Saturday, July 08, 2006

A cool Pirates of the Spanish Main diorama piece!


After doing the groceries yesterday, I dropped by the McDonald's drive-thru to get a Happy Meal for Munchkin No. 1. As it so happens, the Golden Arches snagged the toy licensing for the newly released Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest movie! The toy we received was a Magic 8-Ball Pirate Skull.

After an initial "gross!" response, Munchkin No. 1 had no interest in the skull and gave the skull to me (she's more into Minnie Mouse and My Little Pony). After playing with it a bit (It's got cool pirate themed answers such as "Yo Ho, maybe so!" and "No way, Arrrgh!"), I started to think that this would be a great diorama piece for the Pirates of the Spanish Main constructible card game! With just a couple coats of primer and some drybrushing, and a bit of painted and flocked foam, you could have your own Skull Island. Sweet!

8^B

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