Boy!

[sixsideddice]

I think I know the answer to this one before I even begin... do any members here know if anyone makes a 10mm miniature of a dog, ideally suitable to be used as a facsimile for Prince Rupert`s poodle "Boy"? I`ve searched the Pendraken Miniatures list, and in desperation I scoured the net (I like to collect Pendraken Miniatures exclusively, given a choice), but it doesn’t look like there is any company making a miniature of a pooch in this scale.

I`m loathe to try my hand at making a dog myself, as it would only end up resembling some kind of botched beast I fear. Any assistance in my quest would be gratefully received.

Cheers,

Six

[GordonY]

Not got any poodles but might have a wolf pup or two, look at Kallistra's Orc Command pack for a piccy of them.

Gordon

[sixsideddice]

OMG really? What, Kallistra's Orc Command pack is a Pendraken Miniatures set?

I`ll go take a look now. At this stage a dog of any breed would be a major triumph for me.

Cheers Gordon :-)

[sixsideddice]

Ah yes, I see. Kallistra is a company (I`ve not heard of them before now).

I`m still looking for the 10mm Orc Command pack, but only see one in 28mm so far....I`ll keep looking.

[goat major]

Have a look at n gauge railway figures - they probably do a farm animals set or similar

[sixsideddice]

Have a look at n gauge railway figures - they probably do a farm animals set or similar


Brilliant - why didn`t I think of that. I would never have occured to look at N gauge.

Cheers :-)

Six

[sixsideddice]

BINGO!!!

http://www.scalerail.com/n36435-dog-walkers-2-dogs-4--postman-7656-p.asp

http://www.scalerail.com/n36715-dogs--cats-10-7684-p.asp

[goat major]

glad you found some. Doubtless you'll be ordering one of these at the same time ?

http://www.scalerail.com/n36953-lovers-in-action-on-the-desk-7712-p.asp

[sixsideddice]

HAHAhaha   I missed that one   

I spotted this one though:

  http://www.scalerail.com/n36843-nudists-7701-p.asp

Six   

[sixsideddice]

Erm....  one more question if I may:

what e-x-a-c-t-l-y is N gauge. is it a close fit to 10mm?

[Leon]

I think I know the answer to this one before I even begin... do any members here know if anyone makes a 10mm miniature of a dog, ideally suitable to be used as a facsimile for Prince Rupert`s poodle "Boy"? I`ve searched the Pendraken Miniatures list, and in desperation I scoured the net (I like to collect Pendraken Miniatures exclusively, given a choice), but it doesn’t look like there is any company making a miniature of a pooch in this scale.

There's the explosive dogs in the WWII Russians, code SV44.  Might need a bit of filing though.  There's also the mount for the Fantasy Hill Dwarves, which is actually a small pony, bit on the large size for a 10mm dog, but you might get away with it.

Erm....  one more question if I may:

what e-x-a-c-t-l-y is N gauge. is it a close fit to 10mm?

It's 1:148th scale over here, but 1:160th in the US I think?  Either way, it's as close as you can get to our stuff really, our vehicles are scaled to 1:150th on average.

glad you found some. Doubtless you'll be ordering one of these at the same time ?

Haha, genius!

[lentulus]

Erm....  one more question if I may:

what e-x-a-c-t-l-y is N gauge. is it a close fit to 10mm?

it is EXACTLY a model railway gauge with a 9mm space between the rails.  Americans take this as 1:160, Europeans as 1:150.  It is also close to 2mm-to-the-foot as used by some British RR modelers  Most "n-gauge" figures are a bit slighter than Pendraken figures.  I think that is a style choice as much as anything, and  they can work together in some cases.  I have a few 1:160 figures mixed in with my Pendraken WWII for example.  

For a dog, scale should not present a problem.

[sixsideddice]

Thanks for that, most informative. I never ever thought of N gauge before, and may look into picking up a few farm animals and sundries.

explosive dogs! hmmmm, sounds interesting :-)

[Leon]

Thanks for that, most informative. I never ever thought of N gauge before, and may look into picking up a few farm animals and sundries.

explosive dogs! hmmmm, sounds interesting :-)

There's all kinds of useful bits and bobs in the N-scale market, especially scenery.  I've still not found any reasonably priced animals though.   

[sixsideddice]

There's all kinds of useful bits and bobs in the N-scale market, especially scenery.  I've still not found any reasonably priced animals though.   


Thanks for that Leon. The fact I found a dog at all in this scale surprises me... but indeed, I`ll have to think long and hard whether I actually want to spend £8.5 just for one tiny figure to act as a mascot for one of my generals :-( 

I am tempted though ^^