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Saturday, 16 November 2013

Dinosaurs .. Thou Shall Not Covet Small Boys Toys

Part of fatherhood or should I just say in general parenthood, is that you are always "seemingly forever" clearing up toys. Every now and then a toy can stop you in your tracks and makes you 'smile' (Lego for example) but also every now and then a toy takes you "aback", as in "Wow, cool! I want it!" (As in - see below):


This beauty (T-Rex) fits nicely into the category of "causes Daddy to day dream of 28mm Victorian Explorers from (Copplestone Castings, Perry's and the like) being chased a cross a wargaming table" (see below):


Perfect for 28mm, don't you think? (see below):


Inadvertently sneaking up on him/her in a jungle clearing and wondering can you get away before "it" turns around. I can almost hear the Jurassic Park "snort" of the T-Rex getting the first whiff of the heroes and villains in its nostrils (see below):


Don't worry, it made it back to the toy bucket ... well this time ;)
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6 comments:

  1. DeanM16 November 2013 at 15:10

    Wow - great paint job on that model - perfect for the game table

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  2. Monty16 November 2013 at 19:48

    Nice one, Geordie; where did you get him?

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG16 November 2013 at 22:45

    The best part he (or she) came in drop proof rubber and well painted (actually an understatement as it is better than anything I could do without literally hours and hours and hours of toil)

    http://www.schleich-s.com/en/GB/toys/tyrannosaurus_rex/

    Cost £16 so it was a "very special present" for my three year old, but he was so taken by it and his mummy and granny were on hand

    And ... yes, I do have plans for it (with a simple adventure game for my children and their friends)!

    Naturally we will have to play test it first with some of my friends and a few beers ;)

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  4. Monty17 November 2013 at 12:05

    Lol - of course! Cheers ;)

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  5. Monty17 November 2013 at 12:24

    Just ordered one from Amazon for a tenner ;) the missus thinks I've lost the plot, though... :-(

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  6. Geordie an Exiled FoG17 November 2013 at 17:28

    Hello Monty,

    I will immediately distance myself from any responsibility re: said purchase ;) other than to say that your wife is probably/obviously right, but remind her a tenner is much, much less cost than a wargaming "metal version" or "resin" would have cost

    Please note the one shown in the photo is the "much better" of the two T-Rex models they do

    A few others are worth having too ;) maybe Santa will be nice to you

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