Looking for scorpions or beetles!

[Godwin]

Need help from you guys, I am looking for preferably scorpion miniatures or beetles to use for cavalry. So around 25 x 50 mm  they are to b mounts for goblins. Any desert type creatures will do if you have ideas. If not I may have to go bigger and use them as chariots or monster riders if that makes sense.
Thanks in advance for your wisdom!

[fastolfrus]

You sometimes find them in places like joke shops, or some toy shops might have them amongst the toy animals. I think there is a Papo or Schleich scorpion that would be a good size (if you find a toy shop that has them) but might not be cheap. Is there a Chinese ebay toy-seller that has any? (need to watch out that you get hard plastic ones not soft/rubber)

Usually easier to find this type of stuff at Halloween. So given the way shops work now (Easter eggs were in local shops at Christmas) give it a couple of months...

[Godwin]

Thanks for that. I have been checking ebay chinese sellers but it's hard to judge size. I did get a giant scorpion that way!

[Spooktalker]

Packs of toy beetles can be had on Amazon for 5 bucks or so, such as these: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Toy-Bugs-dozen/dp/B00362TS7K/. I think these are the right size, though they need more base-width than 25mm. In the states you can sometimes get them at party supply stores, and for less $.

There are nice toy scorpions as well but they tend to come only one scorpion to a pack of many bugs. One of the nicest is that in the Safari "Venomous Creatures Toob:"
https://www.amazon.com/Safari-Ltd-Venomous-Creatures-TOOB/dp/B0081GG00Y/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=venomous+toob&qid=1551636091&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

I have this set and the other creatures also make great monsters in 28mm, but you would have a hard time finding homes for all the rest if you get enough toobs for a unit of scorpions.

There is this pre-painted D&D beetle that is a nice figure, and sturdier than the above, but needs 2" of base-width:
https://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/125044

"Celestial Giant Stag Beetle" from the Blood War set.

There are also several giant scorpions in the D&D sets you may find on ebay, though they might be prohibitively expensive, such as:
"Hellstinger Scorpion"
"Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion"
"Stormclaw Scorpion"

If you stick with a requirement for 25mm base width, your task is going to be a lot more difficult, if not impossible. The sculptor basically has to fudge the anatomy the way GW did for the forest goblin spider-mounts (both metal and plastic).

[Spooktalker]

Found this scorpion just now for $4.29 on ebay.

Tomb of Annihilation ~ GIANT SCORPION #29

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Giant-Scorpion-Tomb-of-Annihilation-29-D-D-Miniature/323459302184?hash=item4b4fad4328:g:dJUAAOSw5jhbpUCQ:sc:USPSFirstClass!92110!US!-1:rk:1:pf:0

[Spooktalker]

One last one because this one would actually fit on a 25mm wide base. Not sure if too small for a goblin to perch on or not.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Giant-Fire-Beetle-Monster-Menagerie-4-D-D-Miniature/362431099835?hash=item546293b3bb:g:KecAAOSwHXtbjqHm:rk:162:pf:0

Giant Fire Beetle - Monster Menagerie #4

[beefcake]

Heresy miniatures do a nice scorpion. Great size for a mount I reckon. I'll see if I can find my painted one here on LAF.
Not a great pic sorry. But it does show scale, http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=47197.msg585272#msg585272

[Godwin]

Thanks for all your help guys! Plenty of foodfor thought here. I think it will be tricky to find exactly what I need especially for a cav unit. I think I may have to go bigger.