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Would you be interested in cheap terrain (and if yes, what types)?

Yes, I would be interested in all of those listed
6 (31.6%)
Yes, I would be interested in prebuilt plastic.
6 (31.6%)
Yes, I would be interested in DIY Lego-style.
1 (5.3%)
Yes, I would be interested in cardboard.
0 (0%)
No, I wouldn't be interested.
5 (26.3%)
Other.
1 (5.3%)

Total Members Voted: 18

Author Topic: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?  (Read 3396 times)

Offline nullBolt

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Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« on: 14 December 2015, 07:41:21 AM »
Just wondering if there's any real interest in very cheap (<£5/£10) terrain? I have a supplier who has a wide range of historical stuff and I might shove up a store front for it. It wouldn't be primarily miniatures focused but I'm not really certain you can get this stuff anywhere. A lot of it would be DIY so you'd have to put it together yourselves.

Primarily wondering if there's interest in plastic, DIY Lego-style or cardboard and at what scales.

Plastic Prebuilt




Cardboards





Lego Ripoff
« Last Edit: 14 December 2015, 08:23:17 AM by nullBolt »

Offline gnomehome

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #1 on: 14 December 2015, 07:47:18 AM »
Are there any pictures available ?
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Offline nullBolt

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #2 on: 14 December 2015, 08:20:51 AM »
Are there any pictures available ?

Sure. Some of the cardboards are on the usual sites but I could supply for cheaper than those. Quite a bit cheaper. I think the cardboard Chinese houses are especially nice.

Adding them to the main post instead.
« Last Edit: 14 December 2015, 08:23:10 AM by nullBolt »

Offline westwaller

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #3 on: 14 December 2015, 11:19:00 AM »
Perhaps 'Lego inspired' might be a better term to use?  :)

Offline Bazhell

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #4 on: 14 December 2015, 11:41:48 AM »
I´m not good with scales yet. So can somebody else figure out for what they would best fit please?

Offline nullBolt

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #5 on: 14 December 2015, 12:44:49 PM »
Perhaps 'Lego inspired' might be a better term to use?  :)

Possibly. :p

I´m not good with scales yet. So can somebody else figure out for what they would best fit please?

From what I can tell, the plastic would be best for 28mm and the Lego "inspired" would be about the same.

Most of the cardboard would be ideal for 28mm, too, except for the Blue Mosque which looks to be around 6mm scale.

Offline Predatorpt

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #6 on: 14 December 2015, 01:43:45 PM »
Prebuilt plastic if always welcome.

Offline Rhoderic

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Re: Interest in Cheap Plastic / Lego Ripoff / Cardboard Terrain?
« Reply #7 on: 14 December 2015, 04:10:55 PM »
A few years ago I might have been interested in prebuilt plastic toy castles and the like for converting into wargaming terrain, but I've become more discerning since then (I blame the likes of jimbibbly! ;) ), so I'm afraid I'll have to vote "no".
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