A mammoth hunt

[nervisfr]

Very great table game.   

Can't wait to see close up pictures of your animals.

[Hu Rhu]

That looks an epic game.  Love the combination of sizes for the mammoth herds and the overall look of the game.  Very very good.

[pacarat]

Appreciate the feedback, thanks.

Here's some random close ups. The bases are color coded using flowers to match a cow with her calf. This helps during the game, as I have some tweaks for mothers reacting to immediate/direct danger to their calves.










And now a couple of shots of the baby mammoth.

Before and after. Head was cut and repositioned, adult tusks cut/stunted, and greenstuff added to reshape body to make it look less like an adult. I was pleased with result.






And now the youngsters...
L to R : x1 Conversion from above; x2 Safari Ltd juveniles; x3 resin christmas ornaments


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[Mason]

What a wonderful set up.
The table looks great and your collection of beasties is superb.
 

Many thanks for all the info regarding the critturs as I have gotten myself a copy of Palaeo Diet, which looks like a fun game, and intend to start my own collection once my OGAM stuff is done.
I shall be referring back here for reference and inspiration, that is for sure!
 

[Vagabond]

An impressive herd when seen close together, it looks good and the sizes work well as does the fact that you have differing manufacturers figures mixed in harmoniously.
I like the flower idea and the mother calf relationship having an impact on the game mechanics.
Thanks for the post

[pacarat]

This is one of my projects that actually turned out better than what I thought it might be when I first had thoughts of doing some Ice Age gaming. It helps to have a variety of resources to work with.

Here's some more animals.

Woolly Rhino and Elasmothrium:





Megaloceros:







Miscellaneous beasts:

Buffalo, Bison, Horses, Cave Bears, Saber Tooth, Cave Lions, Wolves, and Hyenas

[dinohunterpoa]

AWESOME!!!  

Some great stuff to be shamelessly stolen inspiring ideas there, thank you very much for sharing!  

[dinohunterpoa]

And talking about mamooths, I thought it may be interesting for comparison:



Back Row: 2013 CollectA Deinotherium, 2009 Papo Woolly Mammoth, MPC blue Woolly Mammoth, 2003 Schleich Woolly Mammoth, 2004 Carnegie Woolly Mammoth.  
Front Row: 2005 w/s Woolly Mammoth and Baby, 2005 Schleich baby Woolly Mammoth, 2006 Amebelodon, 2015 Mojo Woolly Mammoth mini

Source: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4403.0

And a Papo Vs. Schleich Comparing Video:



And some real scale comparison:





 

[pacarat]

AWESOME!!!  

Some great stuff to be shamelessly stolen inspiring ideas there, thank you very much for sharing!  

No worries... "adopting" techniques is a huge part of why I hang out here on LAF. Way too many cool ideas which eventually impact my wallet and available storage space... 

[pacarat]

And talking about mamooths, I thought it may be interesting for comparison:
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Wow, those are some big Woollies... 

I have the 1st, 2nd and 5th from front row.

Which reminds me I need to post a pic of the Safari Ltd models next to humans for scale comparison.

[Vagabond]

I'll 2nd that WOW!!!

Dynohunter - you are the man

pacarat - an amazing collection, I don't suppose you would have the time to label the animals with the manufacturers?

That would be really helpful.

Originally I was thinking this would just be an inexpensive side show but the more I see the better it gets. Oh and also the more expensive it gets as well

[Mason]

Originally I was thinking this would just be an inexpensive side show but the more I see the better it gets. Oh and also the more expensive it gets as well

Me too!
This was how my Strange Aeons project began......

[MediumAl]

These are terrific. Currently trying to resist the temptation to produce pre-historic vegetation, and these don't help!

Al

[Vagabond]

Me too!
This was how my Strange Aeons project began......

You had better see the bank manager now.

[pacarat]

Ha! I think we are all susceptible to a variety of rabbit holes...

Happy to share and see the comments coming back.
For the assorted mammals shown above:

Woolly Rhinos: Deezee Miniatures and Acheson Creations (metal and resin)
Elasmotherium: Deezee Miniatures (metal)
Megaloceros: Acheson Creations (metal two poses available)
Black (water) buffaloes: Mojo Minis (plastic)
Bison: Old Glory (metal)
Horses: Mojo Minis (plastic)
Dire Wolves: North Star? (not sure) (metal)
Cats: Reaper, Iron Wind, Ral Partha (metal)
Hyenas: Iron Wind (I think) (metal)

For big cats, wolves, and hyenas, there are a variety of sources - too many to list.
Acheson is only one that does the Megaloceros (that I know of)
For Bison there are also several sources.
Horses - could use a zebra model, but modern zebras are smaller then Pleistocene horses. I like the Mojo Minis Zebras repainted as horses, they are a bit larger than a 28mm horse, and fits my impression of that ice age species. (Got to have that stiff mane, so modern horses will not work.)

So looking at additional / eligible animals:

Aurochs -  Eureka has a nice family set (bull, cow and calf) -  I have a couple sets in the pain queue.
Giant Sloth - Toobs does one, but is smallish, so would work as a juvenile. Reaper I think is doing one on the current Bones KS.
Reindeer - I just picked up some of Eureka's models

That's all I can think of at the moment, I probably have more stuff in my Ice Age animals box.