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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: mrgrigson on October 19, 2012, 04:13:06 AM

Title: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: mrgrigson on October 19, 2012, 04:13:06 AM: Some years ago, Hallmark made a Christmas ornament of the Ecto-1 that was well-scaled for the 28mm crowd. With this in mind, I stopped into my local Hallmark store just in case there was anything interesting. Lo and behold...

http://www.hallmark.com/products/christmas/keepsake-ornaments/outatime-1795QXI2944_DK/ (http://www.hallmark.com/products/christmas/keepsake-ornaments/outatime-1795QXI2944_DK/)

Higher priced than most vehicles this scale that I've bought, but... it's a Delorean! Comparison photos forthcoming once I find appropriate time travelers.
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: obsidian3d on October 19, 2012, 05:39:09 AM: That's awesome, I gotta get me one of those!
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Daeothar on October 19, 2012, 08:49:02 PM: Crud! Dang you; now I have to get me one... :D

And a Marty and Doc mini too, of course. Will this never stop? ::)
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: obsidian3d on October 19, 2012, 10:16:17 PM: The bigger question is WHERE does one find appropriate minis for the characters?! I want a future Marty and Biff!
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Doomsdave on November 02, 2012, 11:13:13 PM: I picked mine up tonight. It's just a bit smallish, but OK for gaming. They also have a sweet Tie Interceptor ornament this year that is just about right. It's a skosh larger than the last Revell Tie Interceptor model.
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Achilles on November 03, 2012, 03:44:24 AM: Hasslefree has an appropriate Doc miniature, and I'm pretty sure one of the Fenris investigators could make a good Marty!
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: obsidian3d on November 03, 2012, 05:10:15 PM: We were at the mall yesterday and I had a look at this in person. It's pretty nicely done but perhaps a touch on the small side if you're doing 28mm. I didn't buy one though because in Canada they're priced at $23.99! That's a little more money than I want to spend on it. :(
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: anevilgiraffe on November 03, 2012, 09:04:26 PM: Crooked Dice not-Rory has a body warmer like Marty
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Doomsdave on November 03, 2012, 11:36:57 PM: Quote from: obsidian3d on November 03, 2012, 05:10:15 PM
We were at the mall yesterday and I had a look at this in person. It's pretty nicely done but perhaps a touch on the small side if you're doing 28mm. I didn't buy one though because in Canada they're priced at $23.99! That's a little more money than I want to spend on it. :(

That stinks. It's still cheaper than the alternative Vitesse 1/43 models though.
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Hitman on November 04, 2012, 03:47:39 AM: I went to the local Hallmark store a couple of weeks ago and would have bought it, but I noticed a '78 Black Trans Am...I used to own an '80 Black Trans Am, so I bought it instead. I figures it would fit into my Zombie games, superhero games, etc. Sizewise, it matches length-wise to other 28mm vehicles I have but it is a bit narrow and a tad lower, but heck it is a Trans Am...so I can live with that!!

Question is, how do you get rid of the eyelet on top without damaging the vehicle???
Regards,
Hitman
8)
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: obsidian3d on November 04, 2012, 06:04:42 AM: Are they not simply screwed in? That's what I would have thought by simply looking at it.
Title: Re: "Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a Delorean?"
Post by: Doomsdave on November 04, 2012, 09:05:05 AM: If you use hobby size needle nose pliers and twist gently clockwise and counterclockwise it will loosen up. You will, however, have an unsightly hole. I saw the trans am too and considered it for a moment but went with the delorean.