Weird things bought for the hobby of wargaming hobby

[Roy]

Wife's shaking her head here as I use the electric nose hair trimmer to trim the static grass on some bases .....

That's actually a rather good idea 

I prefer to pull my long nasal hairs out with my fingers - seeing the thick, golden-orange hair follicle with it's white blobbed end always impresses me.
What I mean to say is, that I don't possess such an electrical device so I utilise sewing scissors for the same task.

[Subedai]

That's actually a rather good idea 

I never thought of that either. Well done, that man!

[Maenoferren]

Chariots for me which is why I'm so chuffed; superglue is way too slow in some situations, but now...the world.. Mwah hah hah     

Ahem, I'm over it 

I must now buy something with spoked wheels!!!!!

[getagrip]

I must now buy something with spoked wheels!!!!!

Go on, you know You want to

[Maenoferren]

Go on, you know You want to

Medievalesque wagons methinks 

[getagrip]

Medievalesque wagons methinks 

Do it 

And when you have, post the photos 

[Last Hussar]

I keep buying tiny toy soldiers... 

People at work looked at me funny when I said I had a laminator and a comb-binder.

"What do you want a laminator for?"
"Laminating stuff!"

Also I think my wife is despairing at the amount of vinyl floor tiles I buy.  Good ones for bases, cheap ones of roads etc.  Also make good game tiles- I mounted my CoC Morale track on one.  Plus I use them as spraying sticks - the glue holds figures nicely.

[getagrip]

Also I think my wife is despairing at the amount of vinyl floor tiles I buy.  Good ones for bases, cheap ones of roads etc.  Also make good game tiles- I mounted my CoC Morale track on one.  Plus I use them as spraying sticks - the glue holds figures nicely.

Never thought of doing that; great tip.

Something else I'll become addicted to buying no doubt

[Last Hussar]

B&Q do 6 for about £5-6.  Poundland ones are packs of 4 - they are floppier, but a 7cm square one supported a spraying strip of about 16 figures.

The glue stays sticky for ages, and as you have unsprayed bits where the figure was they restick time after time.

For bases/terrain etc I put a sheet of paper on of the base colour.  For my Carriage racing game I found a 'cobble' picture, and resized, copying over and over in Word. Print out and stick on.

It cuts cleanly with a Stanley knife, and is easy to cut shapes into

[Vamboozle]

I temporarily mount my figures on small pieces of dowel which then slot into a large block of wood. This block was drilled out with 24 holes by an old woodwork teacher colleague of mine. He used it for holding pencils at the front of the class for loaning to pupils. He passed it to me when he was reorganising his room and it quickly occurred to me to ask him to make the dowel rods. I use Copydex as a temporary fix for the figures, and it also means I can rotate and turn the figures upside down when I'm painting.

Now this inspired me to go for the poor mans (read cheapskates) version - a bit of foam pipe lagging cut in half with wooden dowels. Reckon it could work.

I'll let you know how it goes (expect to be back here in a few days feeling like a numpty)

[Subedai]

...Also I think my wife is despairing at the amount of vinyl floor tiles I buy.  Good ones for bases, cheap ones of roads etc.  Also make good game tiles- I mounted my CoC Morale track on one.  Plus I use them as spraying sticks - the glue holds figures nicely.

I use double sided tape on small offcuts of beading that I've had for years. Poundland special, 3 rolls for a quid. Cut down the middle and it lasts twice as long.

[Vamboozle]

Now this inspired me to go for the poor mans (read cheapskates) version - a bit of foam pipe lagging cut in half with wooden dowels. Reckon it could work.

I'll let you know how it goes (expect to be back here in a few days feeling like a numpty)

Ok pipe lagging is too fragile (worked great until you pulled the dowel in / out a few times)

Next attempt (as suggested by Mrs V) is plasticine.