Some new dinosaur miniatures to tempt your wallet:
Khurasan Miniatures have previewed some feathered raptors that are intended to be 15mm Deinonychus but also work as 28mm Velociraptors.
Acheson Creations continue to release figures in their 28mm Primaeval Designs range, including some dire wolves, 4 packs of Neanderthals and the Nanotyrannus shown here.
I went, I queued, I shopped, I chatted to a few people, I took some rather poor photographs:
Once the house move is out of the way, I need to spend a good amount of time practising photography, especially flash photography.
I’ve updated my 15mm Dinosaurs and other prehistoric miniatures page with Khurasan Miniatures, who currently sell a couple of woolly rhinos, but have recently shown the green for this Triceratops. Which looks like a very nice thing.
Say hello to Primaeval Designs from Acheson Creations. A new range of 28mm prehistoric animals (plus a very big ape).
If the style of the figures looks a little familiar, then that’s because they are by Richard Deasey of DZ and Dazed fame.
European distributor coming next year, so right now we in the UK will need to play the post office roulette with respect to customs fees if we make a large order.
Primaeval Designs have worked closely with Two Hour Wargames to produce their new “Adventures in the Lost Lands” rules, released last week.
As well as the eight items listed so far on the web site there over 30 items in production, awaiting photos, and more than one hundred masters completed!
It’s been ages since I did a round up of what’s new in the world of miniature dinosaurs and friends, so let’s see what’s happened?
Magister Militum continue to add new creatures to their 10mm range, including the Therizinosaurus shown here.
MegaMiniatures have expanded their range of 25mm prehistoric mammals with Megalonyx, Smilodon and Andrewsarchus. I like the Andrewsarchus, not quite so keen on the other two.
Two Hour Wargames have posted some battle reports that give a flavour of their forthcoming set of rules Adventures in the Lost Lands.
Top sculptor Sean Cooper or Paleocraft has recently completed a commission in a smaller scale than usual. This 1/48 scale wooly rhino has been handed over to the very lucky Jodee who is investing getting it cast and possibly putting it on sale.
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The budget was £500 – £100 per quarter plus £100 for shows, subscriptions and the like.
| January: | £0.00 |
| February: | £91.85 |
| March: | ££39.97 |
| April: | £10.50 |
| May: | £21.25 |
| June: | £0.00 |
| July: | £7.95 |
| August: | £9.74 |
| September: | £60.36 |
| October: | £11.99 |
| November: | £39.92 |
| December: | £4.00 |
| Floating Fund: | £80.45 |
| Total: | £377.98 |
Spent at Salute.
1 ticket for Salute, @ £9.95.
1 Mammoth from Baker Company, @ £20.00
1 pack of Chaps on the Hunt from The Woodbine Design Company, @ £6.00
5 UK police Geezers from Killer B Games, @ £9.00
Total for Salute: £44.95
Spent at SELWG.
1 ticket for SELWG, @ £5.00
1 Smilodon from Strategem/Trent/DZ, @ £3.50
3 packs of Soapy’s SciFi figures from The Woodbine Design Company, @ £13.00
Copy of Sticks & Stones from the Bring and Buy, @ £5.00
Book Golem and Orangutans from Black Cat Bases, @ £9.00
Total for SELWG: £35.50
Some bad news about Dazed Miniatures – the range is being withdrawn from sale. The silver lining is a 30% off sale to clear the remaining stock.
All that the story on the RLBPS web site says is:
Dazed Miniatures was a partnership and it has been been ended by one partner (the Sculpter) withdrawing the licence to produce any of the figures we made. RLBPS still owns the molds but can not run them.
I wonder what it is with Richard Deasey’s lines? He sculpted the second half of the the HLBS prehistoric line and then took it away to found DZ Miniatures, which vanished soon afterwards. The mammals, but not the dinosaurs, reappearing years later from Strategem/Trent Miniatures whose own tribulations made getting hold of them sometimes frustrating (but they are currently available via North Star). And now this. Is there any chance that some of the best prehistoric miniatures will be available from a stable supplier (one with a working e-commerce facility would be really nice)?
In the mean time I need to work out how much I splurge on miniature mammoths, etc., taking Christmas, moving house and exchange rates into consideration. Couldn’t be a worse time for a closing down sale.
confusedBison, Lynx, Dinosaur and Terror Bird from Wargames Foundry (sale), @ £39.92
Total: £39.92