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Hmmm. Best set from that group... Rednecks...

Yea that Ukraininan 1/72 line is pretty wild, they even have post-apoc and zombie apocalypse stuff.

Serious question... would those 1/72 rednecks make good children in a 28mm scale game?

No they'd be to gracile and have totally different proportions to an actual child. If their shipping fine though I'm after some for Gaslands!

 Llamahead wrote:
No they'd be to gracile and have totally different proportions to an actual child. If their shipping fine though I'm after some for Gaslands!

Ah... shame. Thanks

Ok. I admit I have been a little obsessed with the little Ukranian soldiers guys all day. I found the following on EBAY

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254094171648

1/24 scale giant/Troll

Not sure how big that actually makes him... but at $10 seems like a good deal.


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Oh, and I found the section on the ones in the video from plastic soldier review in case any one is curious on any of the sets.

https://plasticsoldierreview.com/ShowFeature.aspx?id=149

That's how I was once I saw the video. I kept trying to think of ways I could use the figures, but all I could come up with pretty much was either as proxies for Kings of War or making up my own homebrew game (something I used to be interested in when I was a teenager). The figures look to be a little small for something like Warhammer or even MESBG, but maybe some of them could be made to work?

 ZergSmasher wrote:
That's how I was once I saw the video. I kept trying to think of ways I could use the figures, but all I could come up with pretty much was either as proxies for Kings of War or making up my own homebrew game (something I used to be interested in when I was a teenager). The figures look to be a little small for something like Warhammer or even MESBG, but maybe some of them could be made to work?

This topic really deserves it's own thread as this is a thread for toys not 20mm wargaming miniatures, but I'll play until a mod splits them.

Like any scale, 20mm (1/72) has it's pros and cons. It predates even 25mm as a wargaming scale It's very affordable, easy to store and in historical eras there's a huge variety of miniatures. It's also the same scale as OO model railroading and close enough to use HO (1/87) buildings and accessories. There are also metal ranges.

On the other hand, the fantasy and Sci Fi ranges are much more limited, painting and modifying soft plastic has it's own challenges, and these days it's become a niche scale with a smaller player base than 28 and 15mm.

Trying to incorporate them into 28mm game is mostly a losing proposition, but if you have a couple friends who would like to try a new genre/game/ruleset affordably, it can be a good option. There are dozens and dozens of games these could be used for if you're willing to approach the scale on its own merits and look outside the GW/MANTIC bubble.

Well for better or worse I bought a couple of boxes.
Amazons
Wargs
Guards of Cardinal Richelieu
Musketeers of the King of France

The wargs I think will just be war dogs in 28mm games. No idea what the other stuff will be used for…

Dark Alliance minis probably deserve a thread of their own since this is more about toys that aren't minis

Sorry I wasn't trying to derail the thread or anything but I had to share! Guess I got too excited. I should have made a separate thread. My bad.

 ZergSmasher wrote:
Sorry I wasn't trying to derail the thread or anything but I had to share! Guess I got too excited. I should have made a separate thread. My bad.

No apology needed! I'm just saying now is a good time for a separate thread

 ZergSmasher wrote:
Sorry I wasn't trying to derail the thread or anything but I had to share! Guess I got too excited. I should have made a separate thread. My bad.

Would be happy if you did make another thread. As I said you kind of got me hooked in at least the short term.

 bbb wrote:
Those are interesting. They'll be even more interesting Nov. 1st.

yep.. I plan to get several myself at half off.. For some reason I balk at cutting up $10 buildings, but not $5 buildings

Michael's link

https://www.michaels.com/search?q=diy%20haunted%20house

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Michael's link

https://www.michaels.com/search?q=diy%20haunted%20house

That black metal cemetery fence tray looks to be RIGHT up my alley. Also great for transporting magnetized Vampire Counts models.

If anyone wants to talk about 1/72 SF & fantasy, that's basically ALL we do...

