Looking for 15mm Apes / Monkeys in the UK

[Andrew Beasley]

Having picked up a couple of fruit trees from the Treefellas (no link as they only seem to have a Facebook page sorry) at the weekend my mind turned to a Paleo Diet game where the fruit was the prize.

Only issue is I do not have any 15mm monkeys / apes and struggled to find some.

I should have some Rebel Monkey Boys or CP Models Yeti figures buried somewhere and even some of the ‘not Ewok’ (who I seem to have lost the supplier of now) that may do at a pinch but a real looking monkey would be nice.

No into flying ones (with or without Fez) and the train ones (e.g. Preiser) will be too large.

The closest I can find are a couple out of the Hairy Beasts set from CP – not the right poses and the Giant (22mm) Ape from Magister

To make matters worse – I’m only looking for a U.K. supplier 🙁

 

[Geof Downton]

Andrew, I have spent nearly a million years searching for 15mm monkeys or apes, baboons if possible, for my Biblicals. The best I have found are Langley Models 00 scale apes, monkeys and chimps.

I must confess that I have considered commissioning some, if I do I shall let you know.

One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.
Ahab, King of Israel; 1 Kings 20:11

[Mike6t3]

The “Not” Ewoks are possibly Brigade models Tolero https://www.brigademodels.co.uk/15mmSF/Tolero.html

Blue Moon miniatures have some great apes in their Deep Dark Africa range but the pack includes a not Tarzan and Jane figures, Old Glory UK sell them.

It may be worth checking Irregular Miniatures if you haven’t already done so. They make all sorts of animals in 15mm.

Good Hunting 😊

 

 

Get there fastest with the mostest and roll highest.

Mike

[Jim Webster]

Irregular have FAN26 Large primate on tree trunk
But I haven’t seen it and there is no photo I’ve noticed

Jim

https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

[Geof Downton]

Another thought – they’re big, but how ’bout the Crom’s Anvil ‘grey apes’, now with CP?

One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.
Ahab, King of Israel; 1 Kings 20:11

[Andrew Beasley]

Geof Downton wrote:

…I must confess that I have considered commissioning some, if I do I shall let you know.

Sounds interesting – no idea of cost or how to go about it though!

Mike6t3 wrote:

The “Not” Ewoks are possibly Brigade models Tolero …

They are indeed – but spears, hoods and apes do not fit together though 🙁 I could claim they are hairy Homo floresiensis and have an inter tribe battle!

Found a few nice ones on Etsy around 20-28mm but getting them scaled down would be £££ I guess as would getting a print from Thingiverse sorted (though I did find a great monkey swarm)

Beginning to think the giant ape type may be the way to go as they match the Fireside tales ‘great bipeds’ and it saves me creating rules for them as grazers with teeth!

 

[Steelonsand]

Hi Andrew, the only option that springs to mind is the ‘Savage Ape’ buried in the Alternative Armies’ catalogue:

552 Savage Ape

I have some of these and they are large, although not as tall as the Crom’s Anvil/CP models ape, indeed are sort of hunched over/rising from their haunches, so although gorilla like, are not too huge…..

As an aside, the 15mm large primate on a trunk from Irregular is a cute looking monkey half way up an upright, short palm trunk – less a King Kong and more of a marmoset ! – it would look good as some background in a Pirates game, but wouldn’t really pass as a character in its own right…

Hope this helps !

[Wouter Wolput]

If you are willing to do some putty work, the aliens from the Scene make great chimpansee like apes once you add some fur.

https://thesceneuk.com/product-category/15mm-figures/blue-aliens/

[OldBen1]

Khurasan does a pack of apes in their prehistoric or planet15 range.  They are nice but angry.

[ian pillay]

Alternative Armies has a savage ape in their table top range

552 Savage Ape

 

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