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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: anevilgiraffe on November 12, 2008, 05:06:09 PM
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JollyBob - look away now.... seriously....
right, Poundland Cambridge has complete, undamaged sets of the Hellboy/BPRD horrorclix for a pound... you get HB, HB jr, Abe, Liz, Johann, Roger and Daimo... they are on the whole, very decent sculpts and should survive a repaint... not bad seeing as Forbidden Planet has been trying to sell a damaged one for full price for months...
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Regardless of JB reading it I had a lot of trouble....Could you provide glasses next time. lol
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if you quote, it's perfectly readable :D
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if you quote, it's perfectly readable :D
You learn something new everyday. :) Thanks for the heads up. I am sure JB will thank you in his own special way. ;)
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no he won't because he won't have read any further.... ;)
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Oh yes he did... >:(
Ah well. That would have saved me a bit of bother and the end of a thumb a couple of months ago.
Be quicker next time, Giraffe, or it's back to Africa for you! :-[
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Shame we don't have those shops over here. Would be worth getting a second set for another Hellbaby. :)
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if you quote, it's perfectly readable :D
You learn something new everyday. :) Thanks for the heads up. I am sure JB will thank you in his own special way. ;)
Press ctrl and use the scroll ball on your mouse if you have one to make the text bigger!
And oh dear, but yeah, I have heard they are alright sculpts.
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Ooh!
Just seen this.
Off to Poundland in about 15 minutes!
Thanks Mr Giraffe :D
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Off to the Nottingham Poundland I go!
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I popped in again last night and noticed that one of them has an armless Roger for some reason, box looks undamaged, but Roger is def lacking an arm... so might be worth giving the contents a once over....
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yeah i bought my son some marvel heroclix from poudland and there were faulty casts in three out of four boxes and du[plicate figures in the fourth.
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yeah i bought my son some marvel heroclix from poudland and there were faulty casts in three out of four boxes and du[plicate figures in the fourth.
Well, for a Pound.... you could probably sell the duplicates and cover all your expenses lol
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... or should that be "Poundland Badness"? Just got back from the one in Dudley and they didn't have any >:(
They did have that twin-balloon airship thingy from "The Golden Compass" and though it's quite nice I couldn't see myself ever using it. They also had boxes of 4 Halo heroclix type figures, which sadly looked to be about 40mm rather than 28mm, so I passed on them too :(
Never mind, I did get a cheap sack of potatoes, the latest "Classic Rock magazine and a hot sausage roll, so it ended quite well.
I'm off to Sainsbury's tomorrow to buy some more cheap Dr Who minis - including a Space Pig ;D
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Man, everybody else's Poundlands are full of great stuff.
Ours is just crammed to the gills with dobbers buying multipacks of weird eastern european branded crisps for 5p a throw and frightening-looking (possibly unregulated) cleaning products.
Bloody southerners get all the good stuff. :(
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I'm off to Sainsbury's tomorrow to buy some more cheap Dr Who minis - including a Space Pig ;D
Pigs in Spaaaaa....aaace! lol
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Drat no poundland near us :?
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Man, everybody else's Poundlands are full of great stuff.
Ours is just crammed to the gills with dobbers buying multipacks of weird eastern european branded crisps for 5p a throw and frightening-looking (possibly unregulated) cleaning products.
Bloody southerners get all the good stuff. :(
Ain't that the truth :'(
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I'm off to Sainsbury's tomorrow to buy some more cheap Dr Who minis - including a Space Pig ;D
Pigs in Spaaaaa....aaace! lol
I shall name him "Dr Julius Strangepork" lol
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Bloody southerners get all the good stuff. :(
the aftershave for £1 is probably not the good stuff....
my nearest Sainsbury's doesn't have the Micro Universe toys unfortunately.... >:(
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Well, for a Pound.... you could probably sell the duplicates and cover all your expenses lol
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well my son swapped the dupilcates with his pals and the misformed ones eneded up as decent zombie types, just called into local poundladn didnt have any hellboy but had some plastic trucks and vans that are spot on for 25mm
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I get most of my superglue from poundland - 12 tubes for £1, and it works as well as any I've ever bought elsewhere.