Skeletons for your terrain and wargaming needs!



https://www.michaels.com/product/17-angel-skeleton-by-ashland-10749105?michaelsStore=9179&inv=1

A 17" angel skeleton! I am really tempted to pick it up and just lay it across a table. A dead angel the size of a skyscraper, that's an objective worth fighting for!



https://www.michaels.com/product/13-dragon-skeleton-by-ashland-10749012

Perhaps the Angel fell in combat to the 13" dragon?



https://www.michaels.com/product/55-spider-skeleton-by-ashland-10749008

The spider is a mere 5.5" and of course spiders do not have endoskeletons but honestly once you're talking about spiders the size of a house does it even matter?

Plenty more here if you want to do a deep dive. I kind of like the idea you could cover a table with all 3 for under $20.

https://www.michaels.com/search?q=skeleton

I found some saucy stuff in that search. The skeletal scorpion would have been great, but I've already taken care of my Tomb Scorpion needs. What I'm gonna look for now is anything that might work as Ushabti or a Casket of Souls.

 Just Tony wrote:
I found some saucy stuff in that search. The skeletal scorpion would have been great, but I've already taken care of my Tomb Scorpion needs. What I'm gonna look for now is anything that might work as Ushabti or a Casket of Souls.

I passed this as I was looking today

https://www.michaels.com/product/mini-mausoleum-halloween-decor-by-ashland-10748494?michaelsStore=1339&inv=7

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Just Tony wrote:
I found some saucy stuff in that search. The skeletal scorpion would have been great, but I've already taken care of my Tomb Scorpion needs. What I'm gonna look for now is anything that might work as Ushabti or a Casket of Souls.

I passed this as I was looking today

https://www.michaels.com/product/mini-mausoleum-halloween-decor-by-ashland-10748494?michaelsStore=1339&inv=7

Between the trees and the mausoleum, it'd make great VC terrain. Not sure it's Egyptian enough to pull a COS off, though. Thanks for the heads up, though.

The venerable and beloved Iron Hands/Necromundicon site tipped me off to these:

http://www.ironhands.com/Arcadia_ships.html



https://www.amazon.com/Max-Factory-Panzer-World-Galient/dp/B09RQNLMJD

from the Panzer World Galient anime

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Panzer+World+Galient

And these:



https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Spirits-Sirbine/dp/B01DK4SCMA

From the Aura Battler Dunbine anime

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Aura+Battler+Dunbine

And check out his Mega Blox converted pirate ship!

http://www.ironhands.com/arc_s_black1.JPG

(cannot hotlink)

First one looks like a perfect GK Dreadknight replacement.

10 stackable model volcanos for $10.

Yeah I can see a use.





https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD4VV5JK/

They're small, 3" but would work for a lot of tables.

Those volcanos could be useful for either some alien planet or some hellish landscape for fantasy.

I could see some use for Alpha Strike. Especially with a bit of modeling for differentiation. Looks like it has some nice hard edges for drybrushing.

The Armada table at Gen Con had a little smoking volcano island, similar nautical possibilities with these.

For the general amusement of it I'm making an AoS Sons of Behemet army.
Using giant apes!

Pictured are the apes I've found posing with a GW gargant/mega-gargant between them to demonstrate scale.

1st pic:
A GW Mega-Gargant flanked by a DC Comics Gorilla Grod action figure & a King Kong figure (both found at Walmart)

2nd pic:
A regular Gargant, Titano (from Heroclix), & a Wizkids "giant ape" for D&D/pathfinder.

I need several more Titanos & Giant Apes + bases

Love!

The problem with the AoS giants is GW didn't go all the way for pose ability and include ball joints and other options to pose them so they get a lot of repeats.

Using action figures should solve that nicely, can't wait to see it done!

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
10 stackable model volcanos for $10.

Yeah I can see a use..

Potentially useful, although the fact that the stacked example pic has a broken one sitting on top isn't a great sign for longevity.