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Offline Malamute

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28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« on: 28 February 2019, 12:29:32 PM »

Looking for some 28mm rat and bat swarms. These are for dungeon crawl type encounters.

Any suggestions for decent sculpts that are currently available?

Many thanks.
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Offline Monkey

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2019, 01:03:08 PM »
I like the GW Lord of the Rings Giant Bat Swarm
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Giant-Bats

Maybe the cheap and cheerful Ral Partha rat swarm?
http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/ral-partha-fantasy-c-37/heroes-and-horrors-c-37_38/01045-giant-rat-swarm-p-2196.html

Or if you prefer individual rats, perhaps the Warbases ones? Two packs on one base would look a bit more swarm like.
https://warbases.co.uk/product/rats/
« Last Edit: 28 February 2019, 01:07:55 PM by Monkey »
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Offline Munindk

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2019, 01:14:12 PM »
Reaper bones have both rat and bat swarms.
I'm more of a giant rat kinda guy, but the bat swarm is lovely.


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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: 28 February 2019, 01:16:47 PM »
The Reaper bat swarm is nice, although attached to a gravestone - if you get the Bones version it will cut off easy enough and be cheap to replace if you cock it up.  :)

As for rats, I think if you are looking at normal sized creatures rather than giants you may be stuck with GW or I think Black Tree do one? 

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #4 on: 28 February 2019, 03:22:19 PM »
Reapers Bones rats are very cheap for a pack of 6.

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #7 on: 28 February 2019, 05:05:46 PM »
Thank you, some splendid options there to choose from.

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #8 on: 28 February 2019, 07:19:21 PM »
Black Cat Bases do a nice rat swarm of normal sized rats.



https://blackcatbases.com/shop/figures/figures-animals/rat-swarm/




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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #9 on: 28 February 2019, 07:59:31 PM »
Ral partha does a very nice bat swarm too:
http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/dsa-the-dark-eye-28mm-fantasy-c-30/creatures-17000-c-30_34/17034-swarm-of-bats-p-1030.html



This is very good - I cut the base off and used it in this vignette


For rats, add some "giants" in the swarm. 
http://moonrakerminiatures.com/cultists.htm
Scroll down.  You get two in a pack for £1.75   ::)

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Re: 28mm Rat and bat swarm suggestions?
« Reply #12 on: 28 February 2019, 08:59:46 PM »
Helpful sources!  :o
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