Never seen anything I could use for gaming though, so I've gotta agree with you JollyBob :(
Bloody southerners get all the good stuff. :(
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well my son swapped the dupilcates with his pals and the misformed ones eneded up as decent zombie types, just called into local poundladn didnt have any hellboy but had some plastic trucks and vans that are spot on for 25mm
Mine didn't have those either >:(
Now, if I was one of their store managers ....... lol
The zombie idea is a very good one - in fact it would work for many more otherwise unuseable figures too.
Something to consider :)
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just looked at lunch... the HB sets are thinning out pretty quickly... the Golden Compass balloon thing has arrived as well... may get that, some potentially usefull bits in that...
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Man, everybody else's Poundlands are full of great stuff.
Ours is just crammed to the gills with dobbers buying multipacks of weird eastern european branded crisps for 5p a throw and frightening-looking (possibly unregulated) cleaning products.
Bloody southerners get all the good stuff. :(
Ain't that the truth :'(
You see chaps there are benefits to being a southern softie and living in this part of the world, although the downsides are numerous - expensive beer, expensive food, very expensive house prices and did i mention expensive beer... :?
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................did i mention expensive beer... :?
Yeah no change out of a fiver for two piggin drinks down here either >:( >:( >:(
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................did i mention expensive beer... :?
Yeah no change out of a fiver for two piggin drinks down here either >:( >:( >:(
Not much difference up here, to be honest. Not even if you drink the locally brewed brown beer that smells of socks. :(
I remember when a tenner would last you all night.
And all this was fields.
Actually, it still is fields, but that doesn't work.
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................did i mention expensive beer... :?
Yeah no change out of a fiver for two piggin drinks down here either >:( >:( >:(
you need more than a fiver for two beers in Twickenham :'(
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................did i mention expensive beer... :?
Yeah no change out of a fiver for two piggin drinks down here either >:( >:( >:(
you need more than a fiver for two beers in Twickenham :'(
But they are brought to you by a comely serving wench.... ;)
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Yep £2.70-£3.20 a pint even here in Bucks
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Well, in DK you can't buy a pint for much less than the equivalent of £4... >:(
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................did i mention expensive beer... :?
Yeah no change out of a fiver for two piggin drinks down here either >:( >:( >:(
you need more than a fiver for two beers in Twickenham :'(
But they are brought to you by a comely serving wench.... ;)
Ahh don't remind me, I was in the Grotto the other night for a meeting and my favourite was there, all smiles.... I am starting to run out of reasons to go there now lol
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Don't ever let the Mrs. join this forum... ;)
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Don't ever let the Mrs. join this forum... ;)
Good point, I think I am safe, for now.... ;)
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the Golden Compass balloon thing has arrived as well... may get that, some potentially usefull bits in that...
Useful giant cowboy for pulp Wild West and a couple of hot air balloons, when dismantled, for 15mm ACW to early WW1.
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the Golden Compass balloon thing has arrived as well... may get that, some potentially usefull bits in that...
Useful giant cowboy for pulp Wild West and a couple of hot air balloons, when dismantled, for 15mm ACW to early WW1.
Bugger back to seriousness lol lol lol lol
(sorry I went down the pub at lunch.... ;))
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Don't ever let the Mrs. join this forum... ;)
I think every one of us would be in trouble if our wives etc joined..... >:D
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Well, I thought I would pop into our local one on the way home and see if any of the good stuff had made its way this far north.
Unfortunately, no Hellboy. :(
But...
I did pick up two packs of Batman Heroclix, which are surprisingly good. :) (favourites are Jim Gordon, a very nice figure, and Ra's al Ghul. I also got Talia, al Ghul's daughter, although the woman who captured the dark detective's heart appears to in fact be a giant no-necked freak. Go figure.)
