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 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.


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I may have to steal that use of the vent as the dog bot’s head.

That's looking great! I quick painted a couple of those a while back for proxying in K47....
https://www.chicagoskirmishwargames.com/blog/2017/10/cheap-tanks-for-weird-wars/
... But not as cool as the conversation work you're doing. On the blog post I did that it's actually reasonable well scaled for 28mm.

Anyone know of interesting toys that would work for Necron Terrain, or proxy for any of their Destroyer units?

Playmobil pyramid is the most obvious one... and/or lego...

 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.

Bob, those are from that Dollar Tree sci fi line, correct?

Yes, I got them at Dollar Tree. I think both of those flying bits come in the same package with some guns or other bits, for $1.25 now.

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

Found this dragon at Ross for $9. He’s about the size of the Shadows of Brimstone dragon, Sho Ryu, which is pretty big

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.

Paint that house in darker colors, and it would be perfect for fantasy.

 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.

How do those houses scale with the Marvel game?

What does the inside of those houses look like? just empty space, or are there stairs, floors, built in applicances?

 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.

I really like how the “ruins” look. Great idea.

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.

Good stuff.
Turning the vehicle into a easier is very intriguing.

Well that was unexpected.

Lightyear (that dude from Toy Story) new toys are kinda awesome.

AND scaled for 1" figures! AKA 28mm





https://www.target.com/p/disney-pixar-lightyear-hyperspeed-series-armadillo-with-izzy-38-buzz/-/A-83722297


Lightyear Armadillo Shuttle (seems to be Target only)




https://www.target.com/p/disney-pixar-lightyear-hyperspeed-series-zurg-fighter-ship-38-zurg-figure/-/A-83722272#lnk=sametab

Lightyear Zurg Fighter



https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09CG5QZRM/?coliid=I5E25VOZJCB0F&colid=1AQNEF7RBO6IS&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it



https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09CFXDY82/?coliid=ID9J14W0OGM9V&colid=1AQNEF7RBO6IS&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it



https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09BW3M2LF/?coliid=I3CLW0RZSH8J1R&colid=1AQNEF7RBO6IS&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it


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https://smile.amazon.com/Disney-Pixar-Lightyear-Flight-Cyclops/dp/B09CFRN7XJ/ref=sr_1_7?crid=ORVSU50K4ETM&keywords=lightyear+toys&qid=1650397266&s=toys-and-games&sprefix=lightyear+toy%2Ctoys-and-games%2C275&sr=1-7

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.

Those Light-year ships are fantastic. The Armadillo may be a must-buy.

Those Lightyear ships have me salivating. Have they already hit shelves in Target?

At least buying a handful of these won’t be as awkward as buying a basketful of dolly houses and space bugs.

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! )

Will post pics

I learned about them from Star Grave players on Face Book so yeah they're out there

 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! )

Will post pics

I'm waiting anxiously for it!

M.

Ok, back from infinity and beyond...

At first glance I thought it was too small, but next to the Rhino it's perfect. More pics in the spoiler tags...