Cheers gents. Glad you like them - even if only after a read through so far.
Do please keep us up to date with your progress!
That looks painful! :D
Nice!
Wow, that's a really dramatic bit of terrain/marker - look forward to seeing the completed item.
That trapped mammoth looks lovely, but it would have killed me to cut up a model like that...
Have you figured out a use for the back half?
Do one falling in head first, that's probably how it'd happen, anyway!
;)
i don't know what to do with back half
Perhaps build a diorama/marker/camp scene with the carcass in decay (surrounded by predators/scavengers) or being dismembered by humans?
Neat little project so far. Ice Age gaming is still on my list, and this is welcome inspiration. :)
Where does one start in acquiring a small collection of suitable figures in 28mm? Are the hunters sabretoothed tiger and Mammoth in your collection 28mm?
Nice thread ! Reminded me a famous " fils des βges farouches"
Excellent looking piece :D
Thank you for also sharing your Pinterest link! Greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Barry
This is looking a really interesting project, your mammoth is a clever idea, did you buy them recently, I am in France for a while and would like to buy some of these, were did you get them?
I have read some of Nic's games reports and find the concept appealing, have you had a game yet and how did you like the rules.
I bought and painted 8 of the copplestone cavemen just because I liked the figures, these rules might be a good reason to get them on the table ;)
Look forward to your next post.
i have bought the mammouths a very long time ago (+/- 10 years), in a kind of one £/ store.
Some how I knew you were going to say this, but thanks for the reply anyway.
Cheers
Toujours une source d'inspiration, merci.
Eric, try the Dee Zee cave bears.
They are big.
If you need a comparison picture i can take one.
https://arcanesceneryandmodels.co.uk/shop/deezee-miniatures-cave-bear-attacking-dz12-28mm-wargames/
Wow! That is a big boy!!!
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d2/fc/73/d2fc73041d388cf95bdb95cb55c13bc3.jpg)
Eric, try the Dee Zee cave bears.
They are big.
If you need a comparison picture i can take one.
https://arcanesceneryandmodels.co.uk/shop/deezee-miniatures-cave-bear-attacking-dz12-28mm-wargames/
Love to see a scale shot next to some hunters.
The lions are looking good, and I particularly like the bear. I have searched the reaper site and can't find it! Do you have a link?
Cheers
Eric - thanks for this, there is a guy near me who imports Reaper figures I will ask him if he can get me one. I think its a good find.
How are you going with your project, have you tried the rules for a game yet, I am very interested in how they work, I had a look at your blog but could not see anything regarding games.
For a Terror Bird, look out for a Pathfinder D&D one or if you cannot source a cheap one locally try Steve Barber at http://www.stevebarbermodels.com/28mm-prehistoric-settlement/49-28mmphorusrachus.html
Really cool project you have going here. Very interesting indeed - and to reiterate what others have said, the mammoth trap is really well done.
Does Paleo diet look like sobah? Or advanced sobah? With only quality and combat stats?
Sound really interessant!
I will be following this with interest :D
I have a spare mammoth and since seeing your trapped mammoth, I have been thinking of trying to make something similar.
Eric you should have bought five mammoths it would have saved you a lot of trouble. lol
I have just got the rules and played four games, enjoyed them all so looking forward to seeing your finished project and the game reports afterwards.
Cheers
Looking forward to seeing the completed dead Mamu!
Looking really good! I'll look forward to watching this move forward (the project, not the mammoth obviously... ;) )
Coming along nicely, sir.
8)
Nice work.
Grisly, but nice.
8) 8)
Damn! That is a real centrepiece for the table!
last edition of my blog's page !
More of details about this project, more photos, more informations, more sex, more of everythings
http://chti-reanimator59.blogspot.fr/2017/12/le-re-animator-arrive-la-finde-lannee.html (http://chti-reanimator59.blogspot.fr/2017/12/le-re-animator-arrive-la-finde-lannee.html)
enjoy
Eric
Don't forget something horrible and full of tentacles in the pool below the waterfall! :D
and i ll be banned by the moderator from this forum category to the Pulp one . lol lol lol
Nic, i use them for my AdSOBH games but i will try to give them some utility into a Palaeo Diet game. They are designed and converted with this goal. More natural with no manufactured weapon. ;)
Do you have any ideas to how use them at best ?
