| Barry S | 03 Dec 2017 12:27 a.m. PST |
Hi, I recently photographed some of my prehistoric collection and thought I'd share some of the images with the members. Some are based for HotT and some for skirmish gams such as Tusk, Primeval and Paleao Diet. Cavemen and Women for Tusk and Tusk, Primeval and Paleao Diet.
Beasties for HotT.
Cavemen for HotT.
Dice Holder for Tusk… why? Just because… :o)
More photos can be seen here -
myalbum.com/album/9UlI2qHN4SeW Thanks for looking. |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Dec 2017 12:42 a.m. PST |
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| foxweasel | 03 Dec 2017 3:19 a.m. PST |
Very nice, I'll bet it's fun to play as well. |
79thPA  | 03 Dec 2017 6:05 a.m. PST |
That is amazing. Love it. |
| Gone Fishing | 03 Dec 2017 6:29 a.m. PST |
Yes, those really are beautiful. Very inspiring! Dan, I think he's said elsewhere almost all the figures are from Khurasan. |
| Zeelow | 03 Dec 2017 2:03 p.m. PST |
I'm enamored with the painted models; and the holder for tusks = genius at work and an eye-popper. I like the way your brain works. |
| deflatermouse | 03 Dec 2017 2:51 p.m. PST |
Outstanding work.
Those firemarkers are excellent.
And the Mammoths, where are they from? |
| Barry S | 03 Dec 2017 4:19 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the kind words. Sadly I am yet to play a game with them, but I have really enjoyed building and painting the miniatures. I have been slowly working on a collection for an Australian setting for skirmish games,albeit slowly. So far I have some large Kangaroos, Bullockornis (Demon Duck of Doom), and Megalania from MY Miniatures, hunters from QRF and a converted Diprotodon (giantlooking Wombat), Thylacines and Genyornis (large waterfowl – Emu with stumpy legs). As for the collection I already have, below is a breakdown of the models used. The following models are by Khurasan -
Cavemen and women
Dogs
Apemen
Sabretooth Tigers
Woolly Rhinos
Terror Birds (these are from the Lizard Fantasy Range)
Large Mammoth *deflatermouse – The other mammoths photographed are sold as Mini-Mammoth by a company called Mojo – Animal Planet toys. I picked them up rather cheaply from a toy shop selling educational toys. Copplestone Castings
Large Bear MY Miniatures
Rearing Bear
Waterline Croc Games Workshop
Individually based bear (from Battle of the Five Armies) Splintered Light Miniatures
Wolves Irregular Miniatures
Cave Lion I also have some baby mammoths and a juvenile mammoth to photograph along with one of the 15mm Primeval Mammoths. Next on the painting table for this project are some MY Miniatures sloths, musk ox, horses and cattle. |
| Twoball Cane | 03 Dec 2017 7:31 p.m. PST |
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 miniMo | 03 Dec 2017 9:07 p.m. PST |
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| Gone Fishing | 04 Dec 2017 7:25 a.m. PST |
That's an extremely helpful post, Barry. Off to look at some websites… |
| Legends In Time Skip | 04 Dec 2017 9:24 a.m. PST |
Terrific! Looks very cool. |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Dec 2017 11:02 a.m. PST |
Barry I still can't get over how fine that collection looks. Dan
link |
| Cacique Caribe | 05 Dec 2017 7:59 p.m. PST |
Barry You, sir, are a bad influence! Just got my Khurasan ones in the mail, the Copplestone ones are en route, and I just went ahead and ordered the Neanderthals from Acheson/Primaeval, along with a couple of their smilodons. Splintered Light has an awesome end of year sale, so I'll be ordering from there too in the next few days. Dan
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| Barry S | 05 Dec 2017 9:11 p.m. PST |
Dan, I have the Acheson Pre-Historic Mammals range and their Neanderthals. The plan is to paint these up in a winter type setting. A winter themed project of any kind has been on my 'to do' list for quite some years and I think a winter setting of TUSK would be a reasonably, quick, tidy method of achieving this. On another note, would you please email me at lewchips1ATinternodeDOTonDOTnet Thanks,
Barry |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Dec 2017 12:18 p.m. PST |
Barry I'm also going to order these from TSS/QRF, for warmer climate fellas: link I had bought a few of them before Hurricane Harvey paid us a visit in August, and I really liked the figures. I wish I had gotten around to painting mine. The pack had a nice variety of poses. TMP link
TMP link Of course, I'll be adding some of these dinos to the order: :) link Dan
PS. Sending you an email now.
