Friday, April 24, 2026

I've Got Two Tikis To Paradise

"I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here." We'll maybe not, but that's my tribute to the late, great, Eddie Mahoney. Anyway, got a second tiki keychain from ebay. Figured two would look more balanced at the entrance of a sacred place. The one on the right is the newer one - with the pointy thing on top of his head.

These can be used a LOS blocking terrain, and/or placed near an area with a victory point - like a sacred area guarded by the tikis.
As with the previous one, the tiki was dry brushed with browns to make the details pop. They're actually very nicely detailed and take the dry brush very well. Of course, their butts have the copyright logo on them, which are barely visible to the naked eye.
Plan to run a few Tribal games with these sometime after Enfilade next month. Don't want to confuse myself with similar rules - as I'm using One-Hour Skirmish Wargames for my games at the convention.
Here's what the keychain looks like before painting and adding a base of Tamiya epoxy putty. There are four or five different versions of these. You can find them on ebay and also Etsy - about $10-15 each.
So much from the hobby desk. Still haven't gotten around to finishing up the Alexander the Great and Pyrrhus figures. Hope you all are well, and thanks for visiting the blog.

10 comments:

  1. Dean, very nice looking. Great when you find something that rotates into a project. Looking forward to your setting over a couple games. .

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Joe! Warmest regards, Dean

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  2. They'll look great on the table in context. Nice find and paint work.

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    1. Thank you very much again, Richard! Kindest regards, Dean

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  3. They do look good Dean - it just occurred to me that I could probably buy something very similar in any $2 shop in New Zealand, because Māori carvings are very similar to these!

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    1. Thanks again for your nice comments, Keith. I'm sure they're similar, being in the Polynesian family tree. Kindest regards, Dean

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  4. They are brilliant and paint up so well.

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    1. Thanks, Ray! Yes, not only nice results, but quite simple to do, too. Warmest regards, Dean

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  5. Smart use of a key chain,lovely finish!
    Best Iain

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  6. I love it when you find something like this that can be used in a wargame. I enjoyed buying transformers keychains and turning them into war games figures. It feels like you're getting free stuff that no one else has seen. I love these and they scale very well. Nice work!

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