Also got the Golden Compass carriage (last one, yay!) which means I have to do VSF stuff now. Dammit.
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Also got the Golden Compass carriage (last one, yay!) which means I have to do VSF stuff now. Dammit.
Hooray, I knew we'd get you eventually. (Everybody succumbs eventually, its just a matter of time...) ;) lol
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Also got the Golden Compass carriage (last one, yay!) which means I have to do VSF stuff now. Dammit.
Hooray, I knew we'd get you eventually. (Everybody succumbs eventually, its just a matter of time...) ;) lol
(http://www.roflcat.com/images/cats/curseyouvillainsu5.jpg)
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I picked up Scoresbys balloon as well... damn useful... I'm thinking 28mm weather balloons for any number of KKBB/Doctor Who science installations gone wrong...
reckon the basket thing could be turned into something useful as well... could be turned into a basket for the Zepplin and make a 28mm one man scout zepplin... or with some engines and some work a one man spaceship of some kind...
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Got a Hellboy pack today. No Batman ones though :(
With Wizkids being closed down, hopefully this is just the first in a big wave destined for poundland! Come on piles of Aliens box's, I'll buy them all!!!!
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I was just about to burst my head with anger that you Almost-Scots get Batman stuff, when I saw the cat pic lol
You just made my day!
Mind you, Poundland must really hate us in the West Midlands :'(
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Come on piles of Aliens box's, I'll buy them all!!!!
you to then :D
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The Poundland in Wrecsam is RUBBISH!! >:(
It never has any of this good stuff. :'(
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Come on piles of Aliens box's, I'll buy them all!!!!
you to then :D
Me three.
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And now I have Scorseby's balloon as well. What have you bastards done to me...? :'(
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And now I have Scorseby's balloon as well. What have you bastards done to me...? :'(
made you spend £1? oh the humanity... ;)
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I'm fairly sure that's just the start, mate. Cos now I'll need a pilot for it, and something for it to fight, and ground support, and it doesn't look Martian so let's have it on Venus and...
Well, you get the idea. lol
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lol
mine has been dismantled already... :D
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Hmmm, definitely not a Poundland fan at the moment. I went to another local store today and they had nothing useful either, not even the balloon thingy. They did have about 200 packs of the Halo clicks, but they are too big for my needs.
I was so depressed, I even forgot to call in at Sainsburys for my Dr Who Space Pig :'(
I did get a very cheap Korn cd that I was after, though :D
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With Wizkids being closed down,
Er.... WHAT??
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Announcement
The Topps Company announced today that WizKids will immediately cease operations and discontinue its product lines.
Scott Silverstein, CEO of Topps, said “This was an extremely difficult decision. While the company will still actively pursue gaming initiatives, we feel it is necessary to align our efforts more closely with Topps current sports and entertainment offerings which are being developed within our New York office.”
Upon notifying our partners, Topps will immediately pursue strategic alternatives so that viable brands and properties, including HeroClix, can continue without noticeable disruption. To that end, WizKids will continue supporting Buy it By the Brick redemptions for Arkham Asylum, and the December Organized Play events for HeroClix.
For consumer announcements, please refer to www.wizkidsgames.com over the coming days for further information.
this is off the whizz kids website
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OMG.... I thought they were doing fantastic....
Well, well.....
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Announcement
The Topps Company announced today that WizKids will immediately cease operations and discontinue its product lines.
Scott Silverstein, CEO of Topps, said “This was an extremely difficult decision. While the company will still actively pursue gaming initiatives, we feel it is necessary to align our efforts more closely with Topps current sports and entertainment offerings which are being developed within our New York office.”
Upon notifying our partners, Topps will immediately pursue strategic alternatives so that viable brands and properties, including HeroClix, can continue without noticeable disruption. To that end, WizKids will continue supporting Buy it By the Brick redemptions for Arkham Asylum, and the December Organized Play events for HeroClix.
