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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: warrenss2 on 10 February 2011, 03:36:44 PM

Title: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: warrenss2 on 10 February 2011, 03:36:44 PM: I'm looking for 28mm mammals that were around in the pre/during/after ice age times. Cave man times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_mammal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_mammal)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prehistoric_mammals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prehistoric_mammals)

Any of you pulp adventures & lost world explorers know of companies that make these?

Thanks,
Warren

modified --- Oh, yes. Also looking for Terror Birds.
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: Belgian on 10 February 2011, 06:41:38 PM: Steve Barber's prehistoric animal range: http://www.sbarber-models.clara.net/main.html (http://www.sbarber-models.clara.net/main.html)
Acheson Creations: prehistoric mammals: http://achesoncreations.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=59&Itemid=1 (http://achesoncreations.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=59&Itemid=1)
Foundry miniatures: Terror Bird http://wargamesfoundry.com/historical_ranges/single_packs/animals/any/terror_bird_gpr064/?sector_id=1 (http://wargamesfoundry.com/historical_ranges/single_packs/animals/any/terror_bird_gpr064/?sector_id=1)

I hope it helped a bit, thought that Copplestone castings also made a terror bird but I can't find it on their site?

Greets,
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: Steve F on 10 February 2011, 07:02:39 PM: Trent Miniatures (ex, Dee-Zee, distributed by Northstar):
http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=60&cat=173&sub=222&page=1 (http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=60&cat=173&sub=222&page=1)

And if the mammoth in this pack is the same size as the one the Natural History Museum used to sell separately, it's just right for 28mm:
http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/models-figures/ice-age-model-set/product.html (http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/models-figures/ice-age-model-set/product.html)
(Of course, that would mean that everything else in there is too big!)
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: archangel1 on 10 February 2011, 11:38:50 PM: Dragonblood Miniatures did a great 'SkullCracker Bird' but it may be hard to find since they went out of business. It's currently out of stock at the CoolMiniOrNot Shop. I believe most of the moulds have been bought up but I'm not sure they're all back in production yet.

He's also apparently a big brute, standing around 50mm in height.

(http://www.coolminiornot.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/D/B/DBM044_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: magokiron on 11 February 2011, 03:17:09 AM: Iirc, MEGAMINIS has a couple within the ANIMAL catalog.
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: TheSnackist on 11 February 2011, 04:53:50 AM: Quote from: archangel1 on 10 February 2011, 11:38:50 PM
Dragonblood Miniatures did a great 'SkullCracker Bird' but it may be hard to find since they went out of business. It's currently out of stock at the CoolMiniOrNot Shop. I believe most of the moulds have been bought up but I'm not sure they're all back in production yet.

He's also apparently a big brute, standing around 50mm in height.

(http://www.coolminiornot.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/D/B/DBM044_1.jpg)

Ooo! Ooo! I know this one!

Dragonblood's molds were bought by Cavalcade Wargames. That particular one can be found HERE (http://cavalcadewargames.com/cavalcade/Dragonblood_Sunless_Kingdom.html).
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: Wirelizard on 11 February 2011, 06:18:49 AM: Quote from: Steve F on 10 February 2011, 07:02:39 PM
Trent Miniatures (ex, Dee-Zee, distributed by Northstar):
http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=60&cat=173&sub=222&page=1 (http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=60&cat=173&sub=222&page=1)

I had thought DeeZee was as extinct as their subjects, good to know they're still around.

I have both their Smilodons, leaping and walking. Nice figures, a bit plain but well proportioned and no major issues. They've eaten a few adventurers in their day!
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: Furt on 11 February 2011, 06:44:07 AM: I have had some success converting plastic toy dinosaurs in the past and have recently found some plastic prehistoric mammals of a perfect size in K-Mart. If you were willing to compromise, they would probably paint up well enough. They included the sloth-like, armadillo-like and rhino-like mammals.
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: opa wuttke on 24 February 2011, 08:47:26 PM: Reaper has some prehistorical mammals in their ranges:

http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/Animal/latest

sabbertooth, dire wolf, direbear,axebeak prehistoric bird, dire bear

Schleich - toyfigures may also fit although they differ in size; they got some prehistoric mammals in their range e.g. Mammoths

a more general but useful overview presented on this page:

http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/dino/2528mm-dinosaurs-and-other-prehistoric-miniatures/
Title: Re: Mammal Prehistoric Creatures
Post by: KimAllman on 26 February 2011, 02:17:14 AM: Opa,

Those Reaper animal minis are very nice. I will have to get some to add to my Jungle games.