Magic the Boardgame: Arena of the Planeswalkers

I purchased a copy of the Arena of the Planeswalkers.

It came with 35 miniatures. There are 6 army units (2 sets of 3 units) and one leader (planeswalker) tied to each of 5 colors (black, blue, green, red, and white).  All of the miniatures are unique stances. The bases are the same size as Heroscape and they are part of the mold, so would not be easy to remove. The base size is really the only major downside to using these for roleplaying.

 

Black Planeswalker: Liliana

Restless Zombies (more like skeleton warriors)

Blighted Reavers

Blue Planeswalker: Jace

Illusionary Projections

Leyline Phantoms

Green Planeswalker: Nissa

Elf Rangers

Pummelroot Elementals

Red Planeswalker: Chandra

Flamewing Phoenixes

Blazing Firecats

White Planeswalker: Gideon

Kor Hookmasters

Rhox Veterans

Some more Fast Lane cars.

So here is the third set of Fast Lane ($7.99) cars I got.

First up is the Porsche 911 Turbo

Nice little sports car.

Next up is the BMW Z4.

Another speedy convertible.

Last up is the BMW Series 3 Touring.

Hopefully Mr. J likes his four door wagon. It is nice not to have all sports cars.

Another visit to Toys R Us

Fast Lane Part 2

We had to visit Toys R Us again, and I went and looked at the cars. I saw the Fast Lane ($7.99) set and wondered if they only had one set. I then discovered they had other sets. It is hard to tell since they have set up the colors of the cars to match up with other sets so on a quick glance they look the same. 

First up is the BMW M3.

Nice 2-door sedan.

Next is the Porsche Boxter.

Nice sports car.

Last up is the BMW Series 7.

A four door sedan is great. The down side is this car is big compared to most of the other Fast Lane cars.

I picked up another Fast Lane set, I'll have those in my next post.

Another Visit to Dollar General

I was visiting a relative in another town. As I was leaving, I stopped by a local Dollar General to see if they had any more New Ray City Cruisers or Bburago Street Fire cars. I was in luck, they had five Street Fires ($2.75 each) that I hadn't picked up before. I also grabbed another motocycle ($1). I'm going to split it up in two posts.

First up is the motorcycle.

Scott better watch out, Logan might show up and grab his bike.

Next is a Dodge Magnum.

I'm sure it is no surprise that Mary Jane likes red.

Now we have a Ford Mustang.

Sexy american muscle car, even the Russians love it (especially if it is in red).

Toys R Us Fast Lane

I had to stop by Toys R Us today and I found this three pack of Fast Lane cars ($7.99).

Let's start with the BMW Z8.

Next up is the Mitsubishi Lancer.

Last but not least is the Porsche Cayenne.

They all look pretty good.

US Toy Purchase Part 1

I made a purchase from US Toy and got five vehicles. 

This post I'm going to look at the vehicles that look pretty close to the right size.

First up is a tow truck ($3.95).

The tow truck looks a little small, but not horribly so. I've seen pickups about this size before, so while I might not see it for a real tow truck, just as a compact pickup truck it looks fine. 

Next up is an antique roadster ($4.95).

The roadster looks pretty good. And I think it will fit in nicely with the cars I picked up from the Goodwill the other day.

Last up is a safari vehicle ($3.95).

I think this was the best size fit. The miniature is a little wider than normally so it might not be as obvious.
It was also one of the cheaper vehicles, so that was nice.
I might pick up some more of these later. Obviously the paint job has got to go.

Next post I'll have the 2 vehicles I got that I thought the sizes were unfortunately off a bit.