Dollar Tree Tombstone corners Halloween village stuff.

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I got a few of the set pieces from one of my local dollar trees....bought them out, really...then headed to another and they hadn't received their shipment yet.

So...k will be buying more when they come in..but here's the thing...the guy who told me they were arriving on Tuesday also told me you can get custom orders of them if you order at least 4 pieces (one complete box) and it ships to store for free. I haven't checked their website to see how they get ordered, but for people whose dollar trees are out of stock it might be a welcome option.

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My take on these:
The figurines molds are deplorable, and the paint jobs are even worse.

Still....3 skeletons for a dollar? Yes please. So...black wash and dry brush on some bone white and they are table-serviceable.

Zombies...a little more difficult since Tue cracks and fudges in the molds can't be explained away as broken or errant bones in a skeleton. Instead of a wash, they got an entire black primer coat. Meh..I think you would he better off with the disco zombies from the reaper bones line.

The skeletal gazebo is badass. Spray on flat black as a primer, dry brush with a vanilla ice cream color for the bones....you magically have an evil circle....or a piece for a Halloween themed tererrium, as is the case for my piece.

Tombstones & mausoleaum...again, spray on black primer, dry brush stone...be careful with the "vines," depending on how you paint them, the scuplt kind of makes them look more like tentacles.

Fences...beware the vines. Have yet to figure out a good way to make them look like rusty metal bars...a mix of light grey and coffee paints with a touch of crimson drybrushed on is as close as I can get.

Any tips are welcomed. Has anyone else tried to repair these things with any success? The shapes seemed so cool in Tue store..but then the paint job doesn't repair them as much as I had hoped.