Cavemen

[Sinewgrab]

Alright you smarties,
   I had a tough time deciding where to post this, but I'll drop it in here assuming everyone else does what I do - reads them all. I am looking for recommended caveman models. I know about the following:

Pulp figures Neanderthals
Copplestone Cavemen
Reaper Cavemen

Who else can I look at? I need big muscles, furs, and 28 to 30mm scale.

[Captain Blood]

Steve Barber models, although they are somewhat cruder sculpts than the excellent Copplestone and Reaper figures.

[uti long smile]

I've got both Pulp and Copplestone and they are both great.

The main difference IMHO is that the Copplestone are more Homo Erectus and the Pulp guys look at lot more Neanderthal - so it just depends on your preference.

Here are my offerings which show both side by side:

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Lost%20World/

[NurgleHH]

Cool, which manufactor produces these Flying Things???

[uti long smile]

The giant Waspquitoes are from Heresy:

http://www.heresyminiatures.com/hm015.htm

But are not for the faint-hearted as they are a devil to put together - LOTS of fiddly pinning.

[Captain Blood]

I've got both Pulp and Copplestone and they are both great.

The main difference IMHO is that the Copplestone are more Homo Erectus and the Pulp guys look at lot more Neanderthal - so it just depends on your preference.

Yeah, same goes for the Reaper ones - much more Neanderthal, as shown in this pic...

The Copplestones are the two on the right, as you probably recognised!

Both brilliantly sculpted and characterful ranges of figures, although there are only 7 or 8 Reaper cavepeople available.



I know a lot of people here adore Pulp figures, but I just can't get on with them. Something just too cartoony about them. The poses / anatomy never look quite right to me. But that's just personal preference. If you want a lot of cavepeople, you probably need to go with Pulp.

The other thing people have said before when this topic has come up, is to use hairy barbarians - replace their axes and swords with clubs and so on. But I've looked, and there are only a couple of the ex-Grenadier, Copplestone sculpted barbarians whcih would possibly do, since the others all have elements of armour...  

[wolfgangbrooks]

Jeff Valent studios I think have just released a line of cave peoples and some prehistoric creatures. Bought some feathered compy-like creatures from the line at  Cold Wars.

[Sinewgrab]

I've got both Pulp and Copplestone and they are both great.

The main difference IMHO is that the Copplestone are more Homo Erectus and the Pulp guys look at lot more Neanderthal - so it just depends on your preference.

Here are my offerings which show both side by side:

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Lost%20World/

Where did those baboons come from? I can think of several abuses for them for my RPG players.

[dadlamassu]

Shadowforge do some splendid female cavepeople.

http://www.shadowforge.com.au/ look at "Famtasy" and scroll down to "Tribals"

[Lowtardog]

Jeff Valent studios I think have just released a line of cave peoples and some prehistoric creatures. Bought some feathered compy-like creatures from the line at  Cold Wars.

The Valent ones go quite well with the Reaper ones

here are the little compy things on the far right, mixed with some GHQ 15mm beasties

[argsilverson]

HLBS has one pack of Homo erectus and one pack of Cavemen.
It is listed in their Flora and Fauna part of their catalogue (28mm).
I have not seen them in flesh but might work.

[white knight]

Maidenhead has a range of cavegirls too (though it's more fantasy oriented) and sells separate models.

Look in viking and ancient german ranges for naked fellows with long hair and beards. A simple weapon swap might do.
Vendel's barbarians may work too.

[Captain Blood]

Hmmm - Jeff Valent and Shadowforge - both interesting... The Jeff Valent ones look really good, although the website pics are so tiny, it's hard to tell...

Do either have UK / European distributors, does anyone happen to know? Or is it mail order only?

[Lowtardog]

Hmmm - Jeff Valent and Shadowforge - both interesting... The Jeff Valent ones look really good, although the website pics are so tiny, it's hard to tell...

Do either have UK / European distributors, does anyone happen to know? Or is it mail order only?

Jeff valent only sells the cavemen direct, I got good serivce he did have a discount on them for Cave Wars members but I think that has finished.

I think Hobby Box, Spirit or Gamers quest sell Shadow forge...nope its Artemis Black, he sells them I am sure

[bandit86]

reaper has two new cavegirls too.

http://reapermini.com/FigureFinder#detail/03303