Topic: Catchall Thread For 1/18 Scale Compatible Odds And Ends.

[The Spectre]

As a customizer, I am always looking beyond the usual outlets for usable parts.

1/18 Archive on Facebook posted a pic of a box full of figures and one stood out (I copied it with the figure below as an example) as it had beautiful translucent fairy wings. He said that they were from a Dollar Tree doll. Apparently they were sold a while ago as only an out of the way DT had any left, but I snagged all 10 that they had.

These little dolls utilize the same type and size peg system to attach the wings that is used by most 3.75"/4" lines including "Fortnite", "G.I.Joe", "Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S", etc. use to attach backpacks so they are compatible without any modifications.

I have had plans to make warrior fairies for my fantasy world for quite a while but lacked decent feminine wings. Now I have some, and in a few different colors no less. Ideally, I would like to find 2 more to have an even dozen, but am happy with what I found today.

The dolls themselves will go to a coworker that has a little girl on Monday.

[The Spectre]

1/18-ish "Batman" 1966 Batmobile from McFarlane Toys at Target.

Retails for $29.99.

[Tamer]

Those fairy wings look great on your AFs.

Nice idea to give the dolls to a co-worker too. Class act Dan.

Off to share some of this on the front pages.

[The Spectre]

Those fairy wings look great on your AFs.

Nice idea to give the dolls to a co-worker too. Class act Dan.

Off to share some of this on the front pages.

Thanks, they fit my needs quite nicely.

I wasn't able to gift the dolls today as my coworker called out, but I will give them to her tomorrow if she is in

[The Spectre]

1/18-ish cats and dogs at Dollar Tree.

[The Spectre]

Customizers/diorama builders take note!

These Lemax textured mats are 50% off at Michaels! Currently $12.49 instead of $24.99!

I just ordered 4 of the pebble mats for the future date when I can set my giant Schleich castle diorama back up again.

[Tamer]

What a great way to get a brick or a rock base.

Off to share on the front page.

Thanks for letting us know Dan.

[Clonehead]

Those are pretty cool

[The Spectre]

I am not a Funko "Pop!" collector by any stretch of the imagination (in fact, I think they are this generation's "Beanie Babies" and will be occupying landfills in a decade), but every now and again, I will see something that can be used for our scale in an outside line.

This "Stranger Things" monster makes for angreat, gooey monster for 3.75"/4" figures.

[Tamer]

Oh yeah, that will work great Dan.

Off to the front pages with this.

[The Spectre]

Some "thinking outside the box" diorama fodder!

These rigid plastic stickers from Dollar Tree are embossed and three dimensional. They will be used as accents in dioramas. They will make great artwork/decorative tiles/mystic objects/crests/etc. depending on the style.

You cannot beat them for $1 each

[The Spectre]

Dollar Tree embossed stickers continued:

[Tamer]

Seem pretty awesome.

[The Spectre]

I picked up 6 of these "Hanging Organizer Trays" after work at Dollar Tree for $1.25 each as I immediately recognized their diorama potential.

They will make for great sci-fi hallway walls with some modifications (greebles, repaint, etc.) although making hallway corners corners will require some more advanced fabrication techniques as the ends do not have shapes conductive to cornering. They can even be doubled up to make taller walls with some glue and reinforcements on the reverse sides.

The open organizer trays can either be sealed off completely and turned into consoles or sealed off internally at different depths depending on how you want to utilize them.

I think they have great potential for inexpensive diorama material.

[Tamer]

Yeah, these look great. Off to share.