For consumer announcements, please refer to www.wizkidsgames.com over the coming days for further information.
this is off the whizz kids website
Posted up on Frother's a few days ago. Shame but then again they are bendy! (Even though some are very nice).
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The Poundland in Wrecsam is RUBBISH!! >:(
It never has any of this good stuff. :'(
Wrecsam has not been the same since they closed down the lager factory :'(
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Checked the Worksop branch yesterday - nada
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Ours has got a stack of civilian Hummers in. Picked one up for the BPRD to ride around in. Might be slightly too big, but Hummers are massive anyway, so I don't know.
I'll put up a pic later if anone wants to see.
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Checked the Worksop branch yesterday - nada
Damn. Well, you've saved me a trip, Svenn. I was going to try there tomorrow lunchtime!
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Well, I don't have any pound shops near me, so if anybody sees the Alien figures going cheap, I would be delighted to reimburse somebody for a load.
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Well, I don't have any pound shops near me, so if anybody sees the Alien figures going cheap, I would be delighted to reimburse somebody for a load.
Same goes for me, and for a couple of the BPRD ones too.
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I'm in on the deal concerning aliens.
If anybody sees cheap boxes (in sufficient numbers), please alert us!!!
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Right, this is the Hummer I got:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/hummercrop.jpg)
And this is how it sizes up with 28mm figs. The Agents look quite small next to it...
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/agentscarcrop.jpg)
But F.A.T. makes it look smaller.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/fatcarcrop.jpg)
And here's a comparison of the two of them:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/compcrop.jpg)
He's a very big boy, is our F.A.T. :o
(The black things hanging down under the car are what it was held into the box with - they should cut off quite easily though.)
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Well, I don't have any pound shops near me, so if anybody sees the Alien figures going cheap, I would be delighted to reimburse somebody for a load.
if they turn up... I'm buying my body weight in them.... and I ain't no rake... ;)
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Any idea on the scale of the hummer? Couldn't find anything in the rest of the thread. It is slightly too big, but it still looks good next to your agents.
F.A.T. stands for (i am already regretting asking :D )?
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looks the same as the ones in my poundland... I just don't do moderns... I need 70s and 80s gear...
but... the boxes have no scale on them... I'd guess at 1:43, but god knows really....
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Any idea on the scale of the hummer? Couldn't find anything in the rest of the thread. It is slightly too big, but it still looks good next to your agents.
F.A.T. stands for (i am already regretting asking :D )?
Yes, I think the Giraffe is right, it seems to be about 1:43 but there is no real indication on the box. The same company produces quads and motor bikes and they are absolutely massive - scaled to fit the box, I think, rather than any notion of compatibility.
And the big guy's full name is "Noticeably F.A.T." in trbute to dead rapper Notorious B.I.G. (the name is stolen from Futurama though ;) )
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Thanks for the reply and clarification. :)
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I've picked up a couple of 1:43 scale cars at our local Tiger (the equivalent of poundland in Denmark), pretty good, and they seem to fit ok with 28mms, I'm stripping them down for repainting at the moment. The only preoblem is most of them at sportscars, I'd love a few Estate Cars (station cars for you yanks) or saloons, but they just don't seem to be around that much - what is it kids want these days, i don't know.
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I've picked up a couple of 1:43 scale cars at our local Tiger (the equivalent of poundland in Denmark), pretty good, and they seem to fit ok with 28mms
1/43 and 1/48 usually works well with especially 'heroic' 28 mm. All my modern die-casts are either scale.
Hej der, i Vejle - godt at se flere danskere her! :)
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Hej der, i Vejle - godt at se flere danskere her! :)
Ikke en rigtig dansker, men jeg kan godt taler det, så næsten lige så godt!
Yeah my 1:43 look fine with my Citadel, EM4 and Hasslefree minis. EM4 also do some plastic gangers, and the metal parts that come with the heavy weapons kit make good crews for them, the legs aren't that necessary so they work fine with a bit of greenstuff around the arms.
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Hej der, i Vejle - godt at se flere danskere her! :)
I think I understood that - does this mean I can miraculously speak Danish?
