Dave Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I'm prepping minis for running the game. Professors and the mi-go are no problem, but I'm finding very few college-student minis, and I could use more 20s-era townsfolk. Any of you have links to some good prospects? I have lots of Pulp Figures and Call of Cthulhu minis. I might search out more of the extended line of Mansions of Madness figures, too. Link to comment
Mike M Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Have you tried - RAFM - http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RAF&Category_Code=COCM Copplestone Castings - http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=2&sub=4&page=1 Artizan - http://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=12&cat=121&sub=150&page=1 2 Link to comment
Dave Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Thanks for those links. I have a bunch of the RAFM and some of the Copplestone (some of which are on the paint table even now), but the Artizan are new to me. That'll help a lot. Edited April 10, 2016 by Dave Link to comment
Dave Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'm also thinking players might choose from this Reaper set: 1 Link to comment
mvincent Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) On 4/2/2016 at 4:46 PM, Dave said: I'm finding very few college-student minis, and I could use more 20s-era townsfolk. In addition to the Arkham horror miniatures, I'm also partial to Heroclix (rebased onto these). Some examples of students include: Rick Jones Simmons Fitz Skye Pepper Potts Harvey Dent John Jameson Peace Brigade Thug Walter Kovaks Ben Reilly Jessica Jones Mary Watson Peter Parker Other favorites include: John Jones Bruno Mannheim Bad Samaritan Clark Kent Aldrich Killian Frank Drake Norman Osborn Edited April 9, 2016 by mvincent 1 Link to comment
DeeWhite Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 On 4/3/2016 at 10:28 AM, Dave said: I'm also thinking players might choose from this Reaper set: What is the name of these figures at reaper? Are they a set or 3 individuals? Link to comment
Dave Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 They're one of the townsfolk sets: http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/nerd%20chick%20jock/sku-down/50090 Thanks for the Clix list. I hadn't considered them before, but it makes perfect sense. Link to comment
DeeWhite Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks for the info and the link. *sigh* I searched students, professors and investigators. Nerd and geek works - sad. But still good miniatures. 1 Link to comment
Cthulhu.Bob Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 On 4/10/2016 at 1:19 PM, Dave said: They're one of the townsfolk sets: http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/nerd%20chick%20jock/sku-down/50090 Thanks for the Clix list. I hadn't considered them before, but it makes perfect sense. Dave, Thanks for the Nerd, Chick, Jock link. I always need minis of normal people. Might want to look at: http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/BG-MWC001-Bystanders-I-aka-Civilians-5_p_415.html http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Jessica-Female-Scientist-recording-experiment_p_1052.html Also, I wish I could remember where I got this set. I use them for “the normal people on the street who get caught in the middle when horrible things happen.” 1 Link to comment
Cthulhu.Bob Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 This might help http://data-sphere.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=36&start=30 1 Link to comment
mvincent Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) For a lot of cheap, pre-painted 1920's figures: try O-scale figures (under 10 cents apiece on aliexpress.com or ebay) hot glued to bingo chip bases. They are the perfect size (I've measured them next to my other miniatures), and their "blank faces" are easily fixed by running a black dry-erase marker over their face, then wiping it off. Edited June 25, 2016 by mvincent 3 Link to comment
Cthulhu.Bob Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Most of these won't really apply to "A Tome To Harvest," but they are most likely good for a lot of Cthulhu games. "Scientists and Civilians" has a couple which look promising. http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_64 http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_9_35&products_id=272 http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_12_47 http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_12_51&products_id=73 http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_12_51&products_id=344 (Security guards?) http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_16 1 Link to comment
mibagents Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 What the world needs is VTT tokens for Call of Cthulhu; I found one of Cthulhu himself but everything else I have had to substitute something else, like a froghemoth from D&D (pretty Lovecraftian) or just use a 2d picture as a token. So far running CofC on roll20, ends up being more theatre of the mind anyway for me, but in the few instances I used a battle map I'd have loved to have some tokens that match, rather than using a treant for a Dark Young for example. Link to comment
Baron Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Hey, thanks for these suggestions. Just ordered the batch of 100 0-scale people, and 100 black plastic chips to base them, from ebay for about $14! Now, shipping to me on a slow boat from China, it'll be some weeks before they arrive. But I'll have a whole slew of figures for Call o' Cthulhu! Edited January 18, 2017 by Baron typo 2 Link to comment
morganhua Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I found pennies $1 for 100 is cheaper than the plastic chips as mini bases. 1 Link to comment
mvincent Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) On 1/19/2017 at 8:50 AM, morganhua said: I found pennies $1 for 100 is cheaper than the plastic chips as mini bases. I've use those before too (good bargain). Still, pennies are 3/4 inch (while 7/8 inch chips are closer to the standard 1 inch base size used with map grids). Also, there was the aesthetics and ease of use (i.e. a bag full of penny based plastic minis tended to become debased quickly). Edited January 20, 2017 by mvincent 1 Link to comment
buckyball Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Many of the figures I use are from Black Tree Design's Dr. Who range. https://eoeorbis.com/collections/doctor-who There are several young people in the range and a bunch of civilians. Copplestone Casting's also has a gangster range that includes: Honest Civilians - http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/prod.php?prod=209 and Swell Dolls - http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/prod.php?prod=182 2 Link to comment
buckyball Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Here are photos of the player characters' figures in my game 1 Link to comment
buckyball Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Here are the 'key' NPCs. I don't have a figure for Robert Blaine. He is already removed from the current scenario. 1 Link to comment
Dave Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Wow! I missed some fantastic replies since switching computers (and then inadvertently smashing my notebook monitor, recently replaced). Thanks for all the excellent suggestions. I see some new acquisitions in my future. Link to comment
buckyball Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 1/22/2017 at 7:07 PM, buckyball said: Here are the 'key' NPCs. I don't have a figure for Robert Blaine. He is already removed from the current scenario. But I went ahead and painted a Robert Blaine figure. If I run this again it will be nice to have. 1 Link to comment
buckyball Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 1/22/2017 at 7:07 PM, buckyball said: Here are the 'key' NPCs. I don't have a figure for Robert Blaine. He is already removed from the current scenario. But I went ahead and painted a Robert Blaine figure. If I run this again it will be nice to have. Link to comment
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