Pirates of the Caribbean Isla Cruces Playset
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Pirates of the Caribbean Isla Cruces Playset
I was at TRU tonight looking for the BBI modern figs when I round the corner and run into this:
Now I searched before I posted this and could not find the post on if Pirates figures were near to 1/18 scale. I looked at the figures tonight and they do.
Anyway, this playset looks to be a great new future addition for my XD soldiers to use. So, keep your eye on TRU and elsewhere (Kmart, Target maybe?) for this playset to go discounted and then grab them up.
Heck, buy it for your kid and then ask him/her to borrow it!
Now I searched before I posted this and could not find the post on if Pirates figures were near to 1/18 scale. I looked at the figures tonight and they do.
Anyway, this playset looks to be a great new future addition for my XD soldiers to use. So, keep your eye on TRU and elsewhere (Kmart, Target maybe?) for this playset to go discounted and then grab them up.
Heck, buy it for your kid and then ask him/her to borrow it!
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This is a pretty neat item, but you are right, it needs a little work to be worth keeping. It's HUGE. It is a pretty good 1:18 scale ruin, though, and would be fantastic with the various 1:18 soldiers out there.
I did a basic conversion on mine, worked on both the wood and the stone to make it seem a bit less "toylike." There are pics here:
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforu ... hp?id=1126
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I did a basic conversion on mine, worked on both the wood and the stone to make it seem a bit less "toylike." There are pics here:
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforu ... hp?id=1126
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Youch! Some problem at the DF forums -- I imagine (hope!) it will be cleared up soon and things will work by tomorrow.
In the meantime, let me just say -- it's specTACular...
Heh -- all I did was spray the stonework with black primer and then drybrush it for a natural stone (instead of shiny grey plastic) look. I then scratched up the wood (which is basically smooth brown plastic) to give it grain, then a layer of dark brown inkwash and some light brown drybrushing for highlighting. It looks pretty nice, hopefully the DF forums will be fixed soon and you guys can check out the pics.
Anyone in search of a good 1:18 mill, this is a nice item. At $30 at Target, where I found mine, it certainly compares well to the old 21CT playsets -- wasn't the fountain originally like $25?
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In the meantime, let me just say -- it's specTACular...
Heh -- all I did was spray the stonework with black primer and then drybrush it for a natural stone (instead of shiny grey plastic) look. I then scratched up the wood (which is basically smooth brown plastic) to give it grain, then a layer of dark brown inkwash and some light brown drybrushing for highlighting. It looks pretty nice, hopefully the DF forums will be fixed soon and you guys can check out the pics.
Anyone in search of a good 1:18 mill, this is a nice item. At $30 at Target, where I found mine, it certainly compares well to the old 21CT playsets -- wasn't the fountain originally like $25?
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So how does it look for "dremelizing" (or whatever your preferred method of disassembly for customization may be)? I have been watching and waiting for the price to come down from the $15, since they don't seem to be moving off the shelf yet. But if they come down to $10, I may have to pick up a couple!
Verraten und verkauft,
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
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$15 in my AO at several WMs..
Would work much better for Knights or Pirates in 1:18 for those of you into that..
Seems a bit too period for WWII (to me anyway)..
Btw, the engineering on the wheel is amazing even at full price.
Would work much better for Knights or Pirates in 1:18 for those of you into that..
Seems a bit too period for WWII (to me anyway)..
Btw, the engineering on the wheel is amazing even at full price.
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Still 15-20 at different wallmarts at $15.00 as soon as they go down - im picking up two.
The new preview figures with cool vietnam looking hats are also great. Picked both up - the female is nice and you get some flintlock pistoles and a samurai sword to boot
The new preview figures with cool vietnam looking hats are also great. Picked both up - the female is nice and you get some flintlock pistoles and a samurai sword to boot
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