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Offline Aethelwulf

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Pulp Miniatures
« on: 03 March 2023, 12:26:26 PM »
I say chaps, does anyone know of some Pulp miniatures available for purchase in South Africa.
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Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #1 on: 03 March 2023, 05:54:37 PM »
There seem to be lots of miniature shops in South Africa but I guess your challenge is Pulp miniatures.  Are you specifically looking for miniatures from that manufacturer, Pulp Miniatures, or just pulp figures in general?

Either way, your best bet is to buy via the internet.  But that may be a challenge for you, too. 

Of course, then there is always that 'shipping cost' argument.  Afraid I'm not sympathetic there, international shipping is costly, sort of.  Always has been, relatively.  Compared to costs from a long time ago, current costs really aren't that expensive.  But if you want something, you pay for it.  I've ordered from around the planet for my miniatures knowing the shipping costs would be 20-30% of the cost of the figures.  Just the way it is.

Good luck in you hunt.

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Offline Qwirz

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #2 on: 03 March 2023, 06:02:43 PM »
I'm in Italy and I ordered many times (and right yesterday!) From Bob Murch's Pulp Figure. He is iƱ Canada and I think that to Italy or South Africa would be quite the same.  If you order 10 or more pack surface shipping is free. It take sometime but if you are not in a hurry it worths. Have a look at his website for more details or ask him for infos. He is a gentleman.

Offline Aethelwulf

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2023, 06:51:42 AM »
There seem to be lots of miniature shops in South Africa but I guess your challenge is Pulp miniatures.  Are you specifically looking for miniatures from that manufacturer, Pulp Miniatures, or just pulp figures in general?

Either way, your best bet is to buy via the internet.  But that may be a challenge for you, too. 

Of course, then there is always that 'shipping cost' argument.  Afraid I'm not sympathetic there, international shipping is costly, sort of.  Always has been, relatively.  Compared to costs from a long time ago, current costs really aren't that expensive.  But if you want something, you pay for it.  I've ordered from around the planet for my miniatures knowing the shipping costs would be 20-30% of the cost of the figures.  Just the way it is.

Good luck in you hunt.

Just pulp miniatures in general. The shipping is a big problem, I've looked on Ebay, and a lot of sellers charge up to 1000 rand (about 40 pounds) for shipping, which is ridiculous when you might be buying a single miniature, Northstar has a lot of pulp miniatures, but they do not ship here, and then many other shops do not even ship here, because of the bad reputation our postal service has (which is entirely deserved, I once had a letter posted to me and it arrived 2 months late, opened and with water spilt on it).

Offline Aethelwulf

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #4 on: 05 March 2023, 12:40:48 PM »

Offline Dubar

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #5 on: 05 March 2023, 03:19:02 PM »
Looks like 6 of them would do fine.  The 2 with the military hats not so much, but a little "plastic surgery" would solve that too.
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Offline Aethelwulf

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #6 on: 05 March 2023, 03:21:25 PM »
That's what I thought.
Now I just need the dollar to rand to drop slightly :-[

Offline Aethelwulf

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #7 on: 16 March 2023, 07:56:06 AM »

Offline NickNascati

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Re: Pulp Miniatures
« Reply #8 on: 20 March 2023, 02:55:10 PM »
If you are playing solo, you can really use whatever figures suit your fancy.  It depends on the time period you want to game.  The classic pulp era is roughly 1920-1950 or so.

 

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