"Aquatic Deals at Pets at Home UK" Topic

By chance I was in Pets at Home(New Maldon – UK) on Sunday collecting various things for the cats, guinea pigs etc and noticed they were running a 3 for 2 deal on all their aquarium stuff – plants, temple ruins, gravel etc.

I for my sins have already filled a table with Jungle niceties but I thought others my be interested in the offer.

Pictures of the Jungle can be found at

link

Happy shopping

New Malden ?

Looks good. I've got tons of aquarium stuff too for gaming.

New Malden is a town in the suburbs of South West London -

I have noticed a nuber of interesting items in pet shops recently too. Various crashed/damaged aircraft, ships, submarines and perhaps most useful vehicles including Tiger tanks and Hanomags. These are not scale models but a number of the aircraft and vehicles are perhaps close enough for 28mm games.

Eric, was there a brand name on any of those?

a nuber of interesting items in pet shops recently too. Various crashed/damaged aircraft, ships, submarines and perhaps most useful vehicles including Tiger tanks and Hanomags

??? Do British cats like to play with miniature Tiger tanks? ???

I was imagining Tiger tanks at the bottom of aquaria; WWII German soldiers dumped a lot of equipment in lakes to avoid capture.

On the other hand, in a terrarium, with an iguana crawling over, it'd take me back to the drive-in movies of my youth… ;->=

Doug

The buildings above were scratchbuilt from hardcore and foam blocks

Hardcore? Or foamcore?

Sorry Geoff

The report meant to read hardboard and foam blocks.

The bases are hardboard and the stone blocks are blocks cut from blue foam (the really dense stuff)

I think hardcore must of been on my mind at the time – I had just laid a new concrete base to extend the shed.

Eric

Hi Poitier

I dont recall seeing a brand – if I get the chance Ill drop by the store over the weekend and see what I can do.

What I can say is the following link leads to the best of the aquartics I have found – these ruins form the mainstay of my games and work perfectly for 28mm.

auction

PS I have repainted these grey and drybrushed light grey and white

Got one of thoe, but it's in my aquarium!

It is nice.

Thanks for that auction link. I bought the large Roman temple with steps from a US supplier but the range shown on your your link is even better. One I have not been able to find elsewhere is 160689596626 (Ebay item). I plan to cut the supports down and use it as a 28mm gaming piece. Postage to Oz is always the killer, particularly on this bridge.

And just when I'm trying to get rid of all my aquarium ornament terrain too…..

??? Do British cats like to play with miniature Tiger tanks? ???
My cat Nero is built like a Tiger tank, but he is French so I supose that doesn't count.

"Sorry Geoff--The report meant to read hard_board_ and foam blocks.
The bases are hardboard and the stone blocks are blocks cut from blue foam (the really dense stuff)

I think hardcore must of been on my mind at the time – I had just laid a new concrete base to extend the shed.--Eric"

Eric, if your mind is fixated on having just "laid" a concrete base, you need more hard_core_.
Just sayin'.

very witty and very clever……