"Domed Nailheads As Helmets For 15mm Aliens?" Topic

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Cacique Caribe	04 Jan 2013 1:45 p.m. PST
Some of these round "nailhead" things are as small as 1.5mm in diameter: auction Here are some round ones that are 2mm: auction These are the deeper "domed" ones: auction "Domed" ones 2mm in diameter: auction Thoughts? Dan
Armiesarmy	04 Jan 2013 2:12 p.m. PST
Certainly be nice and smooth for a robot head plate
Cacique Caribe	04 Jan 2013 4:19 p.m. PST
I wonder if the come just as small, but oval in shape instead of round. Dan
dragon6	04 Jan 2013 7:15 p.m. PST
How do you find all these things Dan?
Cacique Caribe	04 Jan 2013 7:17 p.m. PST
LOL. Well, I was on ebay looking for actual nailheads for leather furniture and all this other stuff popped up in the results. Having suffered acute miniature-itis for decades, all I could think of was how could these tiny ones be used for minis. Dan
dragon6	04 Jan 2013 9:30 p.m. PST
I'm going to Hobby Lobby/Michaels tomorrow and see if I can find these things. I don't know what I'll do with them… but I'm sure something will occur to me
deviantsaint	05 Jan 2013 8:28 a.m. PST
I use something like those as domes on tanks and such.
Armiesarmy	05 Jan 2013 9:05 a.m. PST
Top half of a hover droid?
Legion 4	05 Jan 2013 9:27 a.m. PST
Could work !
miniMo	05 Jan 2013 10:04 a.m. PST
Nice for shield bosses on larger figures too!
Greylegion	05 Jan 2013 10:12 a.m. PST
Yes. You can get these things from Hobby Lobby. I bought some a little larger for helmets for 28mm minis. Haven't tried them out yet though. Glad I'm not alone in looking for/at stuff like this!
Pauls Bods	05 Jan 2013 12:56 p.m. PST
Two ideas; Food bowls for dioramas Domes for the sides of daleks
Cacique Caribe	05 Jan 2013 2:20 p.m. PST
Hmm … How about adding some 2 or 3 wire legs to them? Dan
Cacique Caribe	05 Jan 2013 4:04 p.m. PST
Wow. These tiny "teardrop" nailheads would make cool shields (and other things, I'm sure) for small scale figures: auction Or as embellishment for alien terrain, etc. Dan
deflatermouse	06 Jan 2013 3:06 a.m. PST
any clear ones for Mars Attacks/Buzz Lightyear?
Dropzonetoe	06 Jan 2013 10:38 a.m. PST
In the same vein I used a BB as basis for my 15mm WIP sculpt helmet.
Cacique Caribe	06 Jan 2013 7:28 p.m. PST
Ooo, cool! Dan
Cacique Caribe	27 Jan 2013 5:38 p.m. PST
ArmiesArmy: "Top half of a hover droid?" I like that idea a lot. Perhaps two of them with thin styrene bits sandwiched in between? Dan
BlackWidowPilot	27 Jan 2013 11:16 p.m. PST
Wow. These tiny "teardrop" nailheads would make cool shields (and other things, I'm sure) for small scale figures: Teardrop canopy for a space fighter… just sayin'… Leland R. Erickson Metal Express metal-express.net
Patrice	14 Feb 2013 3:14 p.m. PST
Oooh that's an idea… if I could find the same, just a bit larger… I was looking for something for a VERY different context (in 28 mm) : early 20th century Pulp in North Africa!

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