egg-Plane.php ... where other pictures and a quick review can be seen. I may do a blog post about it at some point when I get around to building it.
I picked it up for what appears to be the original MSRP of $20, though now it appears they often sell for twice that. I briefly looked through the rest of the line, and there are some with a bit of potential, but most would only if you really like the extreme-bubble jet canopies. However, the Hughes 500 and 300 helicopters have real possibilities as their bubble shape lends themselves well to the concept and they could most easily be tweaked towards a sci-fi look that doesn't clearly reference a modern fighter jet or vintage prop plane. The Hughes 500 in particular has two large rocket pods that could easily be moved to replace the propeller as propulsion systems.
Most importantly, the size seems good for a personal sci-fi flying speeder, especially if I mod the prop engines into jets of some sort. Reversing the tails downward and/or putting some thrusters there could also help. Stylistically, it will probably look good next to the Dust Tactics SSU Transport and Sky Crane helicopters I painted up for my sci-fi games. https://www.chicagoskirmishwargames.com/blog/2017/03/adepticon-prep-part-5-quadruple-copters/
Here's the fuselage sprue next to a Stargrave figure. It's not a big craft, but I really like the potential. Almost like a flying coupe, minivan or family car depending on where and how I paint the windows. At this Chibbi scale, the rear entrance ramp is just about perfect for a 28mm entrance.
RedSarge wrote: Bought the Buzz Lightyear ships... they're far too small for 28mm spacecraft. More akin to a tiny personal one-man DIY helicopter. Just a notice.
That's a reasonable assessment. Only one of the grey human starfighters (The XL-07) has a cockpit that looks almost big enough for a heroic 28mm pilot. Still, they might work as a compressed-scale scenery for a fight on an airfield. They're actually pretty well scaled for 25mm, but the figures are very true-scale-slender and like many actual aircraft, the fuselages are not much wider than the cockpits.
On the positive side, the Zurg Fighter and Armadillo are big enough to look good even with 32mm+ figures. Will get pictures shortly.
The f14 also uses 1/48 scale sprues with the same parts as a 1/32 version I once got a child. It was then sold by Monogram. I remember some section requiring a lot of clamps and tape while drying.
Great memories though.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Mmm, is there a better looking plane than the F-14?
OK, yeah I mean BESIDES the SR-71.
No there is not.
(Memories of Jetfire and VF-1 Valkyries)
Some SU-27 Flanker variants make the F-14 look like the F-18.
Which is bad. Apparently it needs to be stated. The F-18 is like the kid in those old Milk commercials, and the F-14 is the grown up hunk he sees in the mirror.
I got the drop pods, they are small, big enough for a single figure, but fine for objectives/escape pods. I like to imagine that Imperial ships carry just enough life pods for the senior officers and maybe a few extra for their luggage.
Kmart Australia has most the Lightyear toy range on sale including the hyperspeed series ships. The Armadillo is down to $20 instead of the $39 they were originally asking.
Hopefully this helps someone. Ive grabbed 1 and there was another 7 on the shelf at my local Kmart so hopefully other stores are as well stocked.
The big purple Zurg fighter and a few of the Star command (Buzz's faction) fighters. The Star command ships are tiny compared to the zurg ship (about 1/5 the size of the zurg fighter).
Picked up a couple of these the other day, not sure what I will do with them yet. Interestingly they have little metal disks at the bottom which magnets stick to for custom loadouts!
Also saw these at the local Ollies! could make a cool giant squiq.
Star wars figure for scale
Oh and I picked up one of these.....maybe an Admec Knight.......its pretty big.
At first I thought it was just a repaint for Amazon but this one is twice the size of the $25 ones from Target, scaled for action figures.
I've bought one of these for my fronteris landing pad/supply port table. It is massive first off, and an absolute pain to take apart currently as I want to remove the darker grey segment at the bottom and then convert to have it loaded up with 40k containers.
I've bought one of these for my fronteris landing pad/supply port table. It is massive first off, and an absolute pain to take apart currently as I want to remove the darker grey segment at the bottom and then convert to have it loaded up with 40k containers.
Can you fit a Rhino or Chimera in the back hatch? If so I may need one of these...
I've bought one of these for my fronteris landing pad/supply port table. It is massive first off, and an absolute pain to take apart currently as I want to remove the darker grey segment at the bottom and then convert to have it loaded up with 40k containers.
Can you fit a Rhino or Chimera in the back hatch? If so I may need one of these...
