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Friday, July 25, 2025

Cheap Castle

I don't really "do" armored knights.
There are a few in my collection because I think they are cool and sometimes a need for a superhero that dresses as a knight may come up, but I don't really collect much in the way of that sort of stuff.
Still, having a castle can be handy.  After all there are lots of cities that had castles or city walls and many still exist today.
Here are some Caesar Miniatures in 1/72nd scale with a bit of castle wall I got at Dollar Tree recently.
Figures are one inch, 25mm tall.
The straight wall sections have a rim around the bottom which prevents them from joining flush.
These are intended as molds for sand castles. so it was not considered a problem by the manufacturer.
But it is unlikely that I will mold sand with these so I cut off that end rib, and sanded it down a bit.
Fits much better now.
Each of the pieces in the set come in yellow or blue or red or orange.
 

2 comments:

Roger said...

Those castle walls seems to be made to 1:72 scale, and not as a 'generic beach toys'. It looks nice. I guess they will look even better with som grey spraypaint, black-wash and some drybrushing.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek said...

Yes, they are really nice considering they are less than the price of a box of 1/72nd scale plastic figure and you get a whole castle. A little paint and they will look much better. Thanks for commenting Roger.