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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: itchy on November 25, 2009, 01:40:42 PM

Title: golden compass airship
Post by: itchy on November 25, 2009, 01:40:42 PM

Not sure if anyones interested but the Balloon airship thing from the Golden Compass movie are on sale at Toys r us (Sheffield anyway ) at .49p each , got a couple this morning

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Post by: Dewbakuk on November 25, 2009, 02:18:02 PM

I have one to act as reference/inspiration. I'd buy lots but can't think of a use for them as they're rather small.

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Post by: former user on November 25, 2009, 02:19:10 PM

pics?
size?

I have the diecast one but it is rather small
the tricar/coach is good though

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Post by: Plynkes on November 25, 2009, 02:20:49 PM

Yeah, I was given one ages ago. I love it, but have no idea what to do with it.

It isn't necessarily small. If you put it into an Aeronef game it would suddenly take on titanic proportions! Maybe it could belong to Nemo or something (the Jules Verne nutjob, not the little fish), and could fight all the other Aeronefs on its own.

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Post by: Froggy the Great on November 25, 2009, 02:25:18 PM

What scale figure would work with them?

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Post by: TheMightyFlip on November 25, 2009, 03:30:17 PM

I reckon 6mm if its the Zepplin shaped one, I have two of those.

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Post by: nickinsomerset on November 25, 2009, 03:49:20 PM

I have a couple of the zeppelin ones, they will become generic single man ships to take on Bullshots infernal Japanese things!

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Post by: Dewbakuk on November 25, 2009, 04:57:51 PM

I don't have it to hand to check but I'd say about 10-12mm, it's the double balloon one, not the Zeppelin.

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Post by: Plynkes on November 25, 2009, 05:02:17 PM

Oh right. I didn't know there was more than one.

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Post by: former user on November 25, 2009, 05:03:07 PM

oh

different scale I guess?

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Post by: Dewbakuk on November 25, 2009, 05:06:54 PM

All three toys they released were sized for the packaging. Here's a pic.

(http://www.toysrus.co.uk/medias/sys_master/8609558612033456.jpg)

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Post by: former user on November 25, 2009, 05:26:22 PM

this one should work for 10 or 15 mm then

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Post by: JollyBob on November 25, 2009, 05:30:13 PM

I have one of those. With a little bit of work, I think I can make it into a one-man scout flyer for 28mm.

I will prove myself wrong in due course.  :D

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Post by: Svennn on November 25, 2009, 05:36:22 PM

I have never seen that one, I was thinking of the zeppelin shaped one. I was also trying to think of ways to incorporate six or eight of them into a VSF craft. Well you could at 49p each couldnt you ;D

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Post by: Mors on November 25, 2009, 06:40:56 PM

I bought 10 of those at poundland, paid a pound each  for them  :D
The balloon thingies unscrew quite easily so I am going to use them as a couple of units of scout ballonists....one day.

Mors