Very impressive - splendid work.
Doug
... I guess you realize that as I've posted more often on here than anything else. :D
AND I assure you that you're most welcomed here on the palaeo side of things than elsewhere! ;)
Fantastic waterfall. :-* :-* I love the way you have done the actual water falling. Care to share how you achieved that effect?
I like Step 7 but I think it should be a red wine! lol
Just wish I could be here :'(
Vagabond, many centuries ago I've posted a "Jason and Circe Against the Perils of Minos Labyrinth" AAR on the Fantasy Forum... and the admin moved it to "Ancients" !!! :o
After I replied with some irony and no politeness whatsoever, the entire thread mysteriously vanished! lol lol lol lol lol
Life just isn't fair is it o_o
we have some questions for Nics about the rules system chosen for PALAEO DIET. ;)
Eric I would be interested to hear your questions and Nic's answers, if you don't want to do it on your thread here, what about a new one just about the rules. I know that there are quite a few people who are playing or going to play the rules so I'm sure there would be some interest.
Failing that if you do it via the Ganesha forum could you pm me a link?
As you say, especially when you try to return back a wild animal to your leader (the elder player) when you are the second after him in the age's pyramid. To be become the clan leader faster. ;)
The games you had sound fun. I like the idea of . It's better to see a friend killed than yourself ! Wargamers are the same the world over, it brings out the worst in people. lol lol
Don't forget the camera next time, looking forward to the pictures.
I don't mind (if it isn't frowned upon) answering questions here, or you can just email me if you like.
I don't mind (if it isn't frowned upon) answering questions here, or you can just email me if you like.
Good questions...
The lack of wind rules/mechanics is for me a strong point in NOT BUYING the ruleset... :o
may be in the mind of Nic is link to the idea of the animals reaction when a hunter is nearby....for game's simplification purpose.
Sorry, what do you mean by: "may be in the mind of Nic is link" ??? :o
I would like to say "it's linked to"....
Hello. Just seen this now and it's past my bedtime, so I'll respond in the morning. Probably in a separate thread.
That looks painful!
Is the trunk hollow? Could you insert a stiff but bendable wire that could then be formed to wrap trunk around a hunter? If not hollow, then drill out down the length of the trunk and insert wire.
uuh that looks painfulNot for me lol lol
These have turned out very nicely, do you have a pic with a figure in it to show the scale of the giraffes?
I ask because I bought a tub of about 40 plastic animals for £4:00 and there are 4 giraffes in it, they are a bit small but I think ok. If I can paint them as well as yours I shall be surprised, but I shall follow your markings.
I've not looked yet but were there giraffes at the same time as mammoths?
Don't forget the camera for the next game ;D
I got this from Ebay yesterday, stands about 5" tall, 12.5 cm, needs a coat of undercoat in white or off white.
Dinosaur Digging Kit Science Kids Excavation Model Mammoth Skeleton DIY 3D Toy
i know that one but seems to me a little too big ;)
Close enough if I'm using it as a diorama piece.
Very well done Eric. :-* :-* :-*
I΄m loving your project. :)
Well done Eric. :-* :-*
May i ask who makes the germanic warrior?
I think the Grenadier figure has worked well with your conversion, you seem to have got the clubs just right.
The German looks a bit fashionable, like he's just been to the hairdresser ;) Mind you anyone who get's up in the morning, goes out and fights a cave bear and doesn't realise he forgot to put his pants on can't be all bad. :D
Good version of Psycho Killer on your blog, and I've pinched some of your pictures, hope you don't mind.
Really nice job Eric. Love the cavies and the bear.
hope the cave bear could fit the job to stop the hunter... lol lol lol
From our last demo game at OPEX (near Charleroi, Belgium) :
Figurines, good rules, buddies and beer !
What else do we need ?
a new edition of my blog page with some Palaeo Diet stuff ;)
right here (https://chti-reanimator59.blogspot.fr/2018/03/re-animator-accueille-le-printemps-bras.html)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/818/39579769600_9dc2b560ef_b.jpg)
enjoy !
Eric
Great write up on the game, google does a better job than me with the translation but reading about you painting the Reaper Bones bear you appear to be using some coating as a barrier between the plastic and your paint.