link |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Dec 2017 2:15 p.m. PST |
Guys I've got my orders from: Khurasan
Copplestone
Primaeval Now I need to decide if I'm going to go with my usual washers (and then decide dry grassland, mixed grass, or snow) or if I should finally try some clear acrylic bases: auction Dan
PS. Is it me or is there a slight shortage of 15mm prehistoric women? :( |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Dec 2017 2:55 p.m. PST |
By the way, this is what the Rebel Minis cavemen look like. Clearly dressed for colder weather like the ones from Primaeval. Dan
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| Barry S | 14 Dec 2017 6:05 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the photo. Can you tell me how they compare to the Khurasan Miniatures size wise? I am looking for some chaps to play the part as Neanderthals and I have been considering these fellows for a little while now. Regarding the lack of women, Khurasan has a couple in their packs. I have one model from Irregular I could use if needed. For children, Irregular make one in their Colonials Range that could possibly be used. I have decided to go with a snow based theme using the Neanderthals, Mammoths and mammals from Acheson/Primaeval, but that is a project for 2018… 2019ish. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Dec 2017 9:33 p.m. PST |
Barry I just placed the order for the Rebel Minis ones. I'll post a comparison picture or two the moment I have them in hand. By the way, Rebel Mike is having a 20% sale starting today. Dan
PS. Also, I've just ordered some bears, wolves and saber cats from Splintered Light. They have a 25% sale from now until end of year:
TMP link |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Dec 2017 4:23 a.m. PST |
I got my "Captain Caveman"!!! Thanks so much, Barry. It looks awesome, just like I remember from when growing up. Dan |
| Barry S | 06 Jan 2018 5:17 p.m. PST |
You're very welcome. Glad you like him! Cheers,
Barry |
| Barry S | 24 Feb 2018 6:29 p.m. PST |
Just thought I'd share a few additions to my project. Some mammoth calves –
The small calf is a rubber toy sold as a good luck miniature. THe slightly larger toy is by a company called 'Bullyland'. A bug and hairy chap –
The bug is a charm/finding and the chap is an old GW Familiar. A wise woman and younger members of the tribe -
The Old woman is from Khurasan Miniatures as is the young girl who originally started out as a mammoth rider. The young boys are from Xyston and Irregular Miniatures with the later having a head swap. Young adult male and wolf companion –
I am eagerly awaiting the release of the movie 'Alpha'. The wolf is from Splintered Light Miniatures with it's head repositioned and the young adult is from Khurasan with a head swap. Finally, a new measurement stick –
Cheers,
Barry |
| Cacique Caribe | 25 Feb 2018 7:28 p.m. PST |
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| Barry S | 03 Apr 2018 9:04 p.m. PST |
Finally finished a Stronghold for the Cavemen, women and children.
The cave back is open so I decided to add some very poorly drawn (painted), art…
I also found some more mammoths that seem to fit in okay with 15mm. I have cut down one to represent a beast caught in the trap.
Finally, something a little different for me – a 25/28mm Cro Magnon miniature from Lucid Eye and Dire Wolf from Pathfinder Miniatures. It is a miniature size I rarely paint, but I have been contemplating a small TUSK project using larger miniatures… Both utilised the dip method
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| Cacique Caribe | 05 Apr 2018 12:41 p.m. PST |
Barry You never cease to amaze and inspire! All you need is the faint yellow-orange glow of a fire inside that cave, perhaps with a tiny LED light. :) Dan |
| Barry S | 06 Aug 2018 8:48 p.m. PST |
I have finally finished a couple more pieces for my 15mm Prehistoric Project. First up is a model based inspired by the fire carrier in 'Quest For Fire".
Next up is a group of… 'Hairys(?)'… for TUSK…
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| Cacique Caribe | 14 Aug 2018 3:19 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 Aug 2018 2:50 p.m. PST |
BarryS What flock/ground cover did you use on your table? Dan
TMP link |
| Barry S | 15 Aug 2018 6:55 p.m. PST |
Dan, For my standard table I used my GW game mat which I have dulled down. I based my basing of my figures and some terrain pieces on the early lush vegetation from the computer/console game, Farcry Primal. I used a variety of tufts from my own range of tufts, Leadbear's Tufts and Silfor/MiniNatur and made the trees.
I haven't concerned myself with accuracy as I feel the miniatures I used have more of a 'Hollywood' look to them. For my winter themed TUSK the original plan was a Tundra look with patches of dark wet earth showing through, but I got carried a bit carried away when applying the snow. For the mat I used some vinyl sheet available at a local fabric supplier. For the basing I once again used tufts and a snow mix made from Woodland Scenics Snow, PVA glue and white paint mixed together.
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