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2018/02/26 16:34:50
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
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Nice, I have been keeping my eye out and hoping the Micro Machines Star Wars would release sets of Stormtroopers and rebels again.
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2018/03/04 01:33:35
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Vlad_the_Rotten
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Just spent a whopping $3.50 at Goodwill for these bad boys. Looking forward to breaking them down into component parts and repurposing into grungy wargaming terrain.
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2018/03/05 02:18:44
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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 Skirmish Wargames wrote:Just spent a whopping $3.50 at Goodwill for these bad boys. Looking forward to breaking them down into component parts and repurposing into grungy wargaming terrain.
Excellent finds! I recognize the launcher but what are the other two?
If you need some inspiration for what do do with the power launcher, here's what I did with a very similar example.
https://www.chicagoskirmishwargames.com/blog/2014/08/30/terrain-triptych-part-2-power-station/
Making terrain from junk toys is probably my favorite part of this hobby.
Cool blog by the way. My club has a very similar approach to wargaming.
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2018/03/05 02:35:12
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Vlad_the_Rotten
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Your repurposed Hot Wheels launcher is crazy good. Thanks for the inspiration.
The big purple and orange thing I got at Good Will is actually a ShrinkyDink oven. The blue robot is marked Tomy and Disney (in very small type), but that's all I know about it.
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2018/03/08 15:46:53
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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Skirmish Wargames wrote:Your repurposed Hot Wheels launcher is crazy good. Thanks for the inspiration.
The big purple and orange thing I got at Good Will is actually a ShrinkyDink oven. The blue robot is marked Tomy and Disney (in very small type), but that's all I know about it.
Thanks for the info. Two more things to look out for at Goodwill!
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2018/03/12 05:35:52
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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A lot of people probably already know aobut this but in case you missed it...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/toys-r-us-still-sells-lots-of-toys-heres-why-its-going-under/2018/03/11/ab4721b8-2538-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html?utm_term=.c353b4b7b745
US Toys R Us stores are likely to close in the next week or two. So um... good time to shop for bargains?
I guess?
Beyond losing a store I really liked, and however many thousands of people losing their jobs there's the fact that TRU is going under largely because of a $7 billion leveraged buy out that hamstrung its ability to invest. Before people mutter about Amazon or Walmart or whatever try imagining running a business with a $7,000,000,0000 millstone around your neck.
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2018/03/14 03:55:47
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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2018/03/14 04:46:29
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
We'll find out soon enough eh.
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The Washington Post really is something special, not just excusing risky corporate behaviour, but doing so by gaking on people who lost their homes in a financial crash that resulted from risky corporate behaviour.
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I need to acquire plastic Skavenslaves, can you help?
I have a blog now, evidently. Featuring the Alternative Mordheim Model Megalist.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal |
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2018/03/14 13:10:38
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Krazed Killa Kan
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I wonder what scale those robots, monsters and fairies are in...
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2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2.
Order of St Ursula (Sisters of Battle): W-2, L-1, T-1
Get of Freki (Space Wolves): W-3, L-1, T-1
Hive Fleet Portentosa (Nids/Stealers): W-6, L-4, T-0
Omega Marines (vanilla Space Marine): W-1, L-6, T-2
Waagh Magshak (Orks): W-4, L-0, T-1
A.V.P.D.W.: W-0, L-2, T-0
www.40korigins.com
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2018/03/14 15:37:05
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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Hey Porkuslime, long time no see!
I wonder also. $17 is probably a good deal, but just a bit outside of the impluse buy range for me. If anyone does pick these up I'd love to see some scale shots. Especially the robots, I'm loving that turtlebot!
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2018/03/14 20:10:13
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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2018/03/14 22:04:34
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Yeesh, those must be veterans because it looks like most of those marines already got covered in Xenomorph blood
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I should probably add something useful. I picked up 3 of these at my local dollar store a few weeks ago for $10 each. Some kind of crappy hologram mind control silyness that you download an app to your ipad and slide it into the roof. I'm sure some executive though was a great idea...and only he thought was a great idea. Looks like they originally retailed for over $100, they're online for around $25. Worthless for their original purpose (as emphasized by the dozen left on the shelf I DIDN'T buy for $10), but it's absolutely awesome for Star Wars bunkers/buildings
They're pretty big, that Jedi Order symbol on the front is about 40mm wide. The white top glues down to the white base to make an awesome looking bunker/building, the dark grey cap that the plastic "glass" pyramid sits on has a lot of nice panel lines and will make for a great landing pad/storage pad. There's a big "Star Wars" logo on top that'll need to be covered by plasticard, but that's no big deal
And with some WotC Star Wars Miniatures for scale:
and a few more
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2018/03/14 22:45:40
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Combat Jumping Ragik
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These:
Just what I need to play the world's only 1:1 scale TTG, Fairy Meat No use for the ponies tho. Maybe sell 'em to some bronie or the other 
 Yodhrin wrote:
The Washington Post really is something special, not just excusing risky corporate behaviour, but doing so by gaking on people who lost their homes in a financial crash that resulted from risky corporate behaviour.
We also call it The Washington Compost. In days of yore, it was known as Pravda on the Potomac.
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2018/03/15 06:03:38
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Member of a Lodge? I Can't Say
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They're pretty big, that Jedi Order symbol on the front is about 40mm wide
Geez, I thought that was the paragon symbol from ME. Guess I need to get more sleep.
Still that's a perfect size bunker. I'll have to see if I can find one cheap.
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2018/03/15 06:33:31
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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What are those Star Wars things called?
I tried googling "Some kind of crappy hologram mind control silyness" but didn't find them. Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh and if you missed it:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toys-r-us-bankruptcy/toys-r-us-to-close-us-stores-leaving-void-for-toy-lovers-idUSKCN1GR0E6
Toys R Us is closing all US and UK stores.
