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Just sitting here with an unassembled GI Joe Carrier and Box within 20 feet of him.......

Now that I know I am rich, I need to figure out where to retire....

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 porkuslime wrote:

 Just Tony wrote:
How much was the Arrow? I can plate that and make my Ork Trukks for my Speed Freeks army.

the Arrow was $1.25.. the extra weapon pack, $1.25, the Rumbler, and the poison weapons, $1.25 each etc.

Let me send you a PM

$1.25?! From Dollar Tree? How can anyone afford this hobby anymore?

Family now refers to this store as the "Buck and a Quarter Store" and it is really weird that there are 3 of them within a 3 mile radius of my house

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 porkuslime wrote:

 Just Tony wrote:
How much was the Arrow? I can plate that and make my Ork Trukks for my Speed Freeks army.

the Arrow was $1.25.. the extra weapon pack, $1.25, the Rumbler, and the poison weapons, $1.25 each etc.

Let me send you a PM

$1.25?! From Dollar Tree? How can anyone afford this hobby anymore?

I found six of them two days ago, and the biggest complaint is the tire size. Suitably Orky, though, so I am fine with it. The coolest part is that you can assemble it with the tires and the flat chassis bottom which gives you the ability to customize it any way you want. My brother is already planning the build.

Started on my hexagon buildings.




More info here:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1380/638981.page

Here is a comparison photo on the table of the lego spinner next to the other spinner toy and 3d printed trucks-

ccs wrote:
For the general amusement of it I'm making an AoS Sons of Behemet army.
Using giant apes! Titano (from Heroclix)

Titano Primes (in white / grey) can be had cheap from TrollandToad for $5.39. They have the black versions for $8.

You can find better giant ape figures, but it's hard to find one at a better price, and you'll never find another one that comes with interchangeable heads, one with laser beam eyes.



King Kong with laser eyes for a hair over $5! How can you beat that?

There are a lot of good Heroclix figures out there for cheap. Only some are expensive and sought after.

Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from Morrisons for £4...

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-halloween-medium-skeleton-dragon-642841011?srsltid=AfmBOoqnemzYEltoe3BDiw1ccpyvZETnGCvAvgQD7K6Ror5EEJk7QSlj

stroller wrote:
Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from

You know what's sad? It looks at least as good as the zombie dragon GW offers.

ccs wrote:

stroller wrote:
Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from

You know what's sad? It looks at least as good as the zombie dragon GW offers.

I don't know how someone can honestly think that they look just as good as each other? There's a massive difference in detail and quality.

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

ccs wrote:

stroller wrote:
Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from

You know what's sad? It looks at least as good as the zombie dragon GW offers.

I don't know how someone can honestly think that they look just as good as each other? There's a massive difference in detail and quality.

I think you may have fallen into the trap of seeing joking hyperbole and accidentally taking it literally.

No need for such seriousness on this thread.

 Eilif wrote:

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

ccs wrote:

stroller wrote:
Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from

You know what's sad? It looks at least as good as the zombie dragon GW offers.

I don't know how someone can honestly think that they look just as good as each other? There's a massive difference in detail and quality.

I think you may have fallen into the trap of seeing joking hyperbole and accidentally taking it literally.

No need for such seriousness on this thread.

No, no, they have a point. The GW one has nowhere near that level of detail and articulation.

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

ccs wrote:

stroller wrote:
Halloween is coming again... this dragon skeleton from

You know what's sad? It looks at least as good as the zombie dragon GW offers.

I don't know how someone can honestly think that they look just as good as each other? There's a massive difference in detail and quality.

I was trying to be kind to the GW kit.
This thing is actually better when you account for the price. You can spend a couple of $s & get this poor/goofy looking thing, OR.... You can spend alot of $s & still wind up with a poor/goofy looking thing.
Plus this one comes assembled & looks like it has some degree of articulation!

No, I do not like the GW Zombie dragon.

Bought a couple of dragons and rats - scenery bit her we come

With the Transformers One movie out, does anyone know if any of the cheaper ones might be usable as repainted generic future vehicles? I haven't done the pavement work yet but am wondering if, for instance, the Transformers One Cog Changers are scale to 28mm-32mm minis.

