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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Just John on January 29, 2014, 08:10:39 PM

Title: 28mm livestock
Post by: Just John on January 29, 2014, 08:10:39 PM
I want to get some livestock and only know about Hovels and Redoubts ranges. Does anyone have pics of these ranges either side by side or with 28mm figures or even pics of the Hovels stuff as there are none on the website. Are there other ranges? I'd prefer to buy what I need from one shop for the convenience.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: joroas on January 29, 2014, 08:11:50 PM
Gripping Beast have a great collection of Dark Ages livestock.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Just John on January 29, 2014, 08:14:43 PM
Never thought of looking there. Thanks for that.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: knoxville on January 29, 2014, 08:15:32 PM
Pegasus has a good set: http://pegasushobbies.net/catalog/Peg.-School-Project/c5/p170/%237006-Farm-Animals/product_info.html
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: katie on January 29, 2014, 08:45:38 PM
I don't have comparison pictures (and can't take any for obvious reasons), but the ex-husband used to buy Hovels animals and I used to buy Redoubt. And side by side, they're different enough to look odd. Both ranges are quite good and contain useful stuff, but I wouldn't mix them.

I like the Redoubt stuff; they look OK next to chunky 28s.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Just John on January 29, 2014, 08:52:48 PM
Thanks for the info Katie - I do like the look of the range from Redoubt. Just wish More of the older companies would upload photos.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Slayer on January 30, 2014, 12:30:06 AM
a mate brought some plastic 1/60 railway stuff, he has chickens, ducks, geese, cows, horses pigs....etc etc. They were cheap as and scaled really well with the plastic vikings. Sorry dont have the link any more tho..
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: dm on January 30, 2014, 09:04:36 AM
there are a few pigs that were sculpted for Foundry's Bronze Age range and they look good painted up for a lot of historical periods. Foundry also did some sheep and an old English sheepdog at one time but dont know if they are still available
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Eric the Shed on January 30, 2014, 12:52:14 PM
a few photos of the redoubt range - longhorns, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens.

I have some goats but they don't look good

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Rock%20Piles/pic1_zpsb823088f.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Saga%2030%20July/cv8_zpsdfd638d7.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Backdrop%20August%202013/p4_zpsc5ca2471.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Nottingham1/Wattle%20Fence/w4_zps7e26bf70.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Nottingham1/Wattle%20Fence/w2_zps435b7da7.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Nottingham1/Wattle%20Fence/w3_zpsba75a4f0.jpg)
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: driller on January 30, 2014, 01:08:44 PM
Best pigs? Right here, among the Lead Adventure minis.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Hu Rhu on January 30, 2014, 02:17:37 PM
Try Irregular Miniatures.  They have a good range of stuff.  I bought some excellent Wild Boars off them recently. Link below:
http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/indexes/25mmindex.htm
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Too Bo Coo on January 30, 2014, 02:27:58 PM
I got 30 - 35 plastic animals, 28mm, on ebay for $13.00.  Pigs, goats, chickens and cows...even a little doggie I think.  I'm done! :)
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Just John on January 31, 2014, 11:28:50 AM
Thanks for all the answers.

 
:-[ :-[
I got 30 - 35 plastic animals, 28mm, on ebay for $13.00.  Pigs, goats, chickens and cows...even a little doggie I think.  I'm done! :)

At least link me to the finished auction so I can see what I missed out on you tease  :)
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Ehouarn on February 02, 2014, 02:10:06 AM
[quote  ;)author=Eric the Shed link=topic=62858.msg755790#msg755790 date=1391086334]
a few photos of the redoubt range - longhorns, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens.[/quote]

Nice work Eric and nice pictures. You just have to know that in medieval time pigs were not pink, but brown  ;)
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Too Bo Coo on February 02, 2014, 11:19:40 AM
Thanks for all the answers.

 
At least link me to the finished auction so I can see what I missed out on you tease  :)

I went back to ebay to find the seller but I had bought them late last year and the record is gone now.  Sorry mate..
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Mitch K on February 02, 2014, 06:46:14 PM
I was at Vapnartak today, and Irregular miniatures sold me four cattle five sheep and three pigs for about eight quid. I don't think you can go far wrong with that.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Too Bo Coo on February 11, 2014, 08:05:14 PM
Thanks for all the answers.

 
At least link me to the finished auction so I can see what I missed out on you tease  :)

Ok, I found the set.  It's the 1/48 scale from Pegasus. 

http://pegasushobbies.net/catalog/p170/%237006-Farm-Animals/product_info.html

Cheers!
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Just John on February 11, 2014, 09:05:58 PM
Thanks for that, I've heard good things about that set. Now to find a European supplier.
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Turbo-Ben on February 11, 2014, 09:26:05 PM
Thanks for that, I've heard good things about that set. Now to find a European supplier.

Miniaturicum has them, I bought 5 or 6 sets recently.
http://www.miniaturicum.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Farmtiere+1%2F48&x=0&y=0 (http://www.miniaturicum.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Farmtiere+1%2F48&x=0&y=0)
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: Too Bo Coo on February 11, 2014, 11:08:24 PM
The thing I like best about the set is that it's not just adult animals.  So lets say for the pigs, you get a mom, dad and 2 piggies.  4 chickens, 2 roosters and 4 larger chicks.  There are 2 turkeys, but I guess I wont be using them much...  You even get a dog for the yard!
Title: Re: 28mm livestock
Post by: gringo on February 12, 2014, 01:07:49 AM
Just John
i believe Empress do goats ( re-phrase) they have them in their extensive
ranges................!! :) :D

regards
ged
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