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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: NickNascati on December 14, 2019, 12:09:03 AM

Title: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: NickNascati on December 14, 2019, 12:09:03 AM: All,
Getting deeper into the planning stages. What are my options for inexpensive ($15.00 or less) Stone Age Mammals for 28mm?
Nick
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: zippyfusenet on December 14, 2019, 02:29:54 AM: For really cheep'n'cheerful, try googling 'ice age toys' and see what turns up on Amazon. In the sets at this link, figures are advertised as '1.5 to 2 inches', so some would prolly work for 28mm. Or look for Toob Toys or similar at Hobby Lobby:

https://www.amazon.com/Assorted-Mini-Animal-Action-Figures/dp/B01N2YCSLL

https://www.google.com/search?q=toob+toys+ice+age&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=lSMBQH8vIqTI6M%253A%252ClgZ1qcDIq1iJPM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSNiWRnB0j1k7pBNb0Yk6ksyXQwqA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKpsuzirTmAhWsct8KHaNsDFoQ9QEwA3oECAEQDA#imgrc=lSMBQH8vIqTI6M:
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: NickNascati on December 14, 2019, 02:33:21 AM: Yeah, looks like I'll have to go shopping with a figure in my pocket.
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: pacarat on December 15, 2019, 02:56:26 PM: I did some serious searching a few years back, and was only able to find mammoths, buffalo and zebras in the “cheap” category... Everything else I found (antelope, cave bears, giant sloth) was undersized or oversized for 28mm. I ended up spending the cash to get metal figs not made anywhere in toy market (megalocerus, woolly rhino, etc).

I have a post in the pulp section which covers alot of details on the figures.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106088.0

Metal or resin 28mm scale:

(https://i.imgur.com/5E8xTz4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/qM09h0z.jpg)

Safari Ltd does a great adult mammoth.

Stock figure in upper left. I customized the others by repositioning the heads and trunks.

(https://i.imgur.com/VZCgz88.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/JPXswWG.jpg)

Other juvenile and infant mammoths from a variety of toy or ornament sources.

(https://i.imgur.com/eFJOIKR.jpg)

Before and after for safari limited mammoth, converted to a calf:

(https://i.imgur.com/SxzPERb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/wa8ASNX.jpg)

Buffalo and horses (repainted zebras) are plastic toys from mojo miniatures.

(https://i.imgur.com/Ei1tS7i.jpg)
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: zippyfusenet on December 15, 2019, 06:18:21 PM: Great work on the toy conversions and repaints! And on the tailor-made castings too, of course. But I have a soft spot for toy conversions.
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: FierceKitty on December 16, 2019, 12:06:23 AM: Quote from: NickNascati on December 14, 2019, 02:33:21 AM
Yeah, looks like I'll have to go shopping with a figure in my pocket.

Is that a mammoth in your pocket, or do you just really enjoy wargaming?
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: bluewillow on December 16, 2019, 08:05:21 PM: Look at schleich they do quite a few useful pieces

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye on December 16, 2019, 10:34:52 PM: Safari is always running 10-15% off sales. Sign up for their newsletter and get 10% off next order IIRC. And free shipping within the USA - usually at about a $50-60 cutoff, today, as part of their 12 days of Christmas, the cutoff is $35 plus.
Title: Re: Best source for inexpensive stone age mammals?
Post by: carlos marighela on December 17, 2019, 01:07:07 AM: Eureka make a range of aurochs, which date to your period.