Great work Bain and KKR! Automatically Appended Next Post:  Eilif wrote:
Hey Porkuslime, long time no see!
I wonder also. $17 is probably a good deal, but just a bit outside of the impluse buy range for me. If anyone does pick these up I'd love to see some scale shots. Especially the robots, I'm loving that turtlebot!
Robots - "The figurines are between 2.5-7 cm tall, the biggest being 6 cm wide." according to a reviewer.
Monsters - "each 2-3 inches high"
Fairies - "Most of the fairies and unicorns are just under 2 inches tall. The dragon figures are taller--closer to 3 inches tall."
I know Kyoto Secunda and Kyoto Secunda Prime are getting the fairies when we go back to the US.
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2018/03/15 16:43:55
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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 Kid_Kyoto wrote:What are those Star Wars things called?
I tried googling "Some kind of crappy hologram mind control silyness" but didn't find them.
The first image is a clickable link to the Wal-Mart online listing for $27, just google "Milton Force Trainer Hologram"
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2018/03/15 20:11:41
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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Kalamadea
That SW Trainer/Building is kind of amazing. I'm going to look around here for one. My kids can wear the headsets and run around with their lightsabers.
Red Harvest,
The fairy/pony set for playing fairy meat is actually a pretty brilliant idea. I seem to remember someone here or TMP or LeadAd was asking about Fairy Meat last year and though the rules are available the figures are OOP.
'Kyoto,
Thanks for that. That does make the robots bit more tempting.
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2018/03/16 03:50:03
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Just noticed the robots come with scrap piles and ruined walls too.
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2018/03/18 01:35:37
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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There are some usefull toys in the Power Ranger lines. Two of which I'm at-this-time finishing turning into spacecraft for an Adepticon "Mech Attack" Scenario.
"Mission Response Vehicle"
More pics here:
http://linearranger.com/OverdriveToys/OOToy18.htm
It's on OOP toy, and you have to scratch a roof of some kind for the middle cargo area but you can find used ones for around $35 shipped on ebay.
Pyramidas.
Review and pics here:
http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/deluxe_pyramidas_carrier_zord
Wierd looking I know but imagine it without a head lying on it's back. In that position it has a nice downward swept nose awesome starting point for a big blocky spacecraft or sci-fi bunker. As-is incomplete versions on ebay go for about the same price as the Response Vehicle.
I'll post finished pics to my blog and project log after Adepticon, but for now let your imagination run wild...
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2018/03/19 13:51:56
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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If anyone is interested I put up the first post about my most recent conversions of toys into 28mm spacecraft.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/651712.page#9884265
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2018/03/19 14:04:26
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Leader of the Sept
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Toys are us was so.overpriced that even the closing down sale provided limited value for money.
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Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
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2018/03/26 08:23:23
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Another toy soldier set that might be of use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MW7JH0I/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_14?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A32U5AQ24589F9
Apparently tailor made for some high-fantasy toy soldiering with wizards and heroes and monsters.
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2018/03/27 22:16:24
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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2018/03/28 16:54:12
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Brigadier General
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Those are some very good suggestions. For toy gaming I often recommend looking at simple wargames that are well proven even if they aren't listed for "toys". As an example, Brikwars is designed fo LEGO and is a really funny read. However in play it is rather klunky. Song of Blades and Heroes on the other hand is written for miniatures but is an excellent choice for skirmish gaming with LEGO which I've done on a couple occasions.
-If you have Robot toys, Mech Attack is a good option. http://armorgridgames.blogspot.com
-The Panzer 8 series of free games are wonerfully simple and versions exist for many different genres.
Anyone looking at any kind of toy gaming needs to look at Sean Patten's free wargame rules at http://www.ironhands.com (aka Necromunicon) They are almost all quite simple and many blur the lines between games created for toys and games created for simple wargaming He's got games for
-Star Wars Galactic Heroes (or any other kind of SW toys)
-Gundam
-Votoms
-Toy Cars
-Spaceships
-and others...
I've used the "Starcrashers" rules to play with toy spacecraft several times with my son and we've really enjoyed it.
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2018/03/29 18:04:20
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Thermo-Optical Tuareg
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I still think Mega Bloks' Call of Duty and Halo lines would lend themselves very nicely to wargaming. Probably better than Lego, even.
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2018/03/30 11:06:15
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Fixture of Dakka
West Michigan, deep in Whitebread, USA
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I've been pondering that exact thing, Barzam! Nice chunky figures that are nearly indestructible when it come to kids' handling. Slap some flat plates you der their feet, and you have poseable game minis that have swappable weapons and armor and can be removed from bases to be put on vehicles. Probably use the Brikwars rules, but with Megablox figures.
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2018/03/31 10:12:40
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2018/03/31 23:38:13
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Vlad_the_Rotten
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Transformers Chess Set, possibly for statues, objective markers or ??? Got it for $15 on eBay plus $10 shipping.
Halo Nano MetalFigs (plus Desert Batman with a rifle). Just 97 cents apiece at the local Walmart vs. $6 apiece on Amazon. (Huh? Weird.)
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2018/04/02 11:48:42
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Not a toy but very useful
https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Fortress-Miniature-Display-Figurine/dp/B01D51W1F2/ref=sr_1_2
This display is 11 1/8" tall, 10" wide and 7" deep approximately
The sculpture is made of designer composite resin, hand painted and polished
Use this castle display stand to showcase your miniatures. We have many miniature sets in our store that is compatible with this display stand.
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2018/04/02 14:33:18
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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Those Nano Metal Figs are also good for Superheroes.
I went to the local Toys R Us that was closing and was EXTREMELY disappointed by the clearance prices. ONly 10% off and all the Big G stuff was gone all ready. :(
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