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Monday, 1 September 2014

Holiday Swag (2)

First variant
During his sojourn Mattyoo and I were tempted by rumours of "wonderful things" in the deep south by fellow blogger Vampifan and after a long (*5mins) journey south to the other side of the river I was introduced to Gateshead's "Poundlandworld". The temptation to head south was the attraction of purchasing some alleged Doll's houses to be found there.
When I had first heard of these I thought them to be a myth as they weren't to be found in any of the three similar shops in my locale.
Nevertheless blogger Mattyoo and I headed to the wilderness under the care of our trusted guide Vampifan.
Second variant
The rumours turned out to be slightly better than I'd hoped and there was not one but two variations of the houses.   
Although marked as 'Swag  2' these were actually bought before the vehicles I posted about last week.
For the princely sum of £1 each I couldn't resist and purchased three of each after some negotiation with the assistant to retrieve more. (Vampifan had snatched the only example of the first variant from off the shelf) .
Eventually I ended up with 3 of each. 


Rear of first variant
The insides were as gross as could be imagined for a pink girly "Barbie" type house, with stickers representing everything from carpets to clocks, which would obviously all have to go if they were going to be usable at all.
The fact that they were only facades was a little underwhelming but was livable with.
The photo does show a very interesting socket arrangement (on the bottom left) which I'll come to later.
Rear of second variant
The second building was equally as gross as the first  with more stickers and once more a hook arrangement, but this time on the opposite corner.

The roof attachment was four screws, so at least it would be easy enough to remove the roof.




After a bit of jiggling about it was found that the two halves could indeed be fitted together to make a single building even though it was obvious from both styles that they were probably meant to fit on something other than each other.
The first building had represented wood slats whilst the second had the 'crazy paving' effect so neither were truly meant to be compatible.

Even so with this in mind I have made some inroads into making these into a model suitable for use. If it ever gets finished it will of course appear in a future post.




One of the surprises to be found in each of the model packages was a small package of bits.
You can just about make out what they are in this photograph.
Two blurry armchairs in white; a toilet in need of a pedestal, a child's blackboard that Sid is behind; a table and parasol and some sort of dresser.
The most useful piece in this package though was the very usable shop counter, complete with till.
In the second package
The second package contained several items of a similar nature.
A set of draws; a small child-sized bed, a seat; a chair; a dresser and a bath.
In both packs there was also a small doll-like figure which at a pinch could be used as a child in games, but would be equally at home as a mannequin in a shop, such is the detail (or lack thereof)

That then concludes my Holiday Wag purchases and I for one would think that the shop counter was an excellent find and I'm sure would have been well worth the £1 I spent.

As always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.

24 comments:

  1. Other than that SICKLY pink plastic these look like find of the year!

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    1. They are just a tad pink aren't they ? s for find of the year, we'll see.

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  2. They were an excellent find, Joe. Whilst I wasn't quite as extravagant as you, I still bought two of each house. For just a quid each, they really were superb value for money and are a great fit for 28mm scale figures. Sure, the colours are bright and garish, but with a decent paint job, they'll be transformed.

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    1. Yep, thanks for finding these and to think you passed up on them first time around ! They're maybe just a bit small for the current batch of 28mms around especially if they're sat on a 'slotta'

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  3. Cute Little house... looking forward to see it painted :)

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    1. Thanks HW, once I decided exactly how I'm going to use these, I think painting will be easy

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  4. These are impressive they are in Mediterranean colors as the Greek and Malta houses here are pink.

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    1. I didn't really think that anyone would have a house with those colours !

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  5. Great find Joe. A paint job will bring these to life and even you can't complain about the price.

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    1. I was very pleased to find these. There's a reason why "Poundlandworld" is my favourite shop too.

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  6. Awesome. Look forward to seeing what you do with them.

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    1. Thanks Brummie, the thoughts are in motion as we chat

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  7. Ha, I totally forgot about those and was wondering what you are going to show us in SWAG 2 post!

    I think the darker roofed halves would fit the same style in light colour. I'd just keep them one-sided for a row of board-edge houses.

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    1. The roofs fit together rather well so I'll be attempting to bodge at least 1 building together as soon as I finish the current card model I'm building.

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  8. Awesome! Of course, it's a bit of a fixer upper...

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    1. I can see the for sale sign :"Needs a bit of TLC"

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  9. Brilliant! They are just crying out for Zombies, great find :-)

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    1. Thanks Paul, they'll do as fillers for my dirth of suburb dwellings

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  10. I always like a good bargain! They'll do nicely after a paint job!

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    1. Thanks FD and thanks for taking the time to comment

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  11. Hey, the accessorys seams to be great for scenery.
    Instead of painting the houses you can find barbies and dolls in 28mm and have a game in a Barbie-zombie-apocalyptic-world...:)

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    1. Merci Shuby, je pense que les maisons de style Barbie est plus dans le domaine de Saint-Trinian de Vampifan

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  12. Paint will solve all problems with the colors. I have found similar ones that have become ruined houses as well as 'less ruined' homes. Its awesome to get some extra furniture to use as scatter terrain if needed!

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    1. Thanks N667, I originally thought these would be similar to the ones you used and you're absolutely right tht a lick of paint will solve the colour "problem".

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