Latest mini received

[JollyBob]

Yesterday was a good day:

Ral Partha raptors and resin crates
Heresy giant slugs, halflings and the new Angel, which is so good I doubt I'll be brave enough to start it.  

[Hammers]

Are they these here,
http://www.trendsuk.co.uk/prod_dino1.html :

Ummm, nope - I tried to look mine up but cannot find them. The brand name is COG, they're made in China, and they come packed in a rectangular perspex box which doubles as a display. Thet cost around 7 Euros each, are posable to some extent, and that chap shown is out of the pox - I still have to clean him up for the few mould lines and cover the jawbone joints, and drybrush a bit. Others in the range include the more  obvious triceratops, stegadon and T-Rex. I chose this guy as he's a bit less frequently encountered. Plans for him? Well, scenery in Pulp (breaking into a museum to steal the mask of someone or other type scenario), scenery in prehistoric stuff, scenery in dino-hunting, and guest appearances in undead-type games A Night in the Museum, anyone?  

I bought the tricep just yesterday. I have no specific plans for it, but it was cheap, of the right size and decent quality. In sort, a good to have thing.

[Lowtardog]

Are they these here,
http://www.trendsuk.co.uk/prod_dino1.html :

Ummm, nope - I tried to look mine up but cannot find them. The brand name is COG, they're made in China, and they come packed in a rectangular perspex box which doubles as a display. Thet cost around 7 Euros each, are posable to some extent, and that chap shown is out of the pox - I still have to clean him up for the few mould lines and cover the jawbone joints, and drybrush a bit. Others in the range include the more  obvious triceratops, stegadon and T-Rex. I chose this guy as he's a bit less frequently encountered. Plans for him? Well, scenery in Pulp (breaking into a museum to steal the mask of someone or other type scenario), scenery in prehistoric stuff, scenery in dino-hunting, and guest appearances in undead-type games A Night in the Museum, anyone?  

Theres a co-incidence I was sent a half dozen of these dino skeletons by my mate. I think a petrified forset may be in order

[twrchtrwyth]

Hammershield and Lowtardog, do you mean the COG ones or the ones in my link? If COG where did you get them from? :

[Hammers]

Hammershield and Lowtardog, do you mean the COG ones or the ones in my link? If COG where did you get them from? :

The COG. They seem to be sold as pedagogical toys to parents with a bit  conceited perception of their toddlers. ;-)

 So, you'd rather find them in bookshops and museum shops than at Toys'RUs.

[twrchtrwyth]

Hammershield and Lowtardog, do you mean the COG ones or the ones in my link? If COG where did you get them from? :

The COG. They seem to be sold as pedagogical toys to parents with a bit  conceited perception of their toddlers. ;-)

 So, you'd rather find them in bookshops and museum shops than at Toys'RUs.

Where did you get yours?
Edit: Are they these?
http://www.dinohorizons.com/flash.html
Product showcase, Dino collection, Dino exhibit.

[Lowtardog]

Hammershield and Lowtardog, do you mean the COG ones or the ones in my link? If COG where did you get them from? :

I have the ones like that one in the photo and unfortunately I got it form a mate from the States

[Vanvlak]

Twrchtrwyth, I hadn't realised that COG and the Dino Horizons are one and the same - the dino is at home, and I'm at work, see?
They are in fact the 'Dino Exhibits' you pointed out.
In case you have problems buying them I could get them from the local store and mail them to you, although the selection is limited - I think the T-Rex, Stegadon and Triceratops are the ones still available, with around 3-5 of each in stock.  PM if you don't manage to get your hands on the, and  and I'll find the price and try to check about postage.

[twrchtrwyth]

Twrchtrwyth, I hadn't realised that COG and the Dino Horizons are one and the same - the dino is at home, and I'm at work, see?
They are in fact the 'Dino Exhibits' you pointed out.
In case you have problems buying them I could get them from the local store and mail them to you, although the selection is limited - I think the T-Rex, Stegadon and Triceratops are the ones still available, with around 3-5 of each in stock.  PM if you don't manage to get your hands on the, and  and I'll find the price and try to check about postage.

Cheers, I've actually e-mailed the company. I'll wait to hear if they have a UK retailer. You may yet hear from me!

[Vanvlak]

Good luck then Twrchtrwyth  

[Torradas]

Not very pulpy at all, but last Monday I got the first unit for my Ancients army, Cretan Archers and a Republican Roman mounted command from Magister Millitum, all 15mm tall.

Nice sculpts but limited poses (all the archers are in classic draw arrow from back pose).

I had been waiting for quite a while for these and proceeded to clean them, base them, prime them and paint them in one sitting:



In the back row sits a then WIP command stand that I have since finished.

Can´t wait for the bulk of my army to arrive, in the form of excellent Corvus Belli miniatures

[Argonor]

Not very pulpy at all, but last Monday I got the first unit for my Ancients army, Cretan Archers and a Republican Roman mounted command from Magister Millitum, all 15mm tall.

Nice sculpts but limited poses (all the archers are in classic draw arrow from back pose).

I had been waiting for quite a while for these and proceeded to clean them, base them, prime them and paint them in one sitting:



In the back row sits a then WIP command stand that I have since finished.

Can´t wait for the bulk of my army to arrive, in the form of excellent Corvus Belli miniatures

Aaaarrrgh.... how do you do that??? It would have taken me a month just to clean up the figs  

In the meantime I received:

Star Wars Miniatures Champions of the Force Common Set

I had been expecting it since mid-December (bought it off Evilbay end November), so it was nice to get it in  

[Torradas]

Aaaarrrgh.... how do you do that??? It would have taken me a month just to clean up the figs

Generally it bores me to no end the non-painting part of finishing up a mini. Cleaning mold lines, Gluing, even undercoating. I´m really not a modeller, I´m a painter and a gamer

However, with the right dose of motivation, I glide through the boring part to get to the most pleasing

[white knight]

Ramshackle Games huntsman Spider tank and the Isembard Kickass Brunel fig.

Also 4 old school OOP GW troll figures.

[Col.Stone]

A ЗиС-3 (zis3) from boltaction and some US Grunts from TAG, happy happy joy joy  :mrgreen: