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2020/04/24 22:26:46
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Otiose in a Niche
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Elbows wrote:What continues to amuse me is that...as a kid, my father was a big toy nut (he's a military gamer/modeler himself) so I've owned almost everything posted on this page - all of the old plastic toy soldier stuff. I had the later pictured mountain set, the plastic Marx trays, the chintzy castle, etc. I wish I'd held onto some of that stuff - but I moved a lot later in life.
Any thoughts on the Marx trays? Of all the things I found that tempted me the most, seems an easy way to make a cool battlefield on any table. Also seems good for storage which has to be a priority.
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2020/04/24 22:39:45
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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I haven't had them for 20+ years, but I remember them being pretty damn sturdy. Not terribly detailed (but you can fix that). What's important though is that the stuff like the Marx trays have been re-cast or re-manufactured by heaps of companies. So the ones I had may have been from a different manufacturer, etc.
Cost wise they're competitive, they are hollow-plastic like realm of battle boards (hence I'd HATE rolling dice on them). Not much in the way of variety, so your whole table would be the same 4 styles or whatever is available.
I'd probably suggest them for skirmish games before I would a full 40K table.
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2020/04/27 00:56:27
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I rather like the woodblock city stuff. Hmmm
This castle -
- Looks neat too. How modular is it I wonder, could you get two and Frankenstein them together easily?
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2020/04/27 15:08:02
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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I will just point out the official Tim Mee toy website for all your plastic army men needs. There was stuff on there that I had forgotten about or never even saw!
https://timmeeusa.com/collections/all
I also found these and am thinking about ordering some.....
https://www.partypalooza.com/product/RobotAsstMini.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInbKHuPGI6QIVDb7ACh3SzAdsEAQYASABEgJUlPD_BwE
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2020/04/27 17:08:26
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Otiose in a Niche
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You sir are an evil man. For me it would have to be these guys, they were filler for my Star Wars figures back in the day.
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2020/04/27 18:56:04
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Posts with Authority
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They made a Guns of Navarone playset?
Earlier than that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_fort
You could comfortably stick one of those in the late, lamented WFB Empire. Definitely in AoS.
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2020/04/27 22:05:18
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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Kid_Kyoto wrote:
You sir are an evil man.
For me it would have to be these guys, they were filler for my Star Wars figures back in the day.
There is just too much crap compared to gold in that set for me to get too crazy for it!
Does anyone know of a good set of similar style plastic robots that is/are easily available?
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2020/04/28 02:47:37
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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How about a toy farm for a 2 year old being transformed into a sweet piece of industrial terrain for 40k or necromunda?
The guy who did this is brilliant but I think me night be spray painting in an enclosed space too often, or at least he comes off that way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uli7pHs-By4
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2020/06/05 22:30:03
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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2020/06/05 22:43:05
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Didn’t we hear about those years ago? When will they be available for purchase?
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2020/06/05 23:10:10
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Yep they've been prototyping them and shopping them around a while.
Their facebook says August.
$10-$40, hopefully they get good reviews.
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2020/06/06 21:04:01
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Foxy Wildborne
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That doesn't look great for scale model type wargames, but neat as its own thing, maybe like Brik Wars
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2020/06/06 22:04:01
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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lord_blackfang wrote:That doesn't look great for scale model type wargames, but neat as its own thing, maybe like Brik Wars
Imagine them with tank treads glued over the gaps and battleship light cannon on the planes, then sprayed black, painted blue, grey and yellow, then dry rushed white to within an inch of their lives. Automatically Appended Next Post: For more fighter-scale ships, replace treads with 1/48 fuel tank halves and battleship guns with 1/72 air-to-air ordnance.
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2020/06/12 08:11:45
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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2020/06/12 16:48:16
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Leader of the Sept
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Hah... the idea of using past US presidents as battlefield objective markers is an amusing one
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2020/06/12 17:04:50
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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“According to my calculations, Dr. McCoy was not supposed to save the life of President Kennedy. Jim...”
“Dammit Spock, I understand my duty.” *hefts rifle*
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2020/06/12 17:14:15
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Flinty wrote:Hah... the idea of using past US presidents as battlefield objective markers is an amusing one
War Master Ross O'velt riding into battle on his weaponized wheel palanquin!
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2020/06/12 18:48:39
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Stubborn Prosecutor
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Kid_Kyoto wrote: Flinty wrote:Hah... the idea of using past US presidents as battlefield objective markers is an amusing one
War Master Ross O'velt riding into battle on his weaponized wheel palanquin!
Oh man.
AV2008X: Balsarius Cawl, am I to understand you have created an entire company of weaponized 20th century presdenital battle-clones?
Cawl: *Cackles*
AV2008X: You are just seeing what it'll take for Gulliman to admit his transgressions and execute your robotic butt aren't you?
Cawl: *Cackles* I'm such a bad boy. *starts on Chariman Mao battle-knight designs*
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Bender wrote:* Realise that despite the way people talk, this is not a professional sport played by demi gods, but rather a game of toy soldiers played by tired, inebriated human beings.
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2020/06/14 03:08:55
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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The HQ Set ups would be great for Inquisitor!
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2020/06/21 07:10:32
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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If I remember rightly Kid was getting some grief for suggesting sand castles for terrain weeeelllll https://therealmofjinnai.blogspot.com/2020/06/eldorado-small-pyramid.html I rather like the result actually. Not my work but thought he'd feel vindicated.
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2020/07/01 19:50:51
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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2020/07/02 18:28:44
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Stubborn Prosecutor
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Just got the saber fighter in for my son's birthday on the 3rd. I'll post pics of the size.
Its an interesting idea, the body of the fighter is lego-like blocks and then you add all these spaceship bits to the outside
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Bender wrote:* Realise that despite the way people talk, this is not a professional sport played by demi gods, but rather a game of toy soldiers played by tired, inebriated human beings.
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2020/07/05 22:52:46
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Crazed Spirit of the Defiler
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Anyone know how big this is in comparison to your average 40k mini? Would love to use it for my Guard
https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147795993/Star-Fort
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2020/07/06 00:38:25
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The description says its dimensions are 14x19x4". Which should be plenty big. But it’s an Amera Plastic Mouldings model and is listed as a 28mm scale model...
http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=g
Of note, the Amera lists the dimensions as 71cm x W71cm x H5cm.
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2020/07/06 01:35:44
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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I know from bitter experience that 5cm is not 4 inches.
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2020/07/06 06:59:52
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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Might be package dimensions vs model dimensions.
If it's the same one listed above it's 1/72 and could be made to work.
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2020/07/07 12:49:09
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Painting Within the Lines
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I think it was Kid_Kyoto who mentioned the Aliens APC above? Unfortunately, it is far too big to be used as a Chimera/Taurox tier APC for 28mm Imperial Guardsmen. It could see use as a Battlewagon equivalent, which is what I intend to do with the two I bought.
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2020/07/07 13:16:13
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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There's really only option:
CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT!
(or possibly Storm Lord)
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2020/07/07 16:11:33
Subject: Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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Painting Within the Lines
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Kid_Kyoto wrote:There's really only option:
CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT!
(or possibly Storm Lord)
Yup, doing this now.
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2020/07/07 17:22:58
Subject: Re:Toys with war gaming or terrain uses
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[MOD]
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