Il faut passer la figurine avec un apprκt (sous couche pour plastique en bombe) afin d'isoler le plastique pour le futur contact avec la peinture. Le plastique est ici plus "sec" et donc moins souple.
Une sous couche de marron en bombe vient rajouter une ιpaisseur de protection. Pour une fois, je l'ai peint ΰ l'acrylique
This is the translation
We must move the figurine with a primer (in bomb plastic layer) to isolate the plastic for the future contact with the paint. The plastic is here more "dry" and thus less flexible.
A sub layer of brown bomb just add a layer of protection. For once, I painted in acrylic.
What does sous couche pour plastique en bombe mean, is it just an undercoat as a barrier because I've only painted two bones figures and of course I undercoated in my normal manner without reading their instructions not to. The figures were sticky for a very long time. :?
hello guys,
a good news for the PALAEO DIET fans :
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/12/f6/fb/12f6fbdf31b916473569dff57aea3841.jpg)
but only available on lulu at the moment.
I waiting the pdf now !!!! :-*
What are the news things?
What are the news things?
As Historicon 2019 theme is "Extreme terrain - Jungle", would these be a good fit for "Sharpe meets Dinos"?
Assuming the Riflemen could be classed as hunters?
And do you need the basic ruleset to work with the Fireside Tales?
Cheers,
Graham
what a wonderful thread...congratulations
As Historicon 2019 theme is "Extreme terrain - Jungle", would these be a good fit for "Sharpe meets Dinos"?
Assuming the Riflemen could be classed as hunters?
And do you need the basic ruleset to work with the Fireside Tales?
Cheers,
Graham
Looking forward to seeing the outcome.
Really interesting using teddy bear fur. How does it paint up?
Awesome stuff!
I didn't look at all the pages because.... 17! However, I really hope you have a giant sloth prey creature!
A least, i got my terror bird !
a little conversion done and they are ready to go for the paintdesk lol
it's lunch time !
Such a great project Eric. Thanks for sharing it.
I agree about the wolves, very nice animation, I though you had gone over to OGAM and left the really ancient world behind, pleased this is still going.
I played a game of PD the other day, first game of any sort with figures :)in nearly 6 months, really enjoyed it. :)
Nice work!
Those conversions are truly wonderful and give a completely different feel.
Brilliant!
:-* :-*
I shall now be going back over your thread from the beginning to see if there is anything that I can steal for own PD project.
:D
Some more great conversions, I do like the guy with the club and the fact that they are all little and scrawny.
Keep up the good work.
splendid mon cousin but we need a GAME ;)
Is Paleo Diet strictly humans versus animals? Might it work for tribal clashes as well?
Is Paleo Diet strictly humans versus animals? Might it work for tribal clashes as well?
The thought of taking on a polar bear with a stone-tipped spear or stone axe is just terrifying !
You make very nice presentations and I always like your conversions!
Your "chic et pas cher" ideas at your blog are inspiring! Cheers!
Choices in 15 mm massively better now - though the loss of Acheson Creations took some 'pieces off the board' (unless someone else picked them up - not up to date, just know they were closing down at last word).
My3D search was in hopes of finding extra 'fringe' items but, so far, not very successful.
Andrew B. - You just cost me some money. And thank you! lol. Have to place an order for a number of items if they will scale them down to 15 mm.
Pattus, thanks for the information, I had run across the possibility that Khurasan might have picked these up but I found nothing in their listings. Glad to hear we can expect them back on the market for those in need. I think I got all I wanted from both companies when I was most actively collecting for this 'era'.
Even though I have figures to convert, I am still really hoping for some more properly clad women and children and old men to augment my collection. I approached Khurasan but the reply was, well, for $XXX I will get it done. Nothing wrong with that approach but don't want them that badly. Be a pity if they finally release them and I no longer need them as a result of converting what I need and have it all painted and can no longer justify buying more. But the hope continues.
The Acheson Creations 15mm Paleolithic animal lines were picked up by Khurasan Miniatures. I sent an email to Khurasan a few months ago and the owner confirmed the critters will be back in production, but he wasnt sure about the exact timeline. Thats not much help right away for your project, but theres hope that theyll be available again!