"Painting up 1970's toy monsters for gaming" Topic
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| shawnzeppi2 | 09 Nov 2025 11:51 a.m. PST |
Finally got around to painting up some archaic plastic toys I had in deep stowage. They have that Asian Monster/Demon vibe, and they just need to be used in a game. Any tabletop fantasy game: RPG or wargame, but toys must be played with.
link Anybody else tried this? It was a lot of fun painting these things. |
| OSCS74 | 09 Nov 2025 11:56 a.m. PST |
Definitely, Asian vibe, well done. |
ZULUPAUL  | 09 Nov 2025 12:46 p.m. PST |
I have a bunch of those I painted (poorly) for a dungeon game. They were cheap in the 1980's
Paul |
| Zephyr1 | 09 Nov 2025 10:49 p.m. PST |
I'm sure the molds for those are still kicking around in the Far East. Maybe they'll show up in the dollar stores eventually… ;-) |
 Sgt Slag | 10 Nov 2025 7:39 a.m. PST |
I have painted injection molded 54mm Cave Men as 1e AD&D Hill Giants; 60mm Vikings as Frost Giants; 60mm(?) Marx white plastic Wolves as Winter Wolves; some plastic Lionesses from an inexpensive toy animals bucket from Wal-Mart; plastic Skeletons (painted/unpainted to show the difference; Reaper Bones 28mm Human Skeleton on the right for comparison). I also paint plastic Army Men for gaming in 54mm. These, however, tend to flake off the paint after 5+ years, so I am on the fence about painting these. Loads of fun to game with, painted or unpainted! Cheers! |
| shawnzeppi2 | 10 Nov 2025 11:34 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the comments. I love the idea of painting up super cheap models to a standard that's fit for the gaming table (if you have normal gaming standards for considering what looks good on the gaming table, e.g., the 2' rule). The cheap plastic that was used for your traditional 54mm green Army Men seems to be the same material as was used in these monster/dino packs, and 1) Cannot have the detail of modern 3-D prints or metals, and 2) I agree it would be SO MUCH NICER if the plaster were made from a harder material to be sure the paint wouldn't flake off if the figure bends. But that is exactly why these types of figures are cheap. As far as wear and tear on the figures go, I based all of mine, in addition to applying a liberal coating Tester's mat varnish as a last step. If you handle your figures from the base, you never have to worry… The downside being your base flocking means any encounters in a different ground or floor type, requires a bit of imagination. But sometimes you just have to compromise. |
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