Whenever I visit a branch of 'Poundland' I'm always on the lookout for something that I can use for wargaming ... and yesterday's visit yielded a whole castle for the princely sum of £1.00!
It is designed to be a Christmas decoration, but with a coat of grey paint it will make an ideal addition to my collection of buildings. As can be seen from the 15mm figures I have put next to it, the castle works very well with that scale of figure. Methinks that it will make an ideal barracks for soldiers from my Belle Époque collection ... or even act as the centrepiece of a large fortification for battles set in an earlier period.
Looks like a very useful bargain.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteIt is … so I went back again today and bought two more!
All the best,
Bob
Greedy what!! ;) Leave some for the rest of us !! Nice find. The domes could be re-shaped or simply given some texture (from simple thatch - using hessian? - to tile like appearance - perhaps using textured paper or card?) Thank you for letting us all know. (Now when does my local poundland open tomorrow? And 'no missus, you cant use them for your cake making! etc) Carl
ReplyDeleteCarl,
DeleteAs you well know, if you see something that might be usfel, you buy it!
They seem to have been cast in some sort of resin, and I am going to see if the domes can be cut off in anyway.
Good luck buying some for yourseld!
All the best,
Bob
Great find Bob!
ReplyDeleteRay Rousell,
DeletePerhaps I ought to have bought some more ... or some shares in the company!
All the best,
Bob
Nice find! Can't quibble at that price.
ReplyDeleteDonjondo,
DeleteAs my wife sometimes says about clothes she sees in supermarkets 'I could not make it myself for that price'.
All the best,
Bob
Torquilstone, as ever was!
ReplyDeleteArchduke Piccolo,
DeleteI suppose that it is ... and it would make an ideal DBA Stronghold.
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteVery nice Castle at a very affordable price- a good choice- certainly looking forward to seeing what you do to finish the castle for your 15mm Armies. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI usually find useful thing like this in the aquarium section of pet shops or large stores, but this is the first time I've seen such a cheap model that was so suitable for use with 15mm figures. I'm looking forward to repainting them - or even cutting down a turret dome or two - in the near future.
All the best,
Bob
Rob Young,
ReplyDeleteIt was a great find ... and one that I just had to share ... buy buy again!
All the best,
Bob