Archive for the ‘Dinosaurs’ Category
Dino Mini round up
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.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.
Best Dice Ever
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Games.
Picked these up at salute from The DiceShop.
Counting the Cost of War(games) – March ’10
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.Small(-ish) dinosaurs
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.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.
Primaeval Designs
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.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!
New Megafauna for 2010
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.
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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Dinosaurs Unleashed
Posted on in Dinosaurs.
On Wednesday night I attended the preview of a new exhibition, Dinosaurs Unleashed, on Oxford Street. It’s a slightly surreal experience seeing life size animatronic dinosaurs backdropped by the office blocks and department stores of central London.
I’ve already written about it on the Visit London blog and you can see more photos on Flickr. And, in a isn’t the internet cool moment, this morning I was added as a Flickr contact by the workshop who produced the dinosaurs and you can see behind the scenes photos of them being made.
Dinosaurs on Oxford Street
Posted on in Dinosaurs, My Life.
More to come…
Counting the Cost of War(games) – Floating Fund ’09
Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.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