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Title: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 13 February 2013, 02:08:05 AM: Okay Laf'ers I'm looking for a giant to go with my orc and goblin army.
I've ruled out GW, Reaper and Otherworld(Extremely nice figs just not the image I want)
Ideally he'll be at least 70mm tall and won't break my bank(Hoping it'll cost me $30 shipped or less).
Less human looking the better.
Suggestions?
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Damien on 13 February 2013, 02:14:53 AM: Ramshackle games, very cool and very different, check you their giants:

http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=251

http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=255

The owner frequents this forum, shot him a message.

Cheers,
Damien
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Franz_Josef on 13 February 2013, 02:20:48 AM: There is always Ral Partha. Has several different giants, at about $9 to $12 each or so. Here are some examples.
http://ironwindmetals.com/store/images/fantasy/DF-277.JPG
http://ironwindmetals.com/store/images/fantasy/01-090.jpg
http://ironwindmetals.com/store/images/fantasy/DF-162.JPG
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: ink the troll on 13 February 2013, 09:32:14 AM: Heroclix giant size x-men frost giant, maybe? Occasionally you can find one for a rather decent price on ebay. Actually looks better than the pics suggest.
link to a pic: http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/images/2011/December/19/D2239.jpg
In the crouched position he's in, the whole miniature is ~ 8cm tall, so standing up he'd be even bigger.
He's glued on and plugged into the icebergthingy, but that shouldn't be that hard to remove (not that I've gotten round to doing that with mine yet).
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: beefcake on 13 February 2013, 09:57:04 AM: I would have said reaper Krug hill giant chief. He's my home invader defence mechanism. Throw him at anyone's head and they'll be out for the count. lol
What about some large troll miniatures or ogres.
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: phreedh on 13 February 2013, 10:05:29 AM: http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/giants.html

Cheap, very nice and wonderfully old school. I posted a comparison pic here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=24351.msg296259#msg296259
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: pocoloco on 13 February 2013, 11:03:14 AM: Go for something different:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARRY-POTTER-MOUNTAIN-TROLL-LARGE-FIGURE-NEW-SEALED-MATTEL-RARE-/111010851248?pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL&hash=item19d8c329b0

I have it stored somewhere myself, one never knows when one needs a giant :D
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Vermis on 13 February 2013, 01:15:59 PM: Quote from: Imp522 on 13 February 2013, 02:08:05 AM
(Extremely nice figs just not the image I want)

I guess I'm the first one to ask, if Reaper doesn't have a giant for you in there somewhere, what is the image you want? :)
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: phreedh on 13 February 2013, 02:12:34 PM: Quote from: Vermis on 13 February 2013, 01:15:59 PM
I guess I'm the first one to ask, if Reaper doesn't have a giant for you in there somewhere, what is the image you want? :)
A lot of the Reaper giants have a Wayne Reynolds quality to them which might not be for everyone. The rest are fairly human looking, except for the ones by Tre Manor, which once again have a certain exagerated comic book quality.

What are you looking for, Imp? Feral? Chaotic looking?
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Vermis on 13 February 2013, 03:28:21 PM: Quote from: phreedh on 13 February 2013, 02:12:34 PM
A lot of the Reaper giants have a Wayne Reynolds quality to them which might not be for everyone.

Speaking as someone still waiting for his Wayne Reynolds art book to arrive, I can't sympathise much. ;) :D
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 13 February 2013, 03:44:00 PM: More feral looking, the lesser they look like big humans the better.
The reaper ones aren't bad just not what I want for this project.
Ramshackle aren't bad.
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: phreedh on 13 February 2013, 07:06:40 PM: Quote from: Vermis on 13 February 2013, 03:28:21 PM
Speaking as someone still waiting for his Wayne Reynolds art book to arrive, I can't sympathise much. ;) :D
I love Reynolds too, but not in miniature form. =) His illustrations are ace though!
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 14 February 2013, 04:24:15 AM: Think I found my giant, would of liked him a tad bigger but 60mm will work I guess http://fenryll.com/en/538-stump-thrower-savage-troll.html
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Glitzer on 14 February 2013, 05:26:26 AM: Maybe to late, but Excalibur did a really gigantic Giant: http://www.excalibur-miniatures.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=59
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Franz_Josef on 15 February 2013, 01:20:28 AM: This may sound crazy, but have you thought of Papo plastic. The Orc warrior looks pretty brutal, and at about 90mm (and a fairly robust 90mm at that) would make a pretty intimidating non-human looking giant - carries a stone-headed axe. Can get him for under $8.

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-39766108732789_2250_72538911
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 15 February 2013, 12:14:10 PM: @ Glitzer very good looking giant, will keep it in mind for the future.

@ Franz_Josef Interesting idea, any idea how they paint up?
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: sukhe_bator on 15 February 2013, 03:09:28 PM: They are dense but bendable plastic - prepainted like the Schleich figures - but can also be carved. I've had considerable success with this type of plastic toy for my mumakil, so I don't imagine this would be any different.
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 21 February 2013, 09:59:56 PM: Bummer, got my fenryll min but he's not 65mm like their website said he was, only 50mm to top of head. search continues....
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: einarolafson on 22 February 2013, 12:00:04 AM: Any of these? I´ll use them as giant for my Goblins Army:

http://wargamesfoundry.com/fantasy_ranges/single_packs/trolls/ (http://wargamesfoundry.com/fantasy_ranges/single_packs/trolls/)

Cheers,

Andrés.
Title: Re: Looking for a giant....
Post by: Imp522 on 22 February 2013, 01:11:19 AM: Quote from: einarolafson on 22 February 2013, 12:00:04 AM
Any of these? I´ll use them as giant for my Goblins Army:

http://wargamesfoundry.com/fantasy_ranges/single_packs/trolls/ (http://wargamesfoundry.com/fantasy_ranges/single_packs/trolls/)

Cheers,

Andrés.

Those look good, wonder how tall they are.