Post by indigo777 on Aug 25, 2013 10:57:57 GMT -5
I stumbled on some 1/72nd historical miniatures in Hobby Lobby and decided to take a chance on them as I was interested in the insane amount of horses that was in this particular pack. The pack I bought is "Lewis and Clark and Indians" by Billy V and they are 1/72nd scale historical miniatures. D&D miniatures are 28mm which is a larger scale but 1/72nd scale happens to be the same scale as Halfling, Gnomes, Goblins and other small races from D&D. WHich I find fantastic as Halflings and Gnomes are the hardest race miniatures to get in my experience.
You can find 1/72nd scale miniatures in almost any theme imaginable especially war and battle miniatures.
The pack I bought contained 4 sprews of miniatures. A ton of Indians, some members of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and 15 horses (I think). The horses all come riderless so you can put which riders you want on them and several of the miniatures come with holes in there hands for the weapons to be glued into so you can customize them.
I am currently running an Eberron Themed campaign so these minis will be made into the Talenta plains Halflings, which are nomadic barbarians. I even have a few dino minis I can use for mounts to put the rider minis on.
The horses are a little small for D&D scale humans and elves, but are perfect as Ponies and mules.
Total cost of all these minis was 6 bucks. The packs are 9.99 at retail but Hobby Lobby and Michael's stores put out 40% off 1 item coupons that can be used on these.
I did some paint testing on a horse with a broken tail in the pack. Here's what I learned:
1. These must be primed. Painting on straight Acrylic paint will not work as the paint rubs right off at the slightest touch when dry.
2. The best primer I've found so far for them is ColorPlace interior/exterior Fast Dry Spray paint, black color. You can get this for about 1 dollar a can at Walmart.
3. Don't use a solvent based spray paint as this will melt them lol.
4. Let the spray painted miniatures dry over night before painting them.
5. Once dry you can use regular acrylics to paint them. The paint holds up extremely well I can't scratch it off with my fingernails and its not rubbing off at all, you can still peel it off with a sharp object though so store them safely. I will most likely go over them with a paint sealer when done.
You can find 1/72nd scale miniatures in almost any theme imaginable especially war and battle miniatures.
The pack I bought contained 4 sprews of miniatures. A ton of Indians, some members of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and 15 horses (I think). The horses all come riderless so you can put which riders you want on them and several of the miniatures come with holes in there hands for the weapons to be glued into so you can customize them.
I am currently running an Eberron Themed campaign so these minis will be made into the Talenta plains Halflings, which are nomadic barbarians. I even have a few dino minis I can use for mounts to put the rider minis on.
The horses are a little small for D&D scale humans and elves, but are perfect as Ponies and mules.
Total cost of all these minis was 6 bucks. The packs are 9.99 at retail but Hobby Lobby and Michael's stores put out 40% off 1 item coupons that can be used on these.
I did some paint testing on a horse with a broken tail in the pack. Here's what I learned:
1. These must be primed. Painting on straight Acrylic paint will not work as the paint rubs right off at the slightest touch when dry.
2. The best primer I've found so far for them is ColorPlace interior/exterior Fast Dry Spray paint, black color. You can get this for about 1 dollar a can at Walmart.
3. Don't use a solvent based spray paint as this will melt them lol.
4. Let the spray painted miniatures dry over night before painting them.
5. Once dry you can use regular acrylics to paint them. The paint holds up extremely well I can't scratch it off with my fingernails and its not rubbing off at all, you can still peel it off with a sharp object though so store them safely. I will most likely go over them with a paint sealer when done.