Doug lol
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Hej der, i Vejle - godt at se flere danskere her! :)
I think I understood that - does this mean I can miraculously speak Danish?
Doug lol
Probably means, one of your ancestors was a Viking, and you have an inherited ability of understanding Danish... lol ;)
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Yes, I think the Giraffe is right, it seems to be about 1:43 but there is no real indication on the box. The same company produces quads and motor bikes and they are absolutely massive - scaled to fit the box, I think, rather than any notion of compatibility.
It's not a real scale model of a hummer so you can't really put a scale on it. I have some 1:43 Hummer H2s and they look a bit larger and more square (a bit higher), with smaller wheels. So it's only a matter of taste whether you think it suits them or not. Personally I think it looks a bit too small next to F.A.T., and large to the agents, but so do my hummers, and hummers look quite oversized in real life too:
(http://www.hummerguy.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/emily-miller-hummer-h2-primm-medium.jpg)
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Hmmm, judging from that photo, maybe the Agents aren't too far out after all. Thanks. :)
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Hej der, i Vejle - godt at se flere danskere her! :)
I think I understood that - does this mean I can miraculously speak Danish?
Doug lol
Probably means, one of your ancestors was a Viking, and you have an inherited ability of understanding Danish... lol ;)
I'm just an Anglo-Saxon coming to take back my birthright! (Jutland is part of the area the anglo-aaxons came from). I'm an englishman in exile here in the Field of the Danes (the literal translation of 'Denmark' -It makes me think of lots of blond haired people planted in rows).
But back on topic, no those Hummers don't seem to be too far out to me either.
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Hmmm, judging from that photo, maybe the Agents aren't too far out after all. Thanks. :)
It looks about right to me. The benefit is having the figure on a raised slotta base.
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It looks about right to me. The benefit is having the figure on a raised slotta base.
exactly... my 1/43 mini would look way too big without the slotta base on the minis...
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Yes, and an integrated base with the added height of a washer/coin/whatever should put a mini at about the same elevation.
That's why I decided about a month ago that I'll base minis made for slottas on slottas, and minis with integrated bases on washers/coins/plywood bases, etc. :) A huge shift in basing on my behalf, as I used to put everytning on slottas...
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Well, been to our local version of poundland (Euroland, sounds like a themepark, I know). It seems that the poundland gets the luxury version of those hummers...
The ones that I got don't have the fancy metallic paint, or chrome grill. And apparently the designer was only given a straight ruler to work with...
But it's instantly recognisable as a Hummer, and that's what counts. It does seem a tad bigger than the one shown earlier...
Got a pic:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/Modhail/Project%20Zombie/HPIM2717.jpg)
Bit large, isn't it?
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:o good god... what is that 1:33?
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I'm guessing you're about right... I won't be going shopping without a reference figure in my pocket next time!
Maybe I'll just take a hammer to it and bury it in rubble piles. That'd make it's size less noticable.
Or I can just say it's the new, uparmoured and more roomy version (produced under licence by Mack truck co. ;))
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It's a Canyonero!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ngPOgVB5SYs
(great song lyrics)
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Thanks! Now it's got a name... :) (Or at least, it's brother does, since that one is actually red...)
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Poundland have some nice dinosaur skeletons in at the moment...............
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I've seen thos too but I'm guessing they're roughly 1:36 indeed and way too large. They might still work as wrecks though and you can always use the wheels for a monster truck ;) Here are some pictures (only top-down, sorry) of the hummer I have (this one actually belongs to a friend, mine are black):
(http://members.lycos.nl/Pil3/Miniatures/drugdeal/09-gangers%20breaking%20out9.jpg)
(http://members.lycos.nl/Pil3/Miniatures/drugdeal/15-taking%20out%20the%20hummer15.jpg)
Its about as big as a VW van and the VW van is this big:
(http://members.lycos.nl/Pil3/Miniatures/police_backup/riotgroup.jpg)