A new cool diorama piece found !!!

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A new cool diorama piece found !!!

Post by General Blasto » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:40 pm

This isn't a diorama, just information for those who might want to model
a mountain scene. The other day I found this pre-molded rock cover at Lowes that is used for covering pipes, water meters, etc. outdoors. I finally picked one up tonight :)

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I placed 2 FOV figures on the mountain piece to show some of the rock's detail.

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The plastic molded rock is about 21" high by 26" wide by 19" deep.
It is hollow and has 4 tabs along the bottom to fasten it to your lawn, board, etc. It is not cheap at $78, but then again how much is it now to find the 21st playsets each ???

I plan to cut a couple openings, one on either end and use it as a tunnel on my outdoor layout. Pretty cool for a "Mini mountain" :cool:

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Post by kevrut » Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:43 am

Cool. I might go check it out sometime. Just might work for train tunnel...
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Post by Jesse James » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:35 pm

That IS cool, but I'm not ready to cave on $78 cool. (no pun on the "cave" part). I have an immediate SW idea for it, but it would utilize the interior a lot.

$80-ish is a lot to plunk down on a plastic rock though for me right now.
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Post by Col.Pickle » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:06 pm

Ummm, up here in Canada we have rocks all around. Is there no rocks in the States that you have to shell out $80 for a stone? Just use a real one :wink:
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Post by vmf214 » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:14 pm

Col.Pickle wrote:Ummm, up here in Canada we have rocks all around. Is there no rocks in the States that you have to shell out $80 for a stone? Just use a real one :wink:
Yeah, go ahead and haul a real rock in that size into your house. :lol: Unless you guys up north got natural plastic rocks ours down here are quite heavy. I think the key is it is plastic, clean, and easy to move around. :wink: :wink: I think the addage of working smarter than working harder applies. :D

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Post by digger » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:24 pm

vmf214 wrote:
Col.Pickle wrote:Ummm, up here in Canada we have rocks all around. Is there no rocks in the States that you have to shell out $80 for a stone? Just use a real one :wink:
Yeah, go ahead and haul a real rock in that size into your house. :lol: Unless you guys up north got natural plastic rocks ours down here are quite heavy. I think the key is it is plastic, clean, and easy to move around. :wink: :wink: I think the addage of working smarter than working harder applies. :D
Ha - all true.

Great find Blasto - what's also great is that you can use it for storage inside too - just keep stuff underneath the thing.

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Post by vmf214 » Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:48 pm

Make a neat display to have your guys repelling from or something like that. I like it. :D

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Post by TEXAS_HOSS » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:02 pm

just insert the 10th mountain : )
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Post by zonetoys » Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:22 am

I have seen these also and had the same thought! KMart has them in two sizes, but I don't remember if the largest one was quite that large. I seem to remember they were cheaper though.
Cool addition, especially if you want to do a "Pointe du Hoc" or
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