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Toys in Combat
dafrca	Post subject: Toys in Combat Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:02 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 6:02 pm Posts: 10956 Location: Burbank, CA, USA	So, as I reorganize my horde of junk, er, wonderful game extras, I have a few toys I had set aside for adding to play.  This has brought up some questions in my mind: Do you have toys on your table? Did you repaint them or just use them as is? If you repainted, did you do anything "special" before painting or just primer and paint? Did you change them in any way to make them less "Toy" like? Other thoughts and opinions are welcome. dafrca _________________ "Every Man is a But Spark in the Darkness"               - Cities of Death, page 59 Come fight me, if you dare...... http://dd-janks.mybrute.com
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vanvlak	Post subject: Toys in Combat Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:15 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:52 am Posts: 10348 Location: Malta	OK. I use bits of some old plastic toys for conversions. I'm starting to use Mage Knight models (which I consider toys) as gamig pieces - rebased and repainted. I have an old constructable plastic Wild West fort which some day will become an Orky fortress (40K scale, a la GorkaMorka). And I'm going to a jumble sale to find usable stuff too. So yes, but painted. _________________ Back from oblivion (again)?
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Legion 4	Post subject: Toys in Combat Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:09 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm Posts: 36989 Location: Ohio - USA	Yup !  If it "has the look", I use it ! _________________ Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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iblisdrax	Post subject: Toys in Combat Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:34 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 pm Posts: 3381 Location: First star to the right, and straight on till morning.	Yeah, I second L4, anything that looks good can go on my table!   my 2cents, iblisdrax _________________ "Have Leman Reuss, will travel" "Hallo. My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die!"
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: Toys in Combat Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:53 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Hi Dafrca, *** Dafrca: Do you have toys on your table? *** Yes, I think that toys and miniatures go together very well assuming you check that the toys have a look compatible with your miniatures. Most of my 6mm naval collection is composed of toy boats that were in a good scale compared to my GHQ Vietnam Riverine models. Add a few ventilators and weapons and... Voila = instant navy! *** Dafrca: Did you repaint them or just use them as is? ***

It depends on the toy. I paint many of them, but leave others in stock form.

Most of my Micro Machines Star Wars fighters will never see paint!

*** Dafrca: If you repainted, did you do anything "special" before painting or just primer and paint? ***

I often modify toys by adding detail elements from my bitz box. A few BFG plastic turrets and 28mm 40k exhaust pipes can really spruce up a basic toy.

*** Dafrca: Did you change them in any way to make them less "toy" like? ***

Sometimes, I'll add detail elements to tie in the toy with the setting I want it for.

For instance, I recently found what I think is a Micro Machines army base piece for $0.49 USD in a Good Will toy bin and have plans to add a 28mm plastic 40k eagle accessory to make it into an IG base.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.