Astro Boy toys in Home Bargains.

[rob_alderman]

Well I'm going to pop into there tomorrow, so wish me luck! 

[Onebigriver]

Well I'm going to pop into there tomorrow, so wish me luck! 

Everything's crossed.

[manic _miner]

 Got one of the Robots yesterday from the Consett store.Had another look today but they dont have anymore.Did not have the larger ones either.

 All these different forums keep giving me different idea's.

[rob_alderman]

Awful isn't it! 

[manic _miner]

 I dont know about awful but it does kind of get expensive.All these impulse purchases.One of those things when you are a miniatures addict.

[Onebigriver]

I dont know about awful but it does kind of get expensive.All these impulse purchases.One of those things when you are a miniatures addict.

Just think of them as investments for the future and file under loft insulation, or as my better half would have it, more kak.

[manic _miner]

 The loft is getting full now with all my stuff.The cupboards in the bedrooms have my stuff ontop of them too.My addiction is getting way out of hand.Spotted some plastic Super Hero's in Matalan to day which I almost bought.The Ironman figure looked good.Damn I think I have just talked myself into getting a set next week.

[Onebigriver]

The loft is getting full now with all my stuff.The cupboards in the bedrooms have my stuff ontop of them too.My addiction is getting way out of hand.Spotted some plastic Super Hero's in Matalan to day which I almost bought.The Ironman figure looked good.Damn I think I have just talked myself into getting a set next week.

My stuff is spread between 3 houses. I dream one day of having a study with all my kak in one place. My better half has threatened to buy me a cargo container to store all my stuff.

[rob_alderman]

Mine's across 2 and I'm only 19.

What went wrong? 

[JollyBob]

Bosh! He scores a Peacekeepr robot!

Think he'll be doing support duty for my Aruk mercenaries. Only one in the store or I would have stocked up for the rest of you, sorry.

I did however, find some Planet 51 pulpy saucer car things, like these from the movie:



Two in a pack for 99p. Got a cop car and one based on a Willy's Jeep. Nice. (Can't find a pic on the web though.) Just the right size for putting that seated Copplestone Grey in.

And three months too late, considering I've just built a little saucer craft for him. 

Never mind, I can always buy some more...

[cheetor]

I did however, find some Planet 51 pulpy saucer car things, like these from the movie:

They sound promising.  A cheap way to populate a sci-fi city with some car-saucers sounds really great.  Two in a pack for 99p sounds unbelievably good.

If you get a chance then I would love to see a picture.  When you say that they are just the right size for the Copplestone grey to sit in, does that mean that they look a bit small for a "normal" sized human figure to sit in?

And three months too late, considering I've just built a little saucer craft for him. 

You shouldnt have any regrets about that scratch built saucer Jollybob, its awesome 

[rob_alderman]

I can't wait to get into town now, I hope it's not false hope!!! 

[JollyBob]

They sound promising.  A cheap way to populate a sci-fi city with some car-saucers sounds really great.  Two in a pack for 99p sounds unbelievably good.

If you get a chance then I would love to see a picture.  When you say that they are just the right size for the Copplestone grey to sit in, does that mean that they look a bit small for a "normal" sized human figure to sit in?


You shouldnt have any regrets about that scratch built saucer Jollybob, its awesome 

Yup, they are too small for a 28mm human, but that Grey should pop right in, or at least with minimal cutting. According to the back of the package, there are several different sets, one with a groovy hover tank contraption in, and another with a VW style hover-camper. Looks like I'll be checking out Home Bargains a lot in the next couple of weeks.

I'll try to take a picture later on if I get chance.

And I don't regret building the saucer, its just that if these had been around earlier, I could have saved some skin off my thumbs...   

[Tacgnol]

Hitting my local Home Bargains the day after tomorrow on the hunt for Planet 51 stuff! Thanks for the tip.

[JollyBob]

Here we go, sorry for the pics being a bit fuzzy, doing them on the fly.

The two saucer-cars I got, next to the homemade one I did for scale:



And the back of the pack, showing the other vehicles in the set:



Gonna have to look out for the others now. 

The cars are on rollers/wheels, but are held together with screws so should come apart relatively easily. There is a roller/ball bearing in the centre, which when removed will leave a perfect hole for a flight stand.

Its almost like they knew we'd want them!