Help support the Mego Museum
Help support the Mego Museum

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Does anybody know where to get a crystal ball?

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Texastoyz
    Member
    • Jul 14, 2010
    • 67

    Does anybody know where to get a crystal ball?

    Anbody know how to make a crystal ball or where to possibly get one?
  • SUP-Ronin
    Stuck in a laundry shoot.
    • Oct 8, 2007
    • 3146

    #2
    What about using a large glass marble? There are tons on ebay for next to nothing.

    Also, someone recently created a thread about their Dr. Strange Diorama and they have one in that I think. It was a really cool looking setup.
    "Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."

    Comment

    • ozcollector1992
      Longtime Oz Collector
      • Oct 13, 2006
      • 494

      #3
      If you are not worried about size and want it to look really mego-esk you could always use the Oz crystal ball from the emerald city playset just take out the center part which just slides out when you open it up.
      Your powers on Earth may seem extraordinary, Kal-El, but we are not gods. - Jor-El (Smallville Season 5)

      Comment

      • Boris71
        GeekBot' For Life
        • May 13, 2007
        • 712

        #4
        a clear acrylic sphere from plastistruct would work and theu do them in various sizes
        Check out my Electronic Mag here Psycho Styrene Modeling Magazine

        Comment

        • pmwasson
          Maker
          • Sep 12, 2007
          • 4881

          #5
          Plastic Spheres: TAP Plastics
          sigpic LaserMego

          Comment

          • mikeoz
            Mego Maker
            • Mar 9, 2007
            • 1436

            #6
            Also, check the shampoo and hair products aisle at dollar stores. I found a lid on a shampoo bottle that worked perfectly as a crystal ball.
            Looking for:
            Lincoln Phantom of the Opera

            Comment

            • C.H.O.A.M.
              learning all the time
              • Sep 15, 2010
              • 1081

              #7
              I used a smoky quartz crystal sphere from China.
              I think it was 30mm? and cost about 5 bucks.
              but I like the shampoo bottle idea!

              Comment

              • Texastoyz
                Member
                • Jul 14, 2010
                • 67

                #8
                Thank you all for the suggestions.

                Comment

                • PoorMansJB
                  Member
                  • Nov 1, 2010
                  • 99

                  #9
                  When decorations got clearanced this past holiday season, I picked-up a few of these odd little "snow globes" about 1.5" tall. They're clear acrylic, filled with glitter, and mounted to an angular green base. Best of all, the base contains button batteries and a switch so the globe lights-up! Weirdly, the globes are printed on the outside as baseballs, soccer balls, and so on but this can be stripped. I grabbed a few thinking they'd make a great crystal ball!

                  Comment

                  • Bizarro Amy
                    Formerly known as Del
                    • Dec 12, 2004
                    • 3336

                    #10
                    You can also get large clear beads in various sizes and styles. But I think the marble would be the easiest way to go.
                    Hey! Where's the waiter with the water for my daughter?

                    Check out my customs!
                    https://www.facebook.com/BizarroAmy
                    http://www.tumblr.com/blog/bizarroamy

                    Comment

                    • Megotu
                      jerk
                      • Dec 16, 2001
                      • 10738

                      #11
                      Ping pong balls..Bouncy rubber balls from gumball machines...
                      sigpic

                      Comment

                      Working...
                      😀
                      🥰
                      🤢
                      😎
                      😡
                      👍
                      👎