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Looking for: fisherman + small boat minis

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Rahz    4195

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Hi all, 

 

I'm looking for a 28mm scale (or a little smaller maybe) small boat with someone fishing from in.  Small row-boat or a tad larger.  I've been through the Reaper site and haven't come up with anything yet.  My Google-fu hasn't yielded much luck either.   

 

 

smeagol_and_deagol_small.jpg

 

 

Toying with a diorama idea with the kraken and he needs a victim.  

 

Any help would be much appreciated.  

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Pingo    107361

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Ainsty Castings has some great boats in their "riverfront" category.

 

I haven't seen fishermen figures, though.

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Mad Jack    43578

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 Probably a bit too fancy on the prow, but you can get the boat from 02696: Charon in the Reaper Boneyard...

 

If you can find a mini of somebody in a sitting position that works for whatever boat you find, it shouldn't be too hard to use a piece of wire (and possibly some thread or thinner wire) to cobble together a fishing pole.

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There is a retailer of things for model railroading that I buy most of my basing materials from, they are called scenic express, and they have all sorts of useful things....

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Thanks for the input folks.  

 

 

There is a retailer of things for model railroading that I buy most of my basing materials from, they are called scenic express, and they have all sorts of useful things....

Checked them out and their only boats are way too big.  Other cool stuff though!  Filed away for future reference.   ::D:

 

Found a couple options for the boat from Miniature Building Authority and Scotia Grendel Productions which require more research.  The Ainsty Castings one looks awesome too!  thanks Pingo!

 

Still looking for an appropriate sitting model as my sculpting skills are pretty minimal...  

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Hi all, 

 

I'm looking for a 28mm scale (or a little smaller maybe) small boat with someone fishing from in.  Small row-boat or a tad larger.  I've been through the Reaper site and haven't come up with anything yet.  My Google-fu hasn't yielded much luck either.   

 

 

smeagol_and_deagol_small.jpg

 

 

Toying with a diorama idea with the kraken and he needs a victim.  

 

Any help would be much appreciated.  

 

Actually Smeagol and Deagol in boat is an excisting miniature from the Mithril range.

Maybe you can still find it?

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Renaissance Miniatures had a Kickstarter a while a go for pirate era town as well as ships. They had some smaller vessels. The boats were made out of wood.

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Rahz    4195

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Actually Smeagol and Deagol in boat is an excisting miniature from the Mithril range.

Maybe you can still find it?

They have discontinued it but I may have found one on Ebay.  Thanks for the awesome suggestion. They're not fishing but it'll be much easier to fix that!

 

Renaissance Miniatures had a Kickstarter a while a go for pirate era town as well as ships. They had some smaller vessels. The boats were made out of wood.

Thank you for this!  Some very cool ideas.  I had briefly looked at their KS when it was active but passed.  Waiting for some of the newer stuff to hit their site. 

 

Fishermen? Maybe I'll try sculpting one.

Good luck!  :;):

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Rahz    4195

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Try this www.etsy.com/shop/AmbersSecretCove . The store belongs to Jolly Blackburn's wife.

Cool!  More options are always good!  She's got some neat stuff!

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