Vending Machine Model Parts!

[OldNYJim]

So, recently I've been making a special effort to check out every one of those 25-cent vending machines that have little toys and knick-knacks that they dispense in those little bubble-shaped capsules.  They're outside every corner store, bodega, launderette and barber shop in NY...your mileage might vary depending on where you live, but they look like this:

 

 

Usually they don't contain anything super interesting, but I've found a couple of cool ones since I've started to stop and take notice of them more.  One on my block has these really cool little plastic grenades - they'd make a cool cartoon-y looking shift knob for a build, maybe a center section for an axle, or maybe a part for a 1/8th build or something?

 

 

I spotted these ones yesterday too - they're a little tub of fruit flavored slime...I guess for kids to throw on the ceiling or at each other or something? ?

 

 

I like building showrods, and I can kinda see some potential for these to make a cool rear tire of some sort!  They consist of a little pot with a lid, and an outer ring piece that fits snugly around them:

 

 

 

 

I'll keep my eye out for more, there's probably a thousand of these machines just in Brooklyn, but it's definitely worth carrying a few quarters in your pocket if you have these capsule machines where you live!  Best thing is, the capsules they come in would make a great bubbletop too!

[NYLIBUD]

So are you suggesting a vending machine with model car parts sold in the little bubbles?Not a bad idea.Im from Long Island,so I know about how many machines there are.They are all over the place..But what they should also have is where you make it when you have to clamp onto a stuffed animal,and drop it into the slot to win it.But instead of stuffed animals,use model kits.

[OldNYJim]

I guess I was saying “look out for these things - they might have something that you can use for a build” - but I like your idea too!