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Post by nangwaya on May 15, 2018 1:22:13 GMT
Does anyone know if there are miniatures made for the Neolithic period?
I would love to adapt the old Metagaming "Sticks and Stones" for miniature wargaming.
Mastodons would be a big bonus!
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Post by goragrad on May 15, 2018 2:53:03 GMT
M.Y. (Mick Yarrow) Miniatures carries an Ice Age line that has Inuit/cold weather Neolithic figures and all of the fauna to match. www.spanglefish.com/mickyarrowminiatures/index.asp?pageid=192885As noted in the Who's Buying What thread, on my list for the next round of purchases. Haven't bought from him yet, but others have recommended him and I got good responses when I sent some inquiries. I picked up a copy of Tusk and will be using his figures to play that. Which brings up the fact that the Tusk rules were/are published by Irregular Miniatures who also then have a Neolithic line - irregularminiatures.co.uk/indexes/15mmindex.htmHaven't really looked elsewhere, so there may be others.
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Post by nangwaya on May 15, 2018 11:03:57 GMT
Thanks!
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Post by lewchips on May 16, 2018 1:24:16 GMT
I know of a couple of other ranges not mentioned.
The first is the 15mm Primaeval range by Acheson Creations based in the US.
They're currently on my painting desk in the queue for a 'Winter Tusk' project. Very nice miniatures, although a bit larger than the other ranges I have. Their service is fantastic. I live in Australia and the postage cost and wait time were very reasonable. www.achesoncreations.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=72 www.achesoncreations.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=73
Another range inspired by Hollywood are miniatures from Khurasan Miniatures. I have painted both a Stone Age HotT army and groups for Tusk using this range. They are really nice miniatures and again, the I found the service great and postage reasonable. I am currently waiting on a package of their 15mm Gasgan warriors to use as Neanderthals. The Cavemen are listed under their 15mm Fantasy Range - khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/ (at the time of writing, it appears their site is down...) I have some photos uploaded of their range here if your interested in taking a look - myalbum.com/album/9UlI2qHN4SeW The HotT army can be viewed here if you prefer - fanaticus.boards.net/thread/875/stone-age-hot
I have ordered from Mick Yarrow Miniatures several times and his service is top notch and the miniatures quite nice. Even though I only have a few painted up, I quite like them. His Inuit/Eskimos are on my to buy list in the not too distant future.
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Post by nangwaya on May 16, 2018 1:29:55 GMT
This is awesome, thank you!
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Post by lewchips on May 16, 2018 8:25:36 GMT
You're welcome.
I've had heaps of fun building my armies. I used the dip method as I wanted to see how quickly I could finish of this particular project as I had quite a few of the miniatures sitting around for some time.
With regards to Mammoths, keep an eye out for the tubes of toy Dinosaurs and farm animals (I think they call them 'Toobs'). I know of one that contains a Mammoth that may be useful.
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Post by nangwaya on May 16, 2018 13:39:21 GMT
If you ever feel the inclination to post some pics. of your figures, I would love to see them. I did a search for toobs, and got an Australian snack food
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Post by paulhannah on May 16, 2018 16:46:35 GMT
If you ever feel the inclination to post some pics... Happy to oblige... Above are pics of my Inupiat Eskimos (15mm M.Y. Miniatures), which I photographed years ago, literally ON the frozen Arctic Ocean, just off Barrow, Alaska, 12 Feb 2005. Temp at the time was a brisk -15F. Here's a view below of a HOTT Behemoth (also 15mm M.Y. Miniatures) from my "Inupiat of NARL" HOTT army. This posed shot was photographed in much more comfortable conditions. (Grins.)
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Post by nangwaya on May 16, 2018 17:20:45 GMT
That first pic looks so life like!
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Post by paulhannah on May 16, 2018 17:46:21 GMT
That first pic looks so life like! Thanks. Yes, the photo-op came off pretty well. The ill-defined line between the horizon and sky is so typical of winter in the Arctic. -- But I winced each time I had to take off my gloves to re-position one of the elements after it had blown over. (Did I mention the wind-chill at the time was -35F?) For grins, here are two more shots from that chilly photo-op. Here a "furry", as native residents of Barrow often refer to Polar Bears, is checking out some anxious tourists. In this one below, the wind blew away some snow right as I snapped the shot, clearly exposing the base of the dogsled. So much for the illusion. I didn't much care at that point.
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Post by nangwaya on May 17, 2018 1:14:32 GMT
Thanks again for all the posts.
There is quite a variety of figures, so this will go great for having different tribes and such.
Hope to run a game for next year's CanGames.
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Post by lewchips on May 17, 2018 1:25:52 GMT
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Post by nangwaya on May 17, 2018 11:14:13 GMT
Great pics lewchips! Love the terrain features too. If you had time to make a monolith, you have enough apes to do a 2001 diorama
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Post by paulhannah on May 17, 2018 11:55:39 GMT
Outstanding painting and visual presentation, Lewchips. Really impressive. My favorites are that vignette with three chaps out on the front porch of their cave, who have no idea they're about to get pelted by rocks from above, and the little crossed-tusks shrine. Again, well done. You definitely captured the feel for what the world must have been like before Vegemiteā¢.
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Post by Oswald on May 17, 2018 13:57:45 GMT
Stunning Barry, I really like the details as well - the mega-dragonfly especially. Impressively lush and primeval bases too. Paul, those in-the-wild shots of your Eskimos make me shiver just looking at them. You've suffered for your art there. I wish I could simply enjoy this and not immediately think 'I've got to do that next'! Cheers Alan
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