We've had a lot of feedback and requests for some larger 28mm Animals, as our original 28mm set were a little on the smaller side and suited the traditional 25-28mm figures better. These new creatures are much bigger and will look great with the 28mm-32mm ranges, so companies like Warlord, Perry, or some of the bigger Fantasy ranges. The previous '28mm' range has been re-labelled as '25mm' and will suit the more traditionally sized manufacturers, so Hinchliffe, Front Rank, Eagle, etc.
If you purchased any of our 28mm Animals prior to 26/8/19, then you will need to purchase from the 25mm section so that they match with your previous purchases.
It's always worth remembering that the size of animals (especially livestock) has varied through history, so a Medieval cow could have been between 4ft-5ft tall compared to the 5ft-6ft that we see on farms today. So as with anything else, make sure to choose the size which will look right with your miniatures!
Animals
28mm
28-NML1 Cows (x3) £5.00
28-NML2 Sheep (x5) £4.00
28-NML3 Goats (x5) £4.00
28-NML4 Pigs (x5) £4.00
28-NML5 Dogs (x5) £3.00
28-NML6 Cats (x10) £2.50
28-NML7 Chickens (x10) £2.50
28-NML8 Ducks (x10) £2.50
28-NML9 Rabbits (x10) £2.50
“It’s always worth remembering that the size of animals (especially livestock) has varied through history, so a Medieval cow could have been between 4ft-5ft tall compared to the 5ft-6ft that we see on farms today.”
Did not know, but makes sense given people were smaller too.
“So as with anything else, make sure to choose the size which will look right with your miniatures!”
Truth
“It’s always worth remembering that the size of animals (especially livestock) has varied through history”
Yes indeed. Thanks for having different sizes in your catalogue, and for explaining it.
Livestock (and vegetables etc) were “improved” in the 18th century (and still are, but apparently the 18th century already was a period of great changes). For example king Louis XVI of France had Merinos sheep brought from Spain to the Bergerie Royale at Rambouillet to crossbreed with local breeds, a few years before he lost his head.
Brittany still has a few ancient breeds of cows and sheep which survived since old times, and are much smaller than most 19th-20th century cows and sheep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretonne_Pie_Noir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouessant_sheep
It wasn’t something I was aware of myself until we released the first batch and had some feedback on it!