I am getting ready to play a gnome sylvan blooded sorcerer with a triceratops animal companion. A friend is going to be playing a barbarian with a wooly mammoth mount. Are there good places to get minis for these animals?
Your best bet will probably be Papo or Safari toys. While the figures come in various scales, it shouldn't be hard to find some that are compatible with 28mm figures. You can find them at craft stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby or on eBay.
Regards,
V
I would look at toy sections of stores. Start with the Dollar stores and then work your way up to Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
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If you want miniatures, Archeson Creations has just about anything prehistoric you might want. Look in the prehistoric mammals and dinosaurs categories.
If you want miniatures, Archeson Creations has just about anything prehistoric you might want. Look in the prehistoric mammals and dinosaurs categories.
Would they fit for a Pathfinder size scale?
I would look at toy sections of stores. Start with the Dollar stores and then work your way up to Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
Grazie!
Your best bet will probably be Papo or Safari toys. While the figures come in various scales, it shouldn't be hard to find some that are compatible with 28mm figures. You can find them at craft stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby or on eBay.
Regards,
V
Thank you, V.
Grazie!I would look at toy sections of stores. Start with the Dollar stores and then work your way up to Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
Here is a picture of the mammoth from that toob and a PF miniature so you can compare the relative sizes. You might be able to squeeze it onto a 1" base as an extremely oversized medium, but I think it fits for a lower end large.
Check out dollar stores in your area. I've found quite a few very usable dinosaur miniatures at dollar stores. I've also found them at your basic superstores like Walmart or Target, and I've even been lucky enough to find them in thrift stores or Goodwill on occasion.
I also find all sorts of animal, dinosaur, insect and sea creature miniatures at a local store called "US Toy." They have other locations and a website. They have a huge selection of miniatures but they aren't deliberately sized for miniature gaming. Still, quite of few of them work just fine. And they are cheap.
Here is the Larger Mammoth.
I like this one very much.
Here is a picture of the mammoth from that toob and a PF miniature so you can compare the relative sizes. You might be able to squeeze it onto a 1" base as an extremely oversized medium, but I think it fits for a lower end large.Grazie!I would look at toy sections of stores. Start with the Dollar stores and then work your way up to Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
Thanks so much!
Here is the Larger Mammoth.
I like this one very much.
Would it be a good mammoth as a large size? The character wants to go Mammoth Lord and I know that the mammoth gets bigger.
Check out dollar stores in your area. I've found quite a few very usable dinosaur miniatures at dollar stores. I've also found them at your basic superstores like Walmart or Target, and I've even been lucky enough to find them in thrift stores or Goodwill on occasion.
I also find all sorts of animal, dinosaur, insect and sea creature miniatures at a local store called "US Toy." They have other locations and a website. They have a huge selection of miniatures but they aren't deliberately sized for miniature gaming. Still, quite of few of them work just fine. And they are cheap.
Thanks, AD. Cheap is good! :)
Where would I get little bases once I get these figures?
Shalafi, I lost my shopping link, but I have based hundreds of minis on wooden discs sold by the boxful for pennies per disk.
You should be able to do a search for bulk wooden disks 1" or 2" and find some places.
I also use plastic disks I've found at dollar stores, but the wood works better.
Some people make their own bases out of poly clay or even tiles, but that's an expensive way to make bases.
Thanks, AD!
I found this link, AD.
http://www.caseyswood.com/shoppingcart/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=index&a mp;cPath=54&gclid=CO-nlZDg-LUCFcdDMgodKRYAXA
I don't think that's the same place I ordered from, but it looks very similar. I think there's a lot of companies that sell wood trinkets out there and most of them seem to sell wooden disks.
I also bought a lot of other small wooden things for making terrain, furniture, wagons and other stuff so I ended up with a pretty big order. I think I ordered 500 of the 1" disks and I've used most of them up now.
Here is a kickstarter for wooden bases. You can get 25 mm (1 inch) bases for $5 for 25. I'm not sure if you can order multiple sets. Problem is it looks like they might not make the goal.
For large cheap miniatures ($1 store dinos for example), I usually just cut a piece of cardboard to size. I can't see spending $5 basing a $1 miniature. The mammoth with the PF ranger image I posted above has a cardboard base. I just tend to use old cereal boxes or similar item.
For medium sized creatures I tend to use some bingo tiles I bought, but actually pennies work pretty good as well (at $0.01 a base, it is hard to beat). My wife makes fun of me because I will stop and pick up a penny and say, "Look another base."
WotC put out a celestial triceratops a while back http://bensrpgpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/larg_dino_behemoth.jpg
WotC also put out the tundra scout (older set), but it has a frost giant on it http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mi20060601a_ts.jpg
Thanks DungeonCrawler, where might I be able to to find this dino for purchase?
For $1.99 you can get one here http://www.auggiesgamesonline.com/search.asp?keyword=trihorn&search=GO
Name is Trihorn Behemoth from Lords of Madness.