Nice pics, Mike. I have quite a few Army men myself, have also used some of them
(Australian WWII) to paint up as cowboys. Another household item is when
converting plastic guys chop a pin in half and force it into a part-model - you
can usually get away with cutting them at the waist, force the pin into the
lower half and then the upper half you want will thread onto the pin's sharp
end. Reinforces the glued joint? I've done that with both 54mm and 20/25mm men,
helps mounted figures stay on their horses too. Done a lot of converting on the
cheap dollar Tree guys too, the Knights and Ninjas? If you are careful you can
drill a hole through a hand and insert a wire "weapon", flatten strategically to
make a swordblade or spearhead?
Ian Winterbottom

--- In ultracheapminis@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Creek" <mcreek25@...> wrote:
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> One of the nice things about this hobby is that the models are very durable.
I have been using some of my old army men from as much as 50 years ago in a new
series of photos about atomic testing. Check it out:
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> http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/
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> I have started a new episode of my Atomic Soldiers thread using figures as
much as 50 years old.
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> I also added a list of household items for use in hobby work.
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> Went to Dollar Tree today and they had loads of those 1.5 inch tall soldiers,
police, firemen, and cowboys & indians.
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> Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
> bunkermeister.blogspot.com
> sgtsays.blogspot.com
> hystericalrightwing.blogspot.com
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