Birdhouses.......yes birdhouses

bswearer · Post by **bswearer** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:16 am

i was in Lowes tonight checking out their Lemax (well at Lowe's the "brand" is Carole Town, but it's still Lemax) Christmas Houses since it's getting closer to Christmas and it's time to add more to the collection, and i saw some verying interesting birdhouses, yeah that's right, birdhouses.

never would have thunk it, but i took a look at them and they were almost PERFECT scale to use for buildings for 1:18 figures. here's the two that i saw there:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... lpage=none

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... lpage=none

considering the relatively cheap price for decent quality and detail, slap some paint on em and they'd look great. got me thinking to check around other stores and sites as well to see what's available.

bswearer · Post by **bswearer** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:51 am

http://www.backyardbird.com/hb2047.html

this site has some good ones as well, but a little more expensive due to he higher quality.

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:02 am

Is this how far we are willing to go to feed our addiction???

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:33 am

Very cool.

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:29 am

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:34 am

MUST BUY 1:18 SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(insert evil laugh here)

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:51 am

Reminds me of a little Pola railroad building - on a stick

CENT-ONE · Post by **CENT-ONE** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:36 pm

popeye357 wrote:Is this how far we are willing to go to feed our addiction???

Just another sign that our hobby is going to the birds...

Ba-Dum-Bum-Tsssssss...

I'll be here all week, try the veal.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:25 pm

Centone, don't quit your day job........

Might be able to do something with these, maybe a check point or border crossing dio.........

bswearer · Post by **bswearer** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:04 pm

popeye357 wrote:Is this how far we are willing to go to feed our addiction???

hell yeah!!!

hey, at least these two look much nicer (once painted) and are much cheaper than those crappy (except the giant house....that is still epic) Playmobile houses. plus they're alot closer to the right size than things like Playmobile. i don't have the skill or time to make my own buildings, and honestly don't have the money to buy some of the customs i've seen here and on ebay (even though many are awesome)

cent-one, very nice, i got a chuckle out of that.

i was actually planning to use these particular two to make an eastern front dio of a russian village. if any of you guys by chance play(ed) the game Red Orchestra, my inspiration is from the map Arad as seen in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVdpwucV ... r_embedded

bswearer · Post by **bswearer** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:07 pm

sorry posted twice for some reason

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:35 pm

sorry the birdseed isnt 1:18....ill pass

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:09 pm

STUKA wrote:sorry the birdseed isnt 1:18....ill pass

Tambo · Post by **Tambo** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:52 pm

This thread is for the Birds

Funny...all our minds must think alike...I saw the add for these and thought the same thing.