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Title: Megablocks Ships
Post by: darquebus on 16 January 2014, 11:39:10 PM

I had a request 2 weeks ago to show again the Megablocks ships I had posted years ago....

These ships are a very cheap source for very playable ships that fit 28mm very well.
I bought these in a toy shop on sale for around $35 or so...
I have used a pair of clippers and got rid of all the little knobs and covered it with card board that I bought in a supply shop for architecture students (see pic bellow) I just cut it to size, glued it onto the ship and gave it a quick dry brush...done
Just put the mini on for scale


Here they are.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pJKY7n0SBw4/UthqjMXxWzI/AAAAAAAABJk/KbBGX_WOvJU/s720/IMG_2604.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5S8W_6U61CE/UthqgcJzuzI/AAAAAAAABJc/XDsc1Rr-xLI/s640/IMG_2602.jpeg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XSh985fkomc/UthqkH67WMI/AAAAAAAABJs/7UPtVGpzExk/s640/IMG_2606.jpeg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0e62lkpd5JI/UthqnqJRc7I/AAAAAAAABJ0/Znrfr44oB1o/s640/IMG_2607.jpeg)

Title: Re: Megablocks Ships
Post by: darquebus on 16 January 2014, 11:49:33 PM

I forgot to mention. for the rigging I used rubber bands, looks good and makes it easier to place minis on the decks as the band just "move aside"


Also bought this in a department store for just $26.
This is a fantastic model, but needs more work/paint to make it look not too "toy-like".
But the size is perfect. it looks "shorter on the pic than it actually is...

(http://www.toysrus.com.au/www/732/files/293121-mega-bloks-world-of-warcraft-goblin-zeppelin-ambush-02.jpg)

When my paint room cools down (no air con in there) I start an this one...right now we got 44 degrees and the paint dries on the brush before you can use it  :?

Title: Re: Megablocks Ships
Post by: logan8054 on 23 January 2014, 09:16:10 PM

Hi darquebus,

Thanks for the pics, I am not sure I will go the route of using card board.  But I love the pics and the dry brushing.  I am going to have to make a lot of modifications.  Partially due to the boats I purchased had some damage, I am also having to rebuild the boats out of a "lot" purchased from ebay so much of the stuff is mixed.  I dont even know if i have the instructions for the Empress ship. 

However that all said, my goal is to do something very similar to what you have done above, i do love the rigging btw.  One thing though that I am hoping to do, is make these have conversions turning these sea fairing beauties into devastating airships as well. 

Any thoughts or ideas, i see you are also working on an airship.