nnascati  | 13 Dec 2019 4:58 p.m. PST |
All,
Where can I find reasonably inexpensive prehistoric mammals? Meaning Mammoth, Sabertooth tiger, Wolves, Bears etc? For 28mm. |
| Bashytubits | 13 Dec 2019 5:06 p.m. PST |
You can try stuff like this
link |
| nnascati | 13 Dec 2019 5:18 p.m. PST |
Interesting. I wonder how they look with 28mm minis? |
| Grelber | 13 Dec 2019 8:04 p.m. PST |
My two mammoths were Christmas tree decorations bought at Hobby Lobby several years ago. I haven't seen them since, though. Grelber |
| Wackmole9 | 13 Dec 2019 8:36 p.m. PST |
Check Hobby lobby in the children project section. They have a tub of mammals. Also several companies did Mammoths as plastic toys that are sold at natural History Museums. I started with plastic one and moved on tto metal/Resin ones. Also one of the japanese collection candy toys did Mammals.
link to more pictures of all types imgur.com/gallery/bz5D9j7 |
| Rich Bliss | 13 Dec 2019 9:30 p.m. PST |
Acheson has some real beauties as well |
Richard Brooks  | 13 Dec 2019 10:46 p.m. PST |
Deezee miniatures from Arcane Scenery have prehistoric mammals. Recreational conflict in the US has them. |
| Striker | 14 Dec 2019 5:49 a.m. PST |
I'll second Acheson and Deezee. Both are extensive ranges and not huge wallet busters. |
| mumbasa | 14 Dec 2019 11:11 a.m. PST |
Wackamole9 put on this game at our club (Colorado Military Historians). It was a very entertaining game.
Thanks, Bill!! |
| Wackmole9 | 14 Dec 2019 12:20 p.m. PST |
3rd for Acheson and Deezee |
| HMS Exeter | 14 Dec 2019 2:22 p.m. PST |
Job one is going to be establishing scale. Most of the caveman'y types I've seen (since Steve Barbers switchover from 25 to 28mm) are beefy 28s bordering on 30s. Decide to your own satisfaction how large the animals should be to the human scale, 15' tall maybe, then scale out how big a model you want. I tried ordering Japanese toy Mammoths and they were way too small. Schleich toys are beautiful, but generally way too big. Search for models that jibe to your size expectations, then buy! If you come to the HMGS cons, visit the guys who carry Iron Wind now. They have a by weight animals bin. They carry bison (not exactly correct for PH, but if you squint a little…) and an awesome Cave Lion. Also I think river bank Gators. Lots of contemporary critters as well. . Worth a look. This will all likely be more $, but you'll be happier with the result. If you're a caveman rivet counter be aware that many animal lines contain animals from different continents. I wanted to do Ice Age Europe and got some Glyptodons, only to find out they were South American. All that being said, DeeZee and Acheson are superb places to start. I bought the full 3 Mammoth offerings from DeeZee Recreational Conflict last spring. Have fun! |
| Grelber | 14 Dec 2019 10:35 p.m. PST |
Here's a picture of the resin Kurt Adler mammoth I bought from Hobby Lobby: link It isn't quite large enough to be a big North American Columbian mammoth. It does quite nicely as a smaller species, like the woolly mammoth, though. If you find any, they look good enough to pass as an individual mammoth, or they could be used to bulk out a herd of mammoths from other, more expensive manufacturers.
Grelber |
| Arcane Steve | 16 Dec 2019 5:16 a.m. PST |
DeeZee models have a comprehensive range of prehistoric Mammals all available post free from here: link Heres a picture of our Mammoths!
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