Master Thread for Things Found in Poundland, etc

[Diplomatist]

MODs - I hope this is the right part of the Forum.  If you think it better elsewhere, then please move it with my apologies.


Every so often someone suggests that we have a thread for handy things spotted in the discount stores.

I'll start the ball rolling by pointing out that Poundland have again got 1/43rd diecast vehicles in stock (the ones in blisters with Russian writing).  These have proved useful in the past - pics at http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=54916.0.

I had hoped to get some Easter decorations for making dino-nests out of, but nothing yet 

[zemjw]

I have seen packs of polystyrene/plastic easter eggs in The Works - another good source of cheap stuff

My latest Poundland purchase was a pack of insects. They're fairly rubbery and I don't think they'll take paint, but will be useful for giant bugs and scorpions in dungeon (and possibly pulp) settings

[Connectamabob]

Over here we have 99 cent stores, which I'd guess are pretty much the same concept as Poundland.

I found a plastic toy speedboat, which if you cut off the cockpit and engine bit and flip it upside-down makes a perfect hull for a 28mm late movie or mid-TNG era Star Trek Shuttle. A couple highlighter pens for nacelles and it should be gold.

[Diplomatist]

My latest Poundland purchase was a pack of insects. They're fairly rubbery and I don't think they'll take paint, but will be useful for giant bugs and scorpions in dungeon (and possibly pulp) settings

Yeah, I got some handy insects from Poundland and Wilkos at Halloween along with some decent skulls - http://diplomatist2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/pulp-loves-halloween.html

I found a plastic toy speedboat, which if you cut off the cockpit and engine bit and flip it upside-down makes a perfect hull for a 28mm late movie or mid-TNG era Star Trek Shuttle. A couple highlighter pens for nacelles and it should be gold.

That sounds great - I'd like to see photos sometime 

[Constable Bertrand]

Christmas and normal, train sets!

Wish Australia had those diecast cars, we have the 1/35 pullback variety nice combie, viper, cobra, Aston, etc but too big.

[nic-e]

You should all check out ashens on YouTube.

[Diplomatist]

Dollar dinos at Target - http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65529.0;topicseen

[fastolfrus]

The Works currently has some "joke shop" ants at 25p a packet in their clearance section.
Also (Revell?) snap-together Star Wars kits - Millenium Falcon, Jedi fighter, X wing, Republic gunship, all scaled to fit the box but prepainted and only £4.99 so might be of use to some.

[Commander Vyper]

The Works currently has some "joke ants at 25p a packet in their clearance section.
Also (Revell?) snap-together Star Wars kits - Millenium Falcon, Jedi fighter, X wing, Republic gunship, all scaled to fit the box but prepainted and only £4.99 so might be of use to some.

Got one of the snap fix ships. Currently converting the falcon to a yt1300 varient.  Moved the cockpit to the centre and working on the panelling. Little smaller than the xwing miniatures one. If u didn't have one it would work well as a proxy.

[Sardoo]

Saw an article on Zabadak's Zombie World blog about Wilkinsons selling a couple of interesting vehicles in the right scale for 28mm figs. Went in today and got a modern single decker bus and an american four wheel drive with a trailer on which there is a mini cooper (go figure!) The whole lot cost about £8. Bargain!

[Eric the Shed]

I have the single deckr bus it is brill

It's somewhere on my blog google shedwars and bus

Good night

[Eric the Shed]

hers the picture of before and after

[Centaur_Seducer]

That bus is brilliant! I really want one. Pity that shipping will be a zillion pounds though

[gary42]

I assume that Poundland is the equivalent to our Dollar store.  I found sets of Batman and Spiderman Heroclix!.  The Joker is now a Tommygun wielding David Niven (Crooked Dice head) and commissioner Gordon is Michael Caine. Took the Doc Octopus arms off for the Hydra minis repair bot!

[Sardoo]

hers the picture of before and after

Excellent work! How did you get the burned out effect? I was thinking about taking the wife's cook's blowtorch to my bus before I realised this might not - would not - end well......