The G Dog   | 16 Apr 2017 7:20 a.m. PST |
Found a bargain at my local game store this weekend. A copy of the Firefly Yahtzee game.
While I'm not a big fan of Yahtzee, the collectible ship that doubles as game box and dice cup is almost perfect for 15mm gaming.
I suspect I'm not the first to post a link to this little item, but I was happy to pick it up in the discount bin at the game store.
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 Cacique Caribe  | 16 Apr 2017 7:29 a.m. PST |
OMG! That's an awesome find. I am so jealous right now. :) Dan |
 Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy  | 16 Apr 2017 7:35 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the heads up. Here it is… link |
| 79thPA | 16 Apr 2017 8:22 a.m. PST |
Never heard of it. That is a great find. |
 lewis cannon | 16 Apr 2017 8:33 a.m. PST |
The dice are kangi six-siders. |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Apr 2017 8:33 a.m. PST |
Here's a little more about the relative size/scale of the piece:
TMP link Dan |
 Extra Crispy | 16 Apr 2017 8:39 a.m. PST |
Well for $20 USD including shipping I ordered three. They'll be a fleet to surface vehicle in my games…. |
| Tgunner | 16 Apr 2017 8:59 a.m. PST |
A miniature with dice? Not a bad deal at all! |
 John Treadaway | 16 Apr 2017 9:18 a.m. PST |
That's about 250 feet long by my estimation of the scale on the diagram. How long is the model? It looks very good for 1/300th (he says as a bit of a scale Nazi) if, I suspect, it's the best part of a foot long. Still a great find. John T EDIT: the cheapest I can find it on ebay with shipping (from the US of course) is £47.50 GBP. A bit different from the linked one at £13.00 GBP from Walmart… Damn! |
| The G Dog | 16 Apr 2017 9:28 a.m. PST |
John, Length is @ 10". You've got a good eye. From a true scale perspective – 1/300 is a lot closer. If we take the online spec's of length = 269' as true, it works out to about 1/322. Funny, it never seems quite so large on the screen, but dramatic scale will vary about when squeezed into the television. Given typical ground scale distortions in games, I'm still happy to use it for my 15mm games. |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Apr 2017 9:46 a.m. PST |
For a playable interior, the ship would probably end up MUCH bigger than what the specs would call for:
link link Dan
PS. There are all kinds of paper models out there for 28mm:
link |
| Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy | 16 Apr 2017 11:49 a.m. PST |
You can also shrink the paper minis down to 15mm or smaller if you wanted to. |
| Greylegion | 16 Apr 2017 3:02 p.m. PST |
These sets have been out there since mid-2014. I have thought of getting one a couple of times. I just do 28mm, so it wasn't much use to me. |
| Patrick Sexton | 17 Apr 2017 10:14 a.m. PST |
My wife bought one for me and I will use it as a general light freighter when needed. |
| Mako11 | 17 Apr 2017 6:47 p.m. PST |
Looks great to me. I'm jealous! Paid that much each, for several of Inara's little shuttle ornaments, which are perfect for 15mm scale as well. |
| Grimmnar | 17 Apr 2017 11:25 p.m. PST |
Well my LGS has half a dozen or so of these guys for i think it was $25. USD
If anyone wants one email me at my handle at a o l and see what we can work out.
Not planning on going soon but i could use this as a reason to whine to the GF to make a road trip.
Cover the costs of the unit plus shipping.
Let me know. Grimm |
