You didn't stock up during Halloween or St. Patrick's Day? Rookie mistake. (All kidding aside, I suppose its good you aren't seasonally inundated with $1 store debris.) If you do pick up a dozed then you could use one comically oversized cauldron for your goblins and the rest for that Corpse Grinder terrain piece you been thinking about doing...
YakComp 46 - Feed Me Seymore!
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Well, you've exposed me, @Pagumb... Rookie I am. 
There's actually some kind of Dollar Store kinda deal in the nearby city, so holiday deals should be on my new mental checklist, I guess. But thanks, not a bad idea swinging by there, before I start a scratch build.
There's actually some kind of Dollar Store kinda deal in the nearby city, so holiday deals should be on my new mental checklist, I guess. But thanks, not a bad idea swinging by there, before I start a scratch build.If you're lucky, you might find some kind of Easter basket that could be re-purposed. But it could be a bit late for that now.
Anything sphere or egg shaped could be repurposed and a Dollar store is chock full of materials if thinking abstractly. Even a plastic party champagne cup could be repurposed.
There's lots of random goodies there too. I used a little plastic hoverboard toy thing that had four fans inside a piece of terrain and it turned out most excellent, especially for $1.
I also grabbed a tiny dollhouse that had a schweet Necromunda sized couch, sofa and coffee table that is waiting its turn at becoming some sort of scatter terrain.
There's lots of random goodies there too. I used a little plastic hoverboard toy thing that had four fans inside a piece of terrain and it turned out most excellent, especially for $1.
I also grabbed a tiny dollhouse that had a schweet Necromunda sized couch, sofa and coffee table that is waiting its turn at becoming some sort of scatter terrain.
Buy a kinder egg and once you’ve eaten the chocolate then you can use the plastic thing in the middle as one, just cut in half! (They used to split in half but now they’re on a hinge I think).
Right! I've got kids, I'd be very surprised if I couldn't find one of those things lying around. They probably won't miss just one...
I managed to hold myself back from doing a fully modelled interior on my café. You can't see it so does it really need to be there? Also there's not much space for furniture inside those MDF buildings if you actually want to be able to put minis in there.
Did someone say spices? Handy belt spice rack added. Including a couple of personal blends that can be weaponized in a pinch.
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What about a dried up paint pot? May not be “comically large” but they’re pretty big.
I want the rounded bottom type cauldron, and apart from my 90's starter paint set I've mostly bought dropper bottles. I have a day off tomorrow, might be able to go through a box of scrap bits, aka the kids' broken toys and knick knacks.
@MedMos so on a fairly coincidental note…. while crafting on my YakComp thing my daughter brought these “Magic Mixies” out of her room. They come with little cauldrons. She said she got them at Target.
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I set aside some yoghurt pots to use as fire pits. These ones had a sort of stand part at the bottom. That might work.
Thanks, @Biggle_Bear and @rustedchrome. I'm gonna try the kinder egg thing out, don't have any yoghurt containers stashed. And the nearest Target is probably around a 15 hour drive away. But I'll definitely keep a lookout for bits when shopping!
But I'll definitely keep a lookout for bits when shopping!
@MedMos: Could you use a properly sized plastic fishing bobber? Maybe some sprue for legs? Have fun searching.
I'm pretty sure I have some sort of rounded plastic in my pile o' trash, but legs is an excellent idea! I'm actually thinking spearheads, as I have a ton of both skeleton and goblin variety.
The chef part of my entry is done!
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Nice!! I better get started painting mine too!
Taken on your new photo backdrop too? I keep wanting to make one but there are so... many... projects...
I really need to figure out how to take proper pictures of my minis too.
Taken on your new photo backdrop too? I keep wanting to make one but there are so... many... projects...
I really need to figure out how to take proper pictures of my minis too.
Two weeks to go, I better go dig out the other bits I want to find for the project 
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