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Help please to find little plastic footballers!

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anorak · 30/09/2006 13:41

I am making a football pitch birthday cake next week. I have found some little plastic goals but I need little players as well. Anyone seen any cheapo football games with little figures or packs of figures please?

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KBear · 30/09/2006 13:51

My local cake shop sells them. Can buy them and post if you like. Think about 50p each.

KBear · 30/09/2006 13:51

Shop is Cake Tops, The Pantiles, Bexleyheath

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anorak · 30/09/2006 13:54

Thanks KBear that sounds a bit expensive by the time I've bought 4 or 5 of each colour plus a referee!

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SoupDragon · 30/09/2006 13:55

you're talented - Can you make them out of Fimo?

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anorak · 30/09/2006 13:56

I'm not too good at that sort of thing soupy.

Besides I actually have to make two of these cakes and it would take me all day to make enough figures - plus a trip to hobbycraft for the fimo!

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KBear · 30/09/2006 13:56

True.

Plastic toot can often be found hanging in the newsagent. I will have a look see when we wander up for the lottery ticket later!

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anorak · 30/09/2006 13:57

Thanks for calling me talented though lol

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anorak · 30/09/2006 13:57

plastic toot is exactly what I'm aiming for!

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Molesworth · 30/09/2006 13:58

would subbuteo figures do the trick anorak?

KBear · 30/09/2006 14:00

Sometimes plastic toot is the answer!

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:03

subbuteo figures would do I think, although I'm not sure how tall they are. If they're taller than the goals it might look a bit stupid! But I don't know where I'm going to get a big bag of subbuteo figures for 99p

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Molesworth · 30/09/2006 14:04

I've got a subbuteo set here that ds has never bothered to play with!

Will dig it out and see how big the figures are - trouble is they have quite a big hemispherical base on them which might look odd, unless you buried it in the icing

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:10

Oh thanks Molesworth. I don't think the bases would be a problem I'm sure I could bury them. Actually it would probably help to keep them in position.

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Molesworth · 30/09/2006 14:15

ok I have the set here - the figures are about 2cm high (maybe a little less) not including the base. They can be detached from the base. I've got blue, yellow, and red teams and two goalies wearing green. Any use to you?

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:17

Blimey molesworth, are you sure? They sound ideal.

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SoupDragon · 30/09/2006 14:20

"... plus a trip to hobbycraft for the fimo!"

I'm failing to see a downside to this...

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:22

lol soupy I can almost feel the money trickling out of my bank account just thinking about Hobbycraft

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SoupDragon · 30/09/2006 14:24

I'm so glad I don't live near one

Molesworth · 30/09/2006 14:26

tbh it does seem a shame to break up the set, but frankly ds has never used it so what's the point of it gathering dust!

Can you CAT me anorak?

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:26

I have one ten minutes away. It's just too tempting. I have to keep popping in to see what's on special offer.

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:27

OK molesworth will do now.

Perhaps I could wash them afterwards and send them back to you?

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:29

Have sent CAT.

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Molesworth · 30/09/2006 14:29

ok that sounds like a plan - then I could give it to a charity shop

but in the meantime let them be of service on the cakes!

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anorak · 30/09/2006 14:34

Everyone's a winner!

Thank you.

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kimi · 30/09/2006 14:49

can you not carve some out of lard

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