| Cacique Caribe | 31 Oct 2011 1:45 p.m. PST |
These here:
linkPerhaps for landing 15mm astronauts or other planetary explorers?
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link QUESTION: Anyone ever done that? If so, got pics? auction Or is it too small? If so, would it work for these little guys? link
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TMP link Just curious, Thanks, Dan |
| The Game Crafter | 31 Oct 2011 1:55 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 31 Oct 2011 2:20 p.m. PST |
Works for me too. Are those astronauts, or aquanauts? Looks like they could be both. Love the paintjobs on the visors of the white ones! |
| Cacique Caribe | 31 Oct 2011 2:26 p.m. PST |
Mako11, Those are GZG light vac suit astronauts:
linkThe white ones are part of this fellas "Intrepid Mars Exlorers": link Other options here:
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| 28mmMan | 31 Oct 2011 3:00 p.m. PST |
The subs are cute but expensive! Best buys were these auction
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…still around $7 with shipping.
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| Cacique Caribe | 31 Oct 2011 3:20 p.m. PST |
Some sellers don't charge for shipping: auction Dan |
| 28mmMan | 31 Oct 2011 3:26 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 31 Oct 2011 3:34 p.m. PST |
Yes, I know, but I still think they can double as undersea troopers too, for modern-day Jules Verne type scenarios, e.g. a hunt: for the giant squid/kraken/crab, Karks, Orca-troopers, etc. Perhaps the planet they are visiting is a waterworld. |
| Cacique Caribe | 31 Oct 2011 3:48 p.m. PST |
Oh, most definitely, Mako11! Don't limit yourself to space. The guys could easily become aquanauts in other games. Think of all the other underwater scenarios (including Abyss and Leviathan) that you could use them for. Dan
PS. And, for Jules Verne and such, you could even use a few of these ruins:
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| ordinarybass | 31 Oct 2011 4:49 p.m. PST |
Oh man, I want one (or three) of those for my 10mm sci-fi figs! It would be a great rough duty transport for a mining colony and is probably just big enough to also serve as cover for a tank. CC,
I'm loving all these Matchbox finds you keep making. Keep 'em coming. Here's a bulk lot with two of the subs, several of the previously topic'd harbor patrol ships and some other goodies!
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| Thornhammer | 31 Oct 2011 4:55 p.m. PST |
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| Rassilon | 31 Oct 2011 5:10 p.m. PST |
Nice find! Are they a new product, or something old and not made anymore? |
| Cacique Caribe | 31 Oct 2011 5:19 p.m. PST |
Rassilon, Seems like they were made back in the late 90s: link Dan |
| Mako11 | 31 Oct 2011 6:32 p.m. PST |
Yea, I was going to guess about 10 – 12 years ago. |
Micman  | 31 Oct 2011 8:36 p.m. PST |
Not sure but this might be one.
Matchbox Around the World Die Cast Car Submarine ~ Great Barrier Reef, Australia link |
| Psyckosama | 31 Oct 2011 9:12 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 31 Oct 2011 10:33 p.m. PST |
There's a re-released model of the Flying Sub, from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea available too, in case you need other craft. |
| 28mmMan | 01 Nov 2011 7:59 a.m. PST |
How about this for a transport? link
At 1/55 it is much closer to 28mm but with a few touches it makes a nice larger craft. |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 Nov 2011 9:03 a.m. PST |
WOW!!! That would make a fantastic puddle-jumper. Awesome find. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 Nov 2011 9:05 a.m. PST |
28mmMan, Don't know if this is the same model but, looking at the components, I wonder if a suitable 15mm cockpit/cabin* could be extended to look like a longer vehicle (like those new "limousines"): link Something like this would be sweet too:
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* Perhaps the one from the Matchbox Submersible itself or something else like this: TMP link
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| Cacique Caribe | 01 Nov 2011 10:07 a.m. PST |
Guys, I'm on a roll . . . Check out this Hot Wheels Radar Ranger (from 1988 or so): TMP link Dan |
| Mako11 | 01 Nov 2011 10:12 a.m. PST |
I do like that moon buggy. A great looking vehicle. Love the really big, tires. |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 Nov 2011 11:25 a.m. PST |
Here are some additional pics of the submersible, from every possible angle: link Dan |
| Scorpio | 01 Nov 2011 2:19 p.m. PST |
That moon bus is kind of dynamite. |
harvests scenario ideas from The Third World War.