I haven't got a rhino to hand, but a chimera is about 3/4 of an inch too wide either side... Shame really as it absolutely wide enough, there's bucket loads of space in there, but the hatch itself it too narrow.
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Llamahead wrote: Water Pistols can also work. Finished this this weekend after seeing a couple of these on Youtube really happy with the Shenanigan
Going to be doing a water gun build myself in the near future.
However, current project is one of these that I have in pieces that I was going to kit bash with the armadillo, but the armadillo will get it's own project in time.
This is being full on sci-fi'd with plasticard panels and greeblies. Unsure on changing the silhouette of the cockpit though, I want too to disguise the identity of the donor model, but I'm unsure on how much to change it currently if I do.
I think going angular with the cockpit is the right decision, I just don't know whether to convert the existing cockpit or take it off and go full rebuild.
I'll take some pics later and show you the parts I have to work with. In some ways I want to keep the actual inner cockpit as it has some great details and is the perfect scale, but it also is rounded. I've got all summer to tinker with it anyway (educator) so I don't need to get going with it on a short time frame.
This is the main components that will form the bulk of the build.
Plenty more greeblies than this also, but these will be the main structure, Might keep the bottom part of the cockpit and build an angular frame around it sloping back of to the top of the body on the other section.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: Got my Lightyear fighters and yeah, they're a bit small for 28mm.
They'd be fine at 20mm or 15mm.
Going to cut mine up and make a crash to hide the scale issues.
Hard to tell from the pictures, but the one on the left looks like it might work with an opaque canopy. There are a fair number Sci-Fi of universes where the fighters can be pretty small.
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endlesswaltz123 wrote: This is the main components that will form the bulk of the build.
Plenty more greeblies than this also, but these will be the main structure, Might keep the bottom part of the cockpit and build an angular frame around it sloping back of to the top of the body on the other section.
So Cool. I've wanted to do a thunderbird 2 up for years. I'd probably just repaint it though as most folks in the US aren't as familiar with the thunderbirds and it's such a cool ship as-is. I've got a small die-cast version that will probably make it onto my 1/144 table someday, but I'd really like to get something huge for 28mm.
There's a few about super cheap, if you want one, I can see about getting it shipped over to you in the US if the global shipping program is a rip off?
There's a few about super cheap, if you want one, I can see about getting it shipped over to you in the US if the global shipping program is a rip off?
Thanks for the offer. High as it is, the global shipping is unfortunately probably less than it would cost you. I appreciate the sourcing though. It's still tempting...
Could you snap a picture of the main fuselage piece next to a 28mm figure?
How hard is it to repaint a diecast metal toy for wargaming use????
I really want to start a company now that makes cheap plastic model kits for wargaming purposes. Like those 5 Chinese tanks that sell for 16.
Like for 40K, they made the Leviathan a plastic kit. So they went from a resin kit that takes 5 minutes to glue parts together to a super complicated plastic kit that will take a couple of frustrating hours to build. I like modelling and converting, don't get me wrong. But there is no reason to make things hard for a wargaming kit.
How hard is it to repaint a diecast metal toy for wargaming use????
I really want to start a company now that makes cheap plastic model kits for wargaming purposes. Like those 5 Chinese tanks that sell for 16.
Like for 40K, they made the Leviathan a plastic kit. So they went from a resin kit that takes 5 minutes to glue parts together to a super complicated plastic kit that will take a couple of frustrating hours to build. I like modelling and converting, don't get me wrong. But there is no reason to make things hard for a wargaming kit.
Repainting die cast is ready if you don't mind painting over the existing paint. Not that hard to modify either with a Dremel.
Hard plastic is a tough business to get into, but if you're looking for cheap tanks, the Tehnolog sci Fi tank becomes available periodically. Very simple to assemble with multiple build options.
Speaking of cheap.....man I should kick myself. I wanted to get a couple more of those LightYear Armadillos and they went up in price. I got my 2 on sale for 14 each.
I'm hoping since the movie tanked already they put them on sale to sell them. But 24.99 for one.....too pricey!
OK here is something crazy. They are selling for 39 to 50+ on ebay ! In the US, before shipping!
Summoned one of these from Amazon for about $40 after tax. Plan is to glue a bunch of panels shut and repaint it to match my BFG / 40k Slaanesh marines. Need to make me one of those huge acrylic rod flight stands too. Landed pod is probably the best use there. Anything to keep me from painting actual models for the army
New stuff that I am working on. Tanks are from Lazer Wheels. NOt sure what I will do with the Hummvee, it is way too large I think. I might use it for testing painting etc.