On my list of things to do one of these days is using some Halloween animal or monster skeletons to make versions of the desert skeleton from Star Wars.

Something iconic, alien, grimdark and it can be cover for a squad or two.

One of these days...

It's not a toy, but for us gaming cheapskate's...

If any of you need good affordable wargame mats, Tie Dyed print fleece is on sale at Joannes for $3.75 a yard at 59" wide!
https://www.joann.com/tonal-tie-dye-blizzard-fleece-fabric/16905275.html

I use the tan for desert and the blue for water. They look great, are as protective of minis as a neoprene mat and can be stuffed and folded without worry.

Just ordered the green which my friend had used to nice effect as grasslands.

That's a pretty neat idea, and much cheaper than one of those mats. Sadly my local Jo-Ann's closed a year or two ago.

My wife got be a beige wool blanket from one of the historical reenactment festivals in the area, and I use that to great success. I've also had a military issue wool blanket ever since I went to 92G MOS school. Cannot recommend enough.

I'm picking up the green tie dye fabric today at JoAnnes. I'll post a pic with the color. My buddy had one years back that I think was the same that looked quite good for grassland. However, after I made my order another club member recently bought one and the color was a bit too bright. I'll let you all know.

EDIT
Just picked mint up and the green has WAAAY too much yellow.

I'm considering dying it or just having a bunch of fleece fabric to cushion my terrain boxes.

The Tan/beige one, however remains one of the best desert mats I've ever seen from any material. The print has a very nice natural look and the fleece texture gives the most sand-like appearance of anything other than real sand/balast (which can be murder on paint). It's 3d in a way you just can't get from printed neoprene.

 Just Tony wrote:
My wife got be a beige wool blanket from one of the historical reenactment festivals in the area, and I use that to great success. I've also had a military issue wool blanket ever since I went to 92G MOS school. Cannot recommend enough.

I love wool military blankets for wargame surfaces. I've got my Grandfather's green/brown blanket he used in WW2 that I sometimes use as a gaming surface. I think it's a nice, relatively low-impact, way to keep it useful while not risking alot of washing and damage to a family heirloom. I like seeing his name on the corner whenever I take it out.

I also have a grey-ish one of uncertain origin and tighter weave that actually makes a nice generic cement-like surface for an urban battle.

I appreciate the usefulness and detail that is achievable with neoprene mats and I have several, but I like to let folks know about some of the really nice and affordable options that are out there as well.


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 ZergSmasher wrote:
That's a pretty neat idea, and much cheaper than one of those mats. Sadly my local Jo-Ann's closed a year or two ago.

They will ship....

Not sure if anyone has mentioned these in the vast history of this thread, but Magna Tiles are fantastic options for snap together terrain. A quick coat of paint and some minor details and you're putting together fortresses before you know it.

 Tawnis wrote:
Not sure if anyone has mentioned these in the vast history of this thread, but Magna Tiles are fantastic options for snap together terrain. A quick coat of paint and some minor details and you're putting together fortresses before you know it.

I think they might have been, but it's been a while. I saw some very reasonably priced packs of a generic version (usually much cheaper than official "Magna Tiles") at Aldi last week.

A fellow on the Bedroom Battlefields discord has a really neat system whereby he glues them together into floors, but keeps the floors separate and stacks them in different configurations to make 4-sided tower setups like you see in old Necromunda pictures.

 Eilif wrote:

The Tan/beige one, however remains one of the best desert mats I've ever seen from any material. The print has a very nice natural look and the fleece texture gives the most sand-like appearance of anything other than real sand/balast (which can be murder on paint). It's 3d in a way you just can't get from printed neoprene.

I am 100% agreed on that tan/beige fleece mat.. I have used mine at Origins for the last 10 years, still going strong and looking great

Eilif wrote:I'm picking up the green tie dye fabric today at JoAnnes. I'll post a pic with the color. My buddy had one years back that I think was the same that looked quite good for grassland. However, after I made my order another club member recently bought one and the color was a bit too bright. I'll let you all know.

The Tan/beige one, however remains one of the best desert mats I've ever seen from any material. The print has a very nice natural look and the fleece texture gives the most sand-like appearance of anything other than real sand/balast (which can be murder on paint). It's 3d in a way you just can't get from printed neoprene.

 Just Tony wrote:
My wife got be a beige wool blanket from one of the historical reenactment festivals in the area, and I use that to great success. I've also had a military issue wool blanket ever since I went to 92G MOS school. Cannot recommend enough.

I love wool military blankets for wargame surfaces. I've got my Grandfather's green/brown blanket he used in WW2 that I sometimes use as a gaming surface. I think it's a nice, relatively low-impact, way to keep it useful while not risking alot of washing and damage to a family heirloom. I like seeing his name on the corner whenever I take it out.

I also have a grey-ish one of uncertain origin and tighter weave that actually makes a nice generic cement-like surface for an urban battle.

I appreciate the usefulness and detail that is achievable with neoprene mats and I have several, but I like to let folks know about some of the really nice and affordable options that are out there as well.


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 ZergSmasher wrote:
That's a pretty neat idea, and much cheaper than one of those mats. Sadly my local Jo-Ann's closed a year or two ago.

They will ship....

I'd SO love a grey wool blanket. I'd also love to chase down a white one for snowfield battles as well as a black one for space games.

 Eilif wrote:

 Tawnis wrote:
Not sure if anyone has mentioned these in the vast history of this thread, but Magna Tiles are fantastic options for snap together terrain. A quick coat of paint and some minor details and you're putting together fortresses before you know it.

I think they might have been, but it's been a while. I saw some very reasonably priced packs of a generic version (usually much cheaper than official "Magna Tiles") at Aldi last week.

A fellow on the Bedroom Battlefields discord has a really neat system whereby he glues them together into floors, but keeps the floors separate and stacks them in different configurations to make 4-sided tower setups like you see in old Necromunda pictures.

If you don't have kids, the generic versions will save you money, but they are poorer quality. Actual Manga Tiles have small rivets put into them so they basically never break. The generic Picaso tiles and other knock offs save money by not using these rivets, but that means if you drop them, then can come apart and the tiny magnets can pop out. Not a big deal for our uses, but dangerous if you're thinking of splitting a set with any young kids.

My club mate is right. The green type dye polar fleece has WAAAY too much yellow.

I'm considering dying it or just having a bunch of fleece fabric to cus I'mhion my terrain boxes.


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 Just Tony wrote:


I'd SO love a grey wool blanket. I'd also love to chase down a white one for snowfield battles as well as a black one for space games.

It's not quite the same but it might be worth looking at gray and White polar fleece or felt at your local fabric shop.

 Eilif wrote:
My club mate is right. The green type dye polar fleece has WAAAY too much yellow.

I'm considering dying it or just having a bunch of fleece fabric to cus I'mhion my terrain boxes.


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 Just Tony wrote:


I'd SO love a grey wool blanket. I'd also love to chase down a white one for snowfield battles as well as a black one for space games.

It's not quite the same but it might be worth looking at gray and White polar fleece or felt at your local fabric shop.

Wool is sturdier

 Just Tony wrote:


Wool is sturdier

That's true, but I think you'd be pleasantly surprised at the durability of polyester polarfleece. It's quite strong and at least for snow and sand, it has a more realistic surface.

Another Fabric store option for concrete/asphalt is grey tablecloth material. I assume it's some sort of vinyl, but it's very sturdy and takes a drybrush well. I've used it for years for urban layouts.

 Eilif wrote:
My club mate is right. The green type dye polar fleece has WAAAY too much yellow.

I'm considering dying it or just having a bunch of fleece fabric to cus I'mhion my terrain boxes.

You could try fabric spray paint. Not sure how much coverage you'd get from one container, though.

https://www.joann.com/tulip-colorshot-instant-fabric-color-spray-3oz/14726921.html

The Rebel Moon Drop ship is down to 11 bucks shipped!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116074336608

I might buy two more.

You can see my earlier pics with mini comparison here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1710/689888.page#11666470

Bought 2 more. Probably destined for my green Ventauran Army which has a similar aesthetic.

Gallery
https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-24779-20144_Ventauran%20Army.html

With these beauties incoming, I think I'm going to purge a ship or two or more from the box of ship potential. Probably some soft plastic like the Hawkman ship.

I find I'm less and less interested in spending time working with polypropylene and other materials that aren't quite as reliable for gluing and paint retention.