| acctingman1869 | 28 Sep 2016 9:49 a.m. PST |
So, the wifey gave me a $50 USD Lowes card she got from her co-workers and said "have at it" What would terrain makers do with a $50 USD Lowes card?? |
| Mako11 | 28 Sep 2016 9:59 a.m. PST |
Order a few sheets of blue or pink foam. |
| Waco Joe | 28 Sep 2016 10:11 a.m. PST |
Spackle, glues of various sort, mix up a quart or two of paint in terrain colors, foam, balsa, dowels, wire, dremel attachments, xacto blades just off the top of my head. |
| acctingman1869 | 28 Sep 2016 10:17 a.m. PST |
I said $50 USD not $500 USD there Waco ;p I've got to narrow my list down. Durhams wood putty for bases
some spray paints (greens mainly)
glues Interesting….what are you using the balsa for? |
| Waco Joe | 28 Sep 2016 10:20 a.m. PST |
I use balsa for making movement trays and terrain bases. Although my Lowes is rather spotty on having any thin sheets in. Of course you could use the $50 USD the way my wife uses Kohl's coupons. "Look! I saved $165 USD!" |
Andy Skinner  | 28 Sep 2016 10:48 a.m. PST |
I agree about the big pink or blue foam boards. Also look at the Eco Rug in the flooring department. $20 USD green 8' x 6' mat that needs to be painted a bit. I got one recently after a series of posts here. I think this is the first one: TMP link andy |
| acctingman1869 | 28 Sep 2016 10:50 a.m. PST |
I thought about using the blue foam for my table, but I didn't want to hassle with cutting it and dealing with the mess. I'd only use it underneath my table sheet to represent hills and I already have that covered. Tempted, but passed on that technique. |
| 79thPA | 28 Sep 2016 10:51 a.m. PST |
Maybe put it towards a few nice folding tables, or maybe some better lighting for my gaming space. |
| cloudcaptain | 28 Sep 2016 10:53 a.m. PST |
Get some of the Eco carpet to use as gaming mats/roads/etc: TMP link |
| Tgerritsen | 28 Sep 2016 11:50 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 28 Sep 2016 12:21 p.m. PST |
I bought a new Sander to speed up production with 1 and a sale. |
| Rich Bliss | 28 Sep 2016 12:24 p.m. PST |
A table or a couple of foam insulation batts and a quart of paint. |
| acctingman1869 | 28 Sep 2016 12:32 p.m. PST |
Just got back! Those green mats, I have to admit, are pretty damn slick, but I already have my table set up :) Bought some durhams, super glue, 3M spray adhesive, couple rattle cans of green paint….and a new furnace filter (gotta keep the wife happy) |
| nvdoyle | 28 Sep 2016 12:36 p.m. PST |
Better lighting – get the cheap 4" flourescent fixtures (they'll try to sell you LEDs, don't get them yet), and spend the rest on good bulbs. You could probably get two two-bulb fixtures and a dozen good bulbs for that. Or – pink foam, blue foam, and a sheet of thin MDF – have them cut the last for you. |
 20thmaine | 28 Sep 2016 12:47 p.m. PST |
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| 20thmaine | 28 Sep 2016 12:49 p.m. PST |
Oh – ok, one web search later. I would have got this :
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 Flashman14 | 28 Sep 2016 1:41 p.m. PST |
Fender washers for bases with the change. |
| 14Bore | 28 Sep 2016 4:25 p.m. PST |
Like a kid in a candy store I wouldn't know what to get either |
| 14Bore | 28 Sep 2016 4:26 p.m. PST |
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| Ivan DBA | 28 Sep 2016 6:16 p.m. PST |
Spray paints for priming and base coating. |
| Vigilant | 29 Sep 2016 3:13 a.m. PST |
Absolutely nothing, we don't have them in the UK.:) |
| capncarp | 29 Sep 2016 10:06 a.m. PST |
If I already had a Dremel tool, I'd go looking at one of their huge sets of accessories. Spackle and wood putty, and raid their cast-off table for suitable mixed latex paints that had been rejected/mis-mixed and thereby discounted--you never know when you'll luck into a good base color. |
| Apache 6 | 29 Sep 2016 4:40 p.m. PST |
The local Lowes often has "oops" paints, in tan and brown colors, a gallon for $8 USD +/-. I've used it for terrain basing and other things. Expandable spray foam has a lot of uses. |
| snurl1 | 29 Sep 2016 11:04 p.m. PST |
Spend it on some shelving. |
| Mattw3385 | 30 Sep 2016 8:35 p.m. PST |
Plywood, epoxy glue, electric boxes, pvc fittings, paint, green scouring pads. |
's preferred method for stripping paint from resin and plastic models.