And I tried two sites to show the pics. I wish Dakka would upgrade.
General Hobbs wrote: New stuff that I am working on. Tanks are from Lazer Wheels. NOt sure what I will do with the Hummvee, it is way too large I think.
And I tried two sites to show the pics. I wish Dakka would upgrade.
Those appear to be linking to the slideshow page, rather than the image. You can always just upload the pics to the dakka gallery, or attach them to your post.
General Hobbs wrote: New stuff that I am working on. Tanks are from Lazer Wheels. NOt sure what I will do with the Hummvee, it is way too large I think.
And I tried two sites to show the pics. I wish Dakka would upgrade.
Those appear to be linking to the slideshow page, rather than the image. You can always just upload the pics to the dakka gallery, or attach them to your post.
I got Dakka Gallery to work. I figured out Imgur for another board. Thanks for the tip!
Hah. My Dad still has the one my brother played with in 1976. It has also done marvellous duty for 5 further kids in the 48 years since. The things are flipping bomb proof. They should make aircraft out of them!
I'm sure there were good reasons for the update, but the new one doesn't have nearly the realism or usefulness of the old one. Luckily old ones are plentiful and cheap used.
Stevefamine wrote: I saw the Final Faction dollar general stuff.... I can see it getting used honestly for stargrave/40k/big alien faction
They now include a four legged bug alien with green missiles for the launchers atop a small scorpion like projection. Launcher comes off easily and the nib that held it snips pretty good.
These are about the size of the mongoose warrior arachnids(2-3” depending on how you move the integrated legs). At $1.25 apiece, they will make great stand-ins or bigger bugs for the new wargames Atlantic aluen insect release .
Those are good ones. My favorites so far are the 2 pack of smaller bugs that I suspect will still be bigger than the WGA bugs.
The style is not too different. I think between WGA and Dollar tree one could make a pretty good Tyranid or SST Bug force for a relatively modest amount of cash
You can remove the base and it will stand level on it's own. It was almost unchanged (Except for the base) over decades of production.
Here's mine. The panels in the foreground are removable doors for the elevator.
The picture helped convince me to take your advice and I took the base off of my childhood toy. 1987 it was made, then cars for years, then army men, then my sons cars and now my waay more expensive army men. Long life of play for this toy. I'll base what I do off of your picture plus w/e inspiration I get. I guess these stickers gotta go.
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I found a picture on Amazon with some minis for scale. Looks good to me.
Thanks for that!
Oh, that does look good. Will probably pick it up. Would look great in my 28mm Sci Fi City.
The 5"+ action figures are a bit big to fit with his SW/Halo/etc figs, but he bought the space pickup to add to his 1:16 action figure play. It's a pretty cool toy.
Wasn't the atmosphere on Planet Avatar poisonous or something? And wasn't Planet Avatar filled with hostile predators and such? Why would you go out in an open topped ATV?
Hopefully there will be better stuff coming along.
that's cool kid... is it wrong that i want to play with the actual set?
pushing around, picking up marbles is close to pushing toy soldiers around if it only came with dice to see where you had to move the marbles!
Bought some here in Canada! Only 2$ for a pretty long snake creature, and 4,50$ for a winged dragon (we see it a bit in that picture behind the Trex.
Once cut in section and glued down, just the snake gives me some decent element for a table! I was loosely considering that new AoS terrain for a similar look, but at 70$ versus 2$, choice is simple now! Still have a whole dragon to cut up and glue down!
Skywave,
Those Bone dinos look great! Just the thing for a skyrim'ish dragon boneyard.
KidKyoto
The Mission Fleet stuff has alot of good potential for 28mm use.
"Micro galaxy fleet" is not as usefull, but is pretty much a continuation of the "Micro Machines Action Fleet" from the 90's. In my opinion one of the coolest toy lines ever as many of the ships were pretty close to scale and there were packs of figures from Micro machines as well. The figures were (and the new ones appear to be) generally close to 1/72 with the vehicles being that scale or smaller. There's alot of potential crossover between these two toy lines and various star wars 1/72 model kits both the classics and the newer Bandai.
The $40 version looks like it might be a reissue of the 3.75" action figure toy from the last movie. I got one sans f5un from a resale shop. Cool toy but not ideal for Wargaming
I don't remember if these have been mentioned before (it's a long thread...) but here's a modular fence I made using some lego-compatible fence sections from AliExpress:
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