| Rhoderic III and counting | 21 Jan 2015 11:14 a.m. PST |
I'm looking for animals to make a 15-18mm VSF Venusian lizardman army more interesting, some sorts of creatures that are dinosaur-like but not "authentic", recognizable dinosaurs as such. I'm thinking of two types of creatures especially: First, something analogous to a war elephant (meaning, capable of carrying a howdah) that also looks tough and survivable (maybe along the lines of an ankylosaurus, or indeed the Armadillo Beast from Heavy Gear Blitz but somewhat bigger). Second, something similar to the Salamander from Warhammer (a big but not huge creature that has the appearance of being able to spit fire or venom). Creatures that resemble turtles, frogs and the like could work just as well. Even arthropods like crabs, lobsters and trilobites (but not scorpions, they're a bit too far from what I have in mind). I'm quite prepared to do some converting, especially simpler operations like head swaps and the addition of howdahs. Has anyone gone down this route already, particularly in regard to 15-18mm lizardman armies for VSF or fantasy? |
| haywire | 21 Jan 2015 11:32 a.m. PST |
Not sure if the Bastildon is too big for you (or too expensive) link Tamiya has some 1/35 scale models that you can kitbash into different creatures. link |
| Rhoderic III and counting | 21 Jan 2015 11:49 a.m. PST |
The Bastiladon is cool, but too big. Thanks, though. |
| deflatermouse | 21 Jan 2015 12:53 p.m. PST |
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| TNE2300 | 21 Jan 2015 1:02 p.m. PST |
khurasan miniatures
reptilians
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| Sergeant Paper | 21 Jan 2015 2:21 p.m. PST |
Why not creatively adapt real dinos? Saw the plates off a steg, then dress up an allosaur, swap an ankylosaurus tail onto a brontosaur (showing my age here) and add a carnosaur head, and so on? |
| Rhoderic III and counting | 21 Jan 2015 4:33 p.m. PST |
Converting ordinary dinos is something I'm certainly thinking about. I still have some of the old single-pose plastic GW Skinks and I think their heads look very suitable as those of some funky species of fire/venom/acid-spitting lizard. It would only be a matter of finding suitable dinosaur bodies of the right size… or even wingless dragon bodies, if they look the part. I'm also reconsidering the DP9 Armadillo Beast (however steep the price) as some sort of single-rider shock cavalry sans howdah. The ideal howdah-carrying creature I want would be just about halfway between the Armadillo Beast and the GW Bastiladon in size, and similar to both of those in appearance, but beggars can't be choosers. |
| Rhoderic III and counting | 21 Jan 2015 5:09 p.m. PST |
The old I-Kore Viridian Terrasaurs might possibly suit me (some even come with howdahs), although I don't care for the hideously bulging bellies: link
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rvandusen  | 21 Jan 2015 6:28 p.m. PST |
What about something like Dark Sword's Highland Hunting Dragon? It is intended for 28mm, but quite small for a dragon.
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| deflatermouse | 22 Jan 2015 3:28 a.m. PST |
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| Heinz Good Aryan | 22 Jan 2015 8:48 a.m. PST |
that barbarian should leave that nice momma lizard alone and pick on someone his own size |
 Extra Crispy  | 22 Jan 2015 9:03 a.m. PST |
Black Hat has an "octosaur" with howdah in their Martian Empires range: link |
| Extra Crispy | 22 Jan 2015 9:06 a.m. PST |
Crud somehow that item has the wrong picture. It should look like this (you can also buy a separate critter):
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| Rhoderic III and counting | 22 Jan 2015 2:49 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the great suggestions! Now to ruminate… |
| Weasel | 23 Jan 2015 2:04 p.m. PST |
Honestly, a lot of kids toy dinosaurs don't really bear much resemblance to any real dinosaur so maybe swing by the toy store and take a look? |
| Guthroth | 26 Jan 2015 6:23 a.m. PST |
I just picked up a box of the Tamiya 1/35 raptors to use for 28mm VSF/Gaslight games. A bit on the big side maybe, but I want the players to have to work a bit :-) |
| TheBeast | 26 Jan 2015 1:33 p.m. PST |
A bit on the big side maybe… I remember when the first Jurassic Park came out, and there was some squabbling about the raptors portrayed being oversized. Then there was an announcement of newly discovered mega-raptor. Production guys claimed a whole lot of last laughs. Lots of surprises left in the fossil record. Now they're claiming Spinosaurus was mostly a fish eater… Doug |
 Tony Francis | 27 Jan 2015 3:13 a.m. PST |
There are a couple of lizard-like models in the Celtos range: link
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link They can be bought without the riders – you'd have to remove/adapt the saddle on the Sidge dragons, but the Blood Reaver comes without saddle. |
| ArmyCardinal | 27 Jan 2015 10:00 a.m. PST |
Wow – I'm also looking for a Triceratops-like dinosaur for my game. It's based on 15mm figures. I'm going to give it to the Orcs to break down castle walls and storming a town. It would have a howda with 3-4 archers. The figure above is perfect, but I also like the idea of plastic dinosaurs and making my own howda out of balsa wood. |
| mousaka | 05 Feb 2015 11:40 a.m. PST |
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