"Dead Cows" Topic

Hello,

Maybe this is a strange question but i've certainly seen weirder requests for obscure miniatures over the years… I am looking for 28mm miniatures of dead cows. I've posted this on the WWII board because I guess Dead cows were quite common during WWII in normandy and such…

I want to use these cows as scenery in my Warhammer Vampire Counts army.

Are there any dead cows out there? And which company makes any good dead cows?

Many thanks in advance!

I do not know who makes dead cows, but here is a suggestion…

I would take some plastic toy cows—try a hobby (that is, arts and crafts, not gaming ) store for cows ot the correct size. Sand them down on one side to create a more or less flat surface, then base them. Don't worry about legs sticking up at odd angles, the truth is that between rigor mortis, and the inevitable gas build up in the heat and sun, the legs of dead quadrapeds tend to stick up at odd angles in real life. You could also carefully heat the plastic and repose the legs.

Strangely, from a very large collection of random stuff that I purchased, there are dead boars in piles of 2-3, but I unfortunately do not know who made them.

Only in 20mm, which i guess is too small for your needs.

Pegasus Hobbies has 1:48th farm animals that are just the perfect scale.
And once you could usethe standing ones and place them on their sides… once they were bloated it makes no real difference. Or do a conversion… that is what I plan to do with my 2nd box!

Cheers,

Burkhard

Elhiem sez: Only in 20mm, which i guess is too small for your needs.

Not if he wants to have young cows in his scenery.

Thanks for all the tips guys! Maybe converting is the way to go but i'm suprised that no-one makes dead cows for use in WWII games… Those pegasus cows sound really good! Do you know where i can find pictures of these?

Best source to buy them is eBay but you will not find any pictures there either. I should have mine painted by the weekend… drop me a line at burkhard(dot)schulze(at)dhc(minus)wargames(dot)de and I will eMail you a photo when finished!

Cheers,

Burkhard
dhc-wargames.de

HI,
we do have a 'dead cow' figure on a master mould somewhere its a really nice sculpt by Andrew Taylor but we weren't sure what to do with it, we may do a pack of them eventually.
If you're interested getting some drop me an e mail at artizandesigns@aol.com

Cheers.
Mike

Thanks for the input! I wil e-mail you guys later today!

Scenic Effects used to make a dead animal set. Not sure if it is still available.

Mike

Also, have a look at 28mm FIW and Old West. For example Redoubt makes cows and mules:

link

Also, Barbs Bunker.

barbsbunker.com

Mike

Moo? Moo Moo Moo Moo

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Peter Pig has dead cows in its 15mm WWII line.

"Those pegasus cows sound really good! Do you know where i can find pictures of these?"

I'd love to see pics of winged cows too.

Found 'em.

link

Check out WB44. ALthough they are not the correct scale… they are close (I have the set).

Mike

"Moo? Moo Moo Moo Moo"

"What?"

"SHEEP, ya durned fool!"

Cke1st,

the link Skeptic posted shows the contents of the set (except the native American that is not included and a few birds that are not on the photos!

Cheers,

Burkhard

28mm dead cows would be fantastic with my Griffin Greys. I would love to have tons of mutilated cattle around, in their eternal search to verify if everything tastes like chicken! :)

CC

What's with all the damn "dead cattle" posts? Is this the new Zardoz?

In case you were interested…Redoubt also do a small dog having a widdle.

Always finishes off a piece of scenery, IMO.

Just try your local toy shop, I used to have some farmyard animals of all types when i was a kid. They should be about the right scale.

If you are near an AC Moore (US, Northeast), look for a Safari MegaToob. I am sure there is a farm animals one.

Note the scale on these animals is all over the place so look at the "toob" and see if there are enough animals you want in the scale you want.

As this is kind of being discussed here, how would you paint these things? I got a pack of Jungle animals as the rhinos, hippos, and gorillas seemed to close to 28mm. They seem kind of rubbery and like the paint would rub off. Is there a special primer? I have tried to track down the thread on painting the Twilight Creations Zombies but can not locate it.

Foundry recommends wash the models in a strong detergent solution and let them dry thoroughly, Base them for painting, I use craft or popsicle sticks, paint them with a solution of 70% PVA glue to 30% water. Let them dry before painting. Ive never tried this myself but it sounds like a good idea. I plan on trying it with a toob of jungle animals.

Thinned pva works with 20mil bendy plastic figures.
The farmyard animal toys I've seen are way less bendy.

I know PMD made some, ask over at BATTLEMART.COM and maybe they can get you some.

Had a set of 5 28mm, one was even ran over with tank tracks through its mid section :)

I have a set and will see if I can get some pics for you.

Do you know what?

(No, what, Hussar?)

I though this was going to be a thread about German snipers.

For some strange reson Warlord is has a new release of that mite work for you. warlordgames.co.uk/?p=2375