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Offline Mako

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Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« on: 28 November 2017, 10:03:57 PM »
I need a few skeletons for a pirate game, and would like to know if anyone produces small packs of relatively anatomically correct ones, for a reasonable price?

Multi-part ones would be a plus, if available.  Weapons don't have to be carried, but might be nice too, if included.

Barring that, does anyone have a few from a larger set, they'd care to sell?

I'm in the USA, and would prefer sources from there, due to high international shipping costs.


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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #1 on: 28 November 2017, 10:14:54 PM »
Have you had a look on eBay, there are usually sellers who split packs and sell individual sprues, which typically hold around 5 or so models. GW and Mantic both produce skeleton kits in plastic, but both may have too many accessories moulded on to work in a pirate game?

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Offline Nic

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #3 on: 29 November 2017, 12:56:21 AM »
We at Eureka have a multi-part skeleton too - separate arms, legs on  atab base and head and torso separate too if  needs be.
Our US agent would be the man for you to contact, Rob Walter at EurekaUSA
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Offline SotF

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #4 on: 29 November 2017, 02:54:02 AM »
If you're looking for them as terrain decorations, look on ebay and similar for the older wargames factory skeletons boxes. I find them a bit to much of a pain for use as a normal mini because they're pretty on scale for 28mm skeletons which are fiddly, but look great anywhere that you can fit them on things.

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #6 on: 30 November 2017, 01:28:49 PM »
Wargamers do it on a table.
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Offline Cherno

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #7 on: 30 November 2017, 05:49:59 PM »
Black Scorpion did a good number of 28mm skeleton pirates, too. I'm not sure if they are still available somewhere.

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #8 on: 01 December 2017, 09:15:50 AM »
Black Scorpion did a good number of 28mm skeleton pirates, too. I'm not sure if they are still available somewhere.
Still available on their site: https://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/index.php?cPath=25&osCsid=43cj89vof0evomg8t9tjv4t3g1

If you're looking for generic set decoration, most fantasy miniature manufacturers have some skeletons.

Offline Mako

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #9 on: 04 December 2017, 01:29:10 AM »
Thanks for all the replies, photos, and links.

I will check them out.

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #10 on: 04 December 2017, 01:54:13 AM »
If you're looking for them as terrain decorations, look on ebay and similar for the older wargames factory skeletons boxes. I find them a bit to much of a pain for use as a normal mini because they're pretty on scale for 28mm skeletons which are fiddly, but look great anywhere that you can fit them on things.

I'll second this - it is where most of the skeletons in my post-apocalyptic came from.
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Offline painterman

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #11 on: 04 December 2017, 02:46:44 PM »
Mako
Try these - if they're what you need I'd drop  Thomas Foss a message, as the kickstarter was successful and am sure they'll be in his store soon (and he's in USA).
Simon.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/23535743/renaissance-skeleton-army-28mm-miniatures-for-game

Offline Hitman

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Re: Anyone Make 25mm or 28mm Skeletons?
« Reply #12 on: 04 December 2017, 04:25:33 PM »
Someone on here is selling off items for a War Gamer's widow. I saw that he had 2 boxes of the Wargames Factory skeletons listed. Try a search. The boxes were going for $20 each and contain enough parts to make 30 skeletons.
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