Diogasm!

[Jay]

Okay, normally this'd just be in the Booty thread, but it's too great to contain in a lengthy thread.

I managed to score these nice big boxes today:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm1.jpg
Those look big, don't they?

"What's in them, Jay?", you ask? I'll gladly show you!

A Corps! tent and watchtowers playset!
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm2.jpg
(and a stock loose photo because I can't take them out entirely just yet)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm4.jpg

And a Power Team Elite Headquarters packed with more vehicles, figures, gear and accessories than I know what to do with!
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm3.jpg
(stock loose photo again)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm5.jpg

Now you may thinking I completely bankrupted myself acquiring these hard to find pieces, right?

Wrong!

In total, these two sets cost me $99 Canadian. That's $90 American!

Did I luck out or what?

Needless to say, I can't wait to be able to fully open them and start snapping away! :D

[Sonneilon]

Those, for the most part, look pretty swell! :D

I like the guard tower stuff most.

[Scuba Steve]

what a score! nice pieces Jay!

[haradrel]

You lucky git!

hmmm I didn't get dogs with my PTE HQ, or is that a different line using the same building?

[Rambo]

where did you get those????
awesome haul.

[Jay]

[QUOTE=haradrel]You lucky git!

hmmm I didn't get dogs with my PTE HQ, or is that a different line using the same building?[/QUOTE]
It's legit, it's just a larger value set with more accessories.

[Agent Viper]

Flippin Sexy!

[Outrider]

I have that tent, it's an awesome piece of gear. Nice pick ups Jay!

[Death_at_Midnight]

Nice catch!

[Tracker]

very nice haul

[Jay]

More pics!

From the Corps! set:

Large tent:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm6.jpg

Watchtowers:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm7.jpg

Useless, undersized APC and useful missile system (sadly not towable like the stock photo indicated):
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm8.jpg

Supply depot (was cleverly hidden inside the tent, didn't even notice it before I got it!) and destroyed building:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm9.jpg

Road signs, spotlight, generator and assorted pieces:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm10.jpg

Tank traps and machine gun stations:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm11.jpg

Next post, PTE!

[Jay]

As promised the accessory-tastic PTE set!

Rubbery guns, artillery, small dio pieces:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm12.jpg

Checkpoint, fences of all kinds, sandbags, tank traps, etc:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm13.jpg

Table, chairs, locker, strategy board:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm14.jpg

Dirtbike, patrol bike, ATV, guard dogs:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm15.jpg

Headquarters with perimiter:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm16.jpg

Inside the headquarters:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/Joe/Diogasm/Diogasm17.jpg

Did I luck out or WHAT??

Now, the question remains, where can I store it all...

[Death_at_Midnight]

Store it all? I'm wondering when you'll take it outdoors for some dio shots!

[Jay]

[QUOTE=Death_at_Midnight]Store it all? I'm wondering when you'll take it outdoors for some dio shots![/QUOTE]
Well by the time everything was out it was too dark to take pics to, you know, show it all off... but hopefully tomorrow I can set something up.

And I managed to store it all, without it being excessively out of reach in the back of a closet somewhere! Go me!

[ender098]

Jay, did you get those from Sears in Canada?

http://www.sears.ca/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_bb_l_1_396455011_1/183-1513739-5513302?ie=UTF8&node=397890011&no=396455011&searsBrand=core&me=A10FHFRJZ0GJG3

[Flatline]

there Is Alot Of Great Dio Pieces In Both Sets Nice Pick Ups, Jay.

[Death_at_Midnight]

I really like the anti-tank defensive things.

[Jay]

[QUOTE=Death_at_Midnight]I really like the anti-tank defensive things.[/QUOTE]
The Czech Hedgehogs?

Yeah, they're neat, but not particularly solid.
You can get them from Marauder Inc here:
http://www.marauderinc.com/servlet/Detail?no=229
And the wraparound barbwire here:
http://www.marauderinc.com/servlet/Detail?no=230

[ToneGunsRevisited]

I would like the door with the partial wall. I'm hunting it at eBay, but was never able to find =(.

Congratulations! They are all great pieces, hope to see some shots soon.

[battlewagon]

awesome haul Jay! I have the Corps set and it's wonderful but I think my tent didn't come with all the accessories. Then again, it was partially opened when I won it.

the other dio set is fantastic. so many cool accessories. I've never seen those dogs before.

[battlewagon]

one of the dogs looks crazy, lol.

[yorktownjoe]

Very cool! We'll be waiting for these to show up in your pics. Excellent score!

[Death_at_Midnight]

[QUOTE=Jay]The Czech Hedgehogs?[/QUOTE]

Thanks Jay for those links. Here's another:

http://www.build-a-rama.com/1_18/hedgehogs_18/hedgehogs_18.shtml

[Jay]

[QUOTE=Death_at_Midnight]Thanks Jay for those links. Here's another:

http://www.build-a-rama.com/1_18/hedgehogs_18/hedgehogs_18.shtml[/QUOTE]
Yikes.

13$ for three... three Marauder Inc hedgehogs would only cost 8$ with the barbwire. Six dollars for three hedgehogs, plus 2$ for three rings of barbwire.

[Death_at_Midnight]

[QUOTE=Jay]Yikes.

13$ for three... three Marauder Inc hedgehogs would only cost 8$ with the barbwire. Six dollars for three hedgehogs, plus 2$ for three rings of barbwire.[/QUOTE]

Yep, that site is expensive, and inconsistent too. 10 sandbags in the 1/18th area at $9.99, and those same (according to the photo) sandbags in the Joe section at $12.99.

Still, the site does make me want to do my own resin casting.

[Flatline]

[QUOTE=Death_at_Midnight]

Still, the site does make me want to do my own resin casting.[/QUOTE]
DO IT!!!! Then I can buy from you ;)

[Lava Boss]

Big Lots here have the Power Team Elite Marine 3 packs with, IIRC, two hedgehogs for $5.

Some set has the barbed wire fence...maybe the desert marines.

[tycondrius23]

http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002LCQJB4/ref=pd_huc_gp_3/175-8783909-7389153?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core


this might tickle your fancy jay

[Jay]

[QUOTE=tycondrius23]http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002LCQJB4/ref=pd_huc_gp_3/175-8783909-7389153?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core


this might tickle your fancy jay[/QUOTE]
Yeah, this was passed along to me yesterday on Joecustoms.

Looks cool enough, but I'll wait till someone else acquires it and posts pictures before I make a decision.

I've already been meaning to get the Battlefield Deluxe (http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002DQICAE/sr=1-8/qid=1250430396/ref=sr_1_8/176-2604716-9375830?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core&mqnodeid=397890011) playset because between the extra dio pieces, the bridge and the tent, I'd be well set... so between that and the bombed out building, it'd be another 99$ spent and I simply don't have the budget for that.
Not now, anyways.