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**Vulcan**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
I do love the continued inclusion of the Dimetrodon, something that very specifically wasn't a Dinosaur.

Given how many people believe humans and dinosaurs coexisted, that the average person can't tell an early synapsid (the clade that eventually evolved into mammals) from dinosaurs (which eventually evolved into birds) doesn't surprise me in the least.

**Easy E**

What is scarier than fighting dinosaurs in the Lost World?
...

Fighting skeletal Dinosaurs in the Lost World!

**Frazzled**

Vulcan wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
I do love the continued inclusion of the Dimetrodon, something that very specifically wasn't a Dinosaur.

Given how many people believe humans and dinosaurs coexisted, that the average person can't tell an early synapsid (the clade that eventually evolved into mammals) from dinosaurs (which eventually evolved into birds) doesn't surprise me in the least.

Well they did and still do. I eat dinosaurs once or twice a week. Mmmm...dinosaur...er chicken!

To the topic, great topic. please keep it up.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Easy E wrote:
What is scarier than fighting dinosaurs in the Lost World?
...

Fighting skeletal Dinosaurs in the Lost World!

When you think about how powerful a lich is after being dead only a few centuries, surely undead dino liches must be some of the most powerful creatures on Earth!

**Coh Magnussen**

Sue!

**Casualty**

Easy E wrote:
What is scarier than fighting dinosaurs in the Lost World?
...

Fighting skeletal Dinosaurs in the Lost World!

"Cindy, this is bones!"

**Llamahead**

But where is the model of the tiny jewish polka afficionado with the one man band outfit?
I'm guessing that mey be beyond even Reaper..........

**Kid_Kyoto**

So $150 for a 2' titan?

Or a Deathstrike missile base?

https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-toys-generations-war-for-cybertron-titan-wfc-s29-omega-supreme-figure

**Hawky**

If you are looking for a cheap "clutter" to decorate your gaming table, 1920-1950 cars in between 1:43 and 1:60 scales are ideal. Give them some weathering or maybe hit them with a hammer a couple of times before putting them into a fireplace to create a realistically-looking wreck and you are good to go.

**Easy E**

Hawky wrote:
If you are looking for a cheap "clutter" to decorate your gaming table, 1920-1950 cars in between 1:43 and 1:60 scales are ideal. Give them some weathering or maybe hit them with a hammer a couple of times before putting them into a fireplace to create a realistically-looking wreck and you are good to go.

Or for gangster games?

**Stevefamine**

That missile / titan if it was 50% smaller and $50 I'd pick it up. Bit toooo large

**Kid_Kyoto**

Possible Macharius superheavy?

For $8 might be worth a try.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/military-armored-personnel-carrier-scorpio-hard-plastic-21cm/123747471869

**Kid_Kyoto**

I don't know anything about Fork Knight but these might be of use, especially once they go on clearance.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L3PZ95B/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

https://smile.amazon.com/Fortnite-Turbo-Builder-Figure-Pack/dp/B07GHTNZQF/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=Fortnite&qid=1556587555&s=gateway&sr=8-6

**Kid_Kyoto**

$14 for three tanks, each one bigger than a Land Raider.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GJJZW2J/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=A2X4OP81CX82CN&psc=1

- Size: Approx 20 x 10.8 x 8.8cm/7.87 x 4.25 x 3.46inch

Good for wrecks or Ork battle wagons if nothing else.

And a possibility for my on-hold landing craft project. Replace the command tower, add some engines...

It COULD work.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F7NDQRG/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A356B9SKXB6KHX&psc=1

**DarkSoldier**

That is a cute little USS Enterprise aircraft carrier.

**Flinty**

Just watch out... the back of the ladder can flexible

**Kid_Kyoto**

Not sure how many times I can see this toy without buying it to make a troop shuttle...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KCFYP3

**Kid_Kyoto**

Another ship that might be useful at 28mm, as a wet navy or landing ship.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PTM5HLQ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=AJH5PYLVP0DGO&psc=1

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OK, this is unexpected.

Everyone familiar with Hieronymus Bosch's visions of hell right?

Well someone's making toys.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bosch+figurines+parastone&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&imprToken=XBA.sXr2S0tjRvakiIHpXA&linkCode=ur2&linkId=429556dd8bdea07067594c4693bc69bd&slotNum=2&tag=openculture-20&ref=nb_sb_noss

OK, expensive collectable statues. But you get the idea.

More information here:
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/collectable_hieronymus_bosch_figurines

http://www.openculture.com/2017/03/hieronymous-bosch-figurines.html

**Kid_Kyoto**

Something of interest to ship and starship builders...

47 modern ships, planes and choppers. Cut em up and glue em to a Space Hulk, paint them up as transports and escorts, heck write your own South China Sea wargame! For $15 why not?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SP536JV

**BobtheInquisitor**

Looks like some of the aircraft could work with 10 or 15mm minis, even if only as terrain. That's a great find.

**Easy E**

I want!

**Ratius**

I would love to walk into a tourney with that blue shark thing and proxy it as a Tau Manta.

**Kid_Kyoto**

I'll be sure to post pics when I get mine. It looks like you get at least 2 of everything (black team and grey team) so some things like stacking the subs hull to hull to make a 3d ship are easy.

Lots of turrets and wings to clip off too.

Fingers crossed it's styrene and not PVC. Even though I know in my heart it's PVC.

**lasgunpacker**

PVC would be so much better than something like Army Man plastic (Polyethylene)

**Kid_Kyoto**

Cheap and cheerful bunkers and scatter terrain.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32887380493.html?spm=2114.12057483.0.0.60b9e55aQKEva5

**Eilif**

Years ago I used WW1'ish toy army men cannons to make flavorful mounts for my IG heavy weapons.

Now clearly they are way too big to truly be man-portable, but 40k isn't about logic and I think that Lascannons that look like light artillery is just cool. I just pulled the guns off, put the lascannon bodies in and attached the power packs with a piece of bass guitar wire.

Using the original mount for the Autocannon, putting Lascannons on these mounts and making the missile launcher's standing-shoulder mounted, you can easily get 3 HW teams out of 1 HW sprue.

They were unavailable for quite a while, but they're back and cheap as chips.

Interestingly, the spindly wheels have been replaced with larger wheels that look even more 40k.

https://www.amazon.com/Green-Cannons-Moving-wheels-Inches/dp/B01N36YQIP/

**Kid_Kyoto**

One of the sillier ideas floating in my head is to reproduce these guys using IG figures.

https://smile.amazon.com/Kicko-Plastic-Army-Men-Figures/dp/B0734GBJV9/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F3N6M6WN62SNDE4S1ESK

If it doesn't make sense, when I was growing up almost all the army men were these exact poses in this glossy green plastic (the tan army didn't appear till Desert Storm in 1991).

Any of our resident 3d sculptors interested in the idea?

**Easy E**

I always loathed getting the crawling guys and the guys with the bayonet rifle in the air! Hate those guys!

**usernamesareannoying**

Lol that's funny. I said the exact same thing about the bayonet in the air guy.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Apparently Aliens toys are back. I see them on Amazon but I think they may be Wal Mart exclusives so check there too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083XV2YKQ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=AM9CGFAH9O33N&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083XPV853/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=A1SINBZM1DHIZG&psc=1

I've seen the APC on Facebook and it looks great with 28mm figures.

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Yep, Wal Mart.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Alien-Xenomorph-Attack-Advanced-APC-Vehicle/974391324