Livestock manufacturers

[Bullshott]

Who makes 28mm livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs, etc) that actually look like English breeds of the dark ages?

[Steve F]

Gripping Beast: http://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Livestock--category--113.html

Warbases: http://war-bases.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=131_156&page=2

Foundry: http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/animals/europe-eurasia

(Animals from other places and eras may be mixed in.)

[Atheling]

Gripping Beast: http://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Livestock--category--113.html

Warbases: http://war-bases.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=131_156&page=2

Foundry: http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/animals/europe-eurasia

(Animals from other places and eras may be mixed in.)

The Gripping Beast one's are all spot on for the 'period'.

Manx Langton Sheep(Sp?)- Sheep with Attitude!!   

Darrell.

[Mr.J]

Redoubt do some too.

[Warboss Nick]

Warbases.com do some lovely highland cattle and lots of other animals.

[Bullshott]

Thanks for the suggestions, but whose cattle goats and sheep look most like the breeds that would have actually been been seen in dark age England and not 'rare breed' imports during the 20th century?

[Nic]

can I suggest Eureka 's Aurochs? http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_131&products_id=12590
Although I cannot guarantee they were in the UK they were in Continental Europe until the 17C century, and had been for many centuries prior.

Nic

[Paul]

Thanks for the suggestions, but whose cattle goats and sheep look most like the breeds that would have actually been been seen in dark age England and not 'rare breed' imports during the 20th century?

The manx loaghtan sheep (gripping beast) fit the bill for sure
http://www.langleychase.co.uk/the-breed.htm
Cattle..Aurochs from eureka, theyéd definately been around
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs
Goats? The ancestor was the Bezoar ibex which had longish curved horns and the closest would be the landrace goat
http://www.rarebreedgoats.co.uk/british-primitive-goats

Cut the side horns off the Gripping beast sheep or use other goats an add curved horns with green stuff ?

[Bullshott]

Thanks for all the comments. It looks like I'll go initially for sheep and piggies from Gripping Beast, especially since I need some other bits from them as well

[NurgleHH]

Warlard has some sheeps and dead Cows

[Verderer]

Come to think of it, would be nice if someone made livestock in plastic, metal's really too expensive for something that is really only garnishing of any game?

I know Pegasus makes some, but I guess they're modern varieties, and not sure which scale?

[Modhail]

The problem is that while plastic is/seems cheap from the consumer end, it actually has a rather big initial cost for the manufacturer in terms of machines and molds. They have to be able to recoup the cost through volume of sales.
Sadly the people wanting livestock in their games (or civilians for that matter) are rather niche within a niche. Especially if you desire specific (period) species. 

[Annie]

+1 Gripping Beast, they are great, have some myself.

And yeah what Modhail said, plastic is veeeeeeeeeeeery expensive! Not worth it to sell pigs for a few pounds, you've have to sell a lot of piggies!

[Verderer]

True enough, I guess.

[Paul]

I know Pegasus makes some, but I guess they're modern varieties, and not sure which scale?

1/48th
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=42066.0
and 1/72nd scale...
http://paulsbods.blogspot.de/2011/09/pegasus-farm-animals.html
and They are modern varieties