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Cheapskate Mod thread

kevlar

kevlar

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Post your ( cheap ) machine mods here...

I ordered some great 5v led strips from Ali express, 3 X 18" lengths ( I only used 2 ) delivered for £11!. Wired them straight into the upper playfield GI on my Foo Fighters. Nothing like as nice as Davey's upcoming area 51 mod but I'm a cheapskate and happy with the results.

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Got fed up with the peeling decals so made a brick wall mod for the back of shadow (plastic sheet for dolls houses) painted up to match the sanctum wall...

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Dead end sign to cover up the ugly optical sensor on CSI (yellow plastic with slide decal)....

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Both shamelessly copied from other people.
 
Dinky car from my childhood, painted with Humbrol enamel - may have to get a Fire so I can use the Simon Snorkel that was in the same box.
 

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kev a said:
Got fed up with the peeling decals so made a brick wall mod for the back of shadow (plastic sheet for dolls houses) painted up to match the sanctum wall...

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Dead end sign to cover up the ugly optical sensor on CSI (yellow plastic with slide decal)....

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Both shamelessly copied from other people.
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Have you a link for that plastic sheet? Wondering if it be any good for diaramas as it looks super nice.
 
Colywobbles said:
Have you a link for that plastic sheet? Wondering if it be any good for diaramas as it looks super nice.
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Edit: sorry Col, I was being dense....

I can find the purchase in my ebay, but the listing is gone, have had a look online and these look the closest to what I got....

ema-models.co.uk

Styrene Red Bricks

Scale:- 1:12 Colour Red. Sheet Size:- 600mm x 175mm. Material: 5mm vac-formed styrene. Pattern: Red Bricks
ema-models.co.uk ema-models.co.uk
 
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What a great thread and something I’ve messed around doing for years so you all gonna get a bit bored of me posting more stuff like this!

A possible horror themed topper opportunity for pins like TFTC and SS ect.

A nice sized animated skull from the range. This / these could easily be triggered via the pin I